Dominic Miller's All Change streams - Vagabond tour dates include shows at the 6

L-r: Jacob Karlzon, Ziv Ravitz, Dominic Miller, Nicolas Fiszman. His lapping arpeggiating flair - instantly familiar from classic Sting in the textural instrumental undertow of that sound, a seven seas flourish that generates an expansive head …

Published: 15 Mar 2023. Updated: 15 days.

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L-r: Jacob Karlzon, Ziv Ravitz, Dominic Miller, Nicolas Fiszman.

His lapping arpeggiating flair - instantly familiar from classic Sting in the textural instrumental undertow of that sound, a seven seas flourish that generates an expansive head bobbing Mediterranean and flamenco relatable intensity, with his own band and latest recording Dominic Miller (born Buenos Aires, 1960) tune 'All Change' - a miniature that maxes up - has jazz players pianist Jacob Karlzon, bassist Nicolas Fiszman and drummer Ziv Ravitz with him on this Manfred Eicher produced affair. It is the first of 8 tracks of the upcoming Vagabond (ECM) out on 21 April

Going back Miller co-wrote and performed with Sting the 1990s classic Ten Summoner's Tales song 'Shape of My Heart.'

Recorded in the South of France further Vagabond tracks are 'Cruel But Fair,' 'Open Heart,' 'Vaugines,' 'Clandestin,' 'Altea,' 'Mi Viejo' and 'Lone Waltz'. In the band Fiszman returns from Absinthe and joins Miller out on the road with Karlzon and Ravitz to complete the quartet.

The Dominic Miller band above: press shot, Miller, third from left play Samara flautist Steve Rubie's 606 jazz club in Chelsea on 15 and 16 May. Click for tickets

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Bruno Heinen and James Kitchman, Rain Shadows, Ubuntu ***1/2

The main thing apparent is the high quality of the writing featuring a small version of the First Quartet band that gelled so very well last year. So, pianist Bruno Heinen - one of the very best jazz pianists in the UK at the very highest level …

Published: 15 Mar 2023. Updated: 15 days.

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The main thing apparent is the high quality of the writing featuring a small version of the First Quartet band that gelled so very well last year. So, pianist Bruno Heinen - one of the very best jazz pianists in the UK at the very highest level technically and artistically - superb with The W on record in recent times in duo with the fast rising guitarist James Kitchman - the less prog-inclined so far anyway Chris Montague of his generation perhaps if one would be so audacious to risk comparison.

Rain Shadows corresponds to the way Heinen worked with another guitarist, the Dane Kristian Borring, on their very fine Postcard to Bill Evans permeated by the sound of Jim Hall and the genius of Plainfield. This is not themed in the same way at all. However, the mood music and sensibility are remarkably similar although the style is far less impressionistic and more 1970s bucolic jazz American.

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Kitchman tune 'Rain Shadows' - the title track - has intervallic leaps, a salty clash, maybe a slightly unorthodox guitar tuning - in any case the main idea is deftly resolved. Heinen's 'Snowed in With Cedar Walton' is the most familiar of these pieces - it is on The W's Kings Place EP linked to below and is a significant piece. 'Warm Valley' with what sounds like Northumbrian or similar folk music grace note dots in the guitar inflections has the exactitude of a close study but contains a looser atmosphere that sits well with the quite different world of the late Mick Goodrick. Certainly work by Goodrick was a go-to destination when listening time to Rain Shadows ended. Worth investigating. Out on 26 May

The full Kitchman First Quartet line-up - K, H + double bassist Tom McCredie & drummer Shaney Forbes play POSK, Hammersmith on Friday night - click for tickets

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James Kitchman and Bruno Heinen, photo: Phelan Burgoyne/Ubuntu