Today Is the Day: Never Give In (2025)

Today Is the Day: Never Give In (2025)

I have lost track of how many times I have played this album attempting to work out what is going on and whether it is worth the effort, and I must confess that I have gone from really disliking it to instead think there may actually be a nugget of gold to be found...
Sarost: Aurora (2025)

Sarost: Aurora (2025)

Sarost is a brand-new trio comprising Larry Stabbins (saxophones), Paul Rogers (double bass), and Mark Sanders (drums & percussion), but although this is a new band the three have been well regarded improvisors for the last forty years and have worked together in...
Wode: Uncrossing the Keys (2025)

Wode: Uncrossing the Keys (2025)

I always find it interesting when one band can be found inside another, and that is what we have here as M. Czerwoniuk (vocals, guitar, keys, organ), T. Horrocks (drums, guitar, keys, synth) and D. Shaw (guitar, backing vocals) are also known as Aggressive Perfector,...
Paul Dunmall: Away With Troubles And Anxieties! (2025)

Paul Dunmall: Away With Troubles And Anxieties! (2025)

Paul Dunmall (tenor, C and Bb soprano saxophones, penny whistle) first came to prominence when he joined Marsupilami in time for their second album, 1971’s ‘Arena’, since when he has been both a sideman (for the likes of Elton Dean, Keith Tippett, Barry Guy, Johnny...