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John Fordham

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78 days ago

Cécile McLorin Salvant: Oh Snap review | John Fordham's jazz album of the month

(Nonesuch)
From breezy swing to scampering synths, folksy harmonies to stark wails of the soul, Salvant’s crystalline vocals shine across her ingenious experiments

When the US-raised French-Haitian sin…

83 days ago

Hermeto Pascoal, Brazilian music legend known as ‘the Sorcerer’, dies aged 89

Pascoal recorded with stars including Miles Davis, who reportedly called him ‘the most impressive musician in the world’

  • John Fordham picks his favourite Hermeto Pascoal moments

The Brazilian musician …

3 months ago

Linda May Han Oh: Strange Heavens review | John Fordham's jazz album of the month

(Biophilia Records)
Ambrose Akinmusire and Tyshawn Sorey join the bassist-composer on originals featuring top-end squeals, bass flurries and a guilelessly delicate highlight

The power of three has had …

4 months ago

Anthony Braxton: Quartet (England) 1985 review | John Fordham's jazz album of the month

(Burning Ambulance)
The free-collective energy of one of Braxton’s most intuitive groups jostles and enchants as a mirror of life’s rhythms

Sometime in the 1980s, Anthony Braxton left this 3am announce…

5 months ago

Joshua Redman: Words Fall Short review | John Fordham's jazz album of the month

(Blue Note)
The US saxophonist pulls back the vocals of his last record to present a new ensemble and all-original repertoire, resulting in an ideal balance of ingenuity and rapport

Joshua Redman has b…

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