Karine Polwart & Pippa Murphy featuring Dave Milligan, Windblown, Hudson ****
Taking a fling at a windswept and interesting listen full of bark and bite
marlbank16 July 2026
First track from Synonym streams
A stunning interpretation of a George Michael/Aretha Franklin classic heralds a new album from Meshell Ndegeocello.
marlbank15 July 2026
On the last train home
Share your words with a community willing to read what you have to say.
marlbank15 July 2026
Track of the Week: Fathers, ‘Pearl’, Blue Note ****
Formed initially for a 2023 residency at the Montreal Jazz Festival before playing subsequent tours of the US and Japan, the Fathers...
marlbank13 July 2026
Conrad Herwig, The Latin Side of Chick Corea, Savant **** recommended
Feel good all over
marlbank13 July 2026
Kenny Barron, Ray Drummond and Ben Riley, So Many Lovely Things: Live in Brecon, Elemental Music ****
Monk, memories of Ray Drummond and Kenny Barron's Live at Bradley's trio cast a spell.
marlbank11 July 2026
Nils Petter Molvær, Be Quiet, Edition ****
Globe trotting duets from the ambient jazz pioneer work their charms in an archetypally haunting way.
marlbank10 July 2026
Mat Maneri Quartet, Mist, Sunnyside ***1/2
Blue and lonesome viola led dreaminess shaped through the prism of an avant consciousness
marlbank9 July 2026
Ferg’s Imaginary Big Band, The New Atomic, Trash City Records ***
Zany big band mayhem from the north of England that aims to break the mould
marlbank8 July 2026
Zak Irvine, Before Dusk and Dawn EP ****
The Scott Flanigan mentored Robert Glasper inspired Zak Irvine boosts the Irish scene.
marlbank7 July 2026
Michael Wollny and Émile Parisien, Freiheit, ACT ****
Dynamic duo play
marlbank6 July 2026
Empirical, Like Lambs: To the Slaughter, Whirlwind ***1/2
Empirical sound brand new. Personnel and approach have undergone a rejig.
marlbank5 July 2026
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