Album Of The Year
Empirical - Empirical
The Courtney Pine produced debut album from this fiery young quintet has already topped critic's polls in both Jazzwise and Mojo magazine...
Emprical MySpace siteBBC Music Review
Gwilym Simcock - Perception
The debut solo record from the pianist and composer who won the Rising Star Award in 2005, featuring the talents of Stan Sulzmann and John Parricelli.
Gwilym Simcock siteBBC Music Review
The Blessing - All Is Yes
Debut release from powerful Bristolian quartet whose members have played with Portishead, Robert Plant and others. Described as 'post-jazz riffery at its finest'.
The Blessing MySpace siteBBC Music Review
Simon Spillett - Sienna Red
The latest from the hard working and equally hard swinging Spillett, described by critic Dave Gelly as 'The Lewis Hamilton of the tenor saxophone'.
Simon Spillett siteBBC Music Review
Ambulance - Accident and Insurgency
Recorded in collaboration with veteran American trumpeter Eddie Henderson, bassist Arnie Somogyi's young quintet's collection of group improvisations and compositions has received widespread critical acclaim.
Ambulance MySpace siteBBC Music Review
Guy Barker - Amadeus Project
Britain's busiest trumpeter blends Mozart with post bop and a dash of film noir.
BBC Music Review
