Liz Cole: I Want to Be Happy (2025)

Liz Cole: I Want to Be Happy (2025)

On her debut album, jazz singer Liz Cole is joined on various selections by guitarist Larry Koonse, Otmaro Ruiz or Jacob Mann on piano, Darek Oles, Edwin Livingston or Jonathan Richards on bass, drummer Aarón Serfaty, and guest vibraphonist Jackson Irvine. The result...
Kir: L’appel Du Vide (2024)

Kir: L’appel Du Vide (2024)

Here we have the debut album from Polish Black Metal outfit Kir. At the time of recording, they were just a duo of Harvest (vocals) and Ferment (guitars, bass) with session drummer Krzysztof Klingbein but since the release of this album they are operating as a quintet...
Kent Nielsen: Too Many Train Rides (2025)

Kent Nielsen: Too Many Train Rides (2025)

Kent first made his name with Danish hardcore band L.U.L.L. some 40 years ago, before both forming Leroys and One Bar Town, which is when I think I first came across him. Since going solo in 2016 Kent has chosen a quite different path, often found with his trusty...
Joe Syrian Motor City Jazz Octet: Secret Message (2024)

Joe Syrian Motor City Jazz Octet: Secret Message (2024)

Recorded over three days in May 2023, drummer and bandleader Joe Syrian brought together his band to record a series of well-known numbers such as Ray Henderson’s “Bye, Bye Blackbird” and Cole Porter’s “Night and Day” to pop/rock classics like the Beatles’ “Here,...
Khors: Letters To The Future Self (2024)

Khors: Letters To The Future Self (2024)

Here we have yet another black metal act from Ukraine, the second I have reviewed this week, but while the album by Deus Sabaoth was their debut, this is the eighth from the veterans who have been around for more than 20 years. The rhythm section of Khorus (bass) and...