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Shining a new light on Ravel – Aïda Lahlou’s début album bridges time, place and memory – The Cross-Eyed Pianist
Mirrors & Echoes - Aïda Lahlou, piano Moroccan pianist Aïda Lahlou makes an exciting and noteworthy recording début with Mirrors and Echoes, released by Resonus Classics on 19 September 2025. Supported by Les Amis de Maurice Ravel, the album offers a vivid reimagining of Miroirs, placing it in dialogue with lesser-known piano miniatures from across…
Roy Brooks 'The Free Slave' 180g Vinyl (Time Traveler Recordings Muse Master Edition Series) 4/5 - ukvibe - astral travelling since 1993
The opening bars on Detroit drummer Roy Brooks’ swinging live date from 1970 come from bassist Cecil McBee and pianist Hugh Lawson, but it’s soon apparent on the album’s title track ‘The Free Slave’ that these two are, if not slaves to, then certainly entirely at the service of Brooks rhythm. His expansive patterns open … Continue reading Roy Brooks ‘The Free Slave’ 180g Vinyl (Time Traveler Recordings Muse Master Edition Series) 4/5 →
Lightning Trio 'Lightning' LP/CD (Jazzland Recordings) 3/5 - ukvibe - astral travelling since 1993
Young, daring and often vivid – “Lightning”, the debut recording from the Sondre Moshagen Lightning Trio, bursts with promise. With pianist Sondre Moshagen at the helm, alongside Kertu Aer on double bass and Steinar Heide Bø on drums, this collection of nine tracks delivers a journey through dreamy atmospheres, tension, and moments of real beauty. … Continue reading Lightning Trio ‘Lightning’ LP/CD (Jazzland Recordings) 3/5 →
Reviewed: Lorenzo Bellini | Joshua Redman | Jeffrey Schanzer - Jazz Journal
Lorenzo Bellini: Source (Gleam Records AM7036) Vienna-based pianist, composer, arranger and bandleader Lorenzo Bellini is a young man with many talents. Graduating from Boston’s Berklee College of Music in 2021, he was awarded a scholarship to the Royal Academy of Music in London the following year. As well as being bandleader for two groups, he […]
Espen Berg 'The Kempen Concert' CD (Kite) 5/5 - ukvibe - astral travelling since 1993
There’s something quietly intoxicating about hearing a pianist conjure entire worlds in real time with just a grand piano, the space around him and the daring to improvise. That’s exactly what Espen Berg delivers in “The Kempen Concert”, his new solo piano outing recorded live in Paterskirche, Kempen, Germany in November 2024, and now released … Continue reading Espen Berg ‘The Kempen Concert’ CD (Kite) 5/5 →