Latest articles by David West
Q&A: Japanese pianist Hiromi on Zappa and working with Simon Phillips
The Japanese piano prodigy jammed with Chick Corea in her teens, signed a record deal while still a student at Berklee College Of Music and has just topped the Billboard Jazz chart with Spark
Cosmograf's Robin Armstrong on concept albums and staying independent
If you don’t play live, never tour, and self-release concept albums about aliens, spirits and spaceships that you produce down the bottom of your garden, how on Earth do you build a fan base a
Electric Citizen: Higher Time album review
Not yet ratedMalevolent anthems from Electric Citizen for a land of dark Satanic mills.
The Jelly Jam: Profit album review
Not yet ratedDream Theater and King’s X men are back as The Jelly Jam... and at a loss.
Dave Alvin and Phil Alvin & The Guilty Ones
Not yet ratedForget Jake and Elwood – these are the real Blues Brothers.
Bluesbreakers: Larkin Poe
Former bluegrass stars Larkin Poe embrace the power of amplification and blues.
Stanley Clarke and Hiromi Live Review - London, Palladium
Not yet ratedAmerican jazz musician teams up with Japanese pianist for a musical treat.
Sebas Honing - The Big Shift Album Review
Not yet ratedDutch multi-instrumentalist finds his inner folkie.
Album Review: TAJ MAHAL
Brothers + Music Fuh Ya’ (Musica Para Tu) + Evolution (The Most Recent) (BGO RECORDS)
Aaron Clift Experiment: Outer Light, Inner Darkness
Not yet ratedImpressive sophomore outing from the Texan classicists.
Blues-rock with balls: Clutch Live
Not yet ratedMaryland’s finest blast their way into Brixton.
how to cut a record by accident: Tedeschi Trucks on Let Me Get By...
Derek and Susan on the downtime that turned into their new album Let Me Get By...
Jess & The Ancient Ones: Second Psychedelic Coming: The Aquarius Tapes
Not yet ratedFrom Finland to the farthest reaches of the cosmos.
Limelight: The Aaron Clift Experiment
Prog rock played by classically-trained musicians from the heart of Texas.
Dave Matthews Band, live in London
Not yet ratedSolos galore, but a poor song selection drags down Matthews
Crippled Black Phoenix: New Dark Age Tour EP 2015 A.D.
Not yet ratedDoomy proggers pay tribute to their space rock forebears.
