Composer and pianist Michael Eckroth is a charismatic artist, a distinctive voice in a field crowded with technically immaculate but intermittently inspired players. Moreover, Mr Eckroth...
There’s uncommon poise and elegance in spades in this incredible debut recording of Noah Bless; incredible because Mr Bless has, for years, brought his gifts to...
The drummer Chris Smith’s dream of making music a way of life has something of a fairytale quality to it and so does the formation of...
Editor’s Pick · Album of the Month · There has been a lot of musical buzz around Greg Diamond who even travelled as far as India,...
Pianists who embark on Cuban music projects usually present them as traditional or modern, but rarely both. Mike Eckroth does both on his extraordinary album Piano...
It is rare indeed for the complex polyrhythms of Chile—indeed all of Latin America—to be so completely subsumed into what is clearly music beyond the blinding...
The first thing that becomes obvious about Alex Díaz’s beguilingly titled album, Number Seven is that its music is extremely forthright. A number of factors go...
In his follow-up to Dançando Com Ale a classic 2009 debut Greg Diamond has produced another remarkable record, Conduit. The guitarist displays increasing maturity and thoughtful...
Review written by: Raul da Gama This extraordinary trio distills the essential emotions of the music they make to such an extent that only the absolute...