Latest articles by Sid Smith
Jazz prog album reviews column
Not yet ratedSid Smith rounds up the best releases from prog’s jazzier reaches, including Neil Ardley, Stein Urheim, Miriodor and Orion Tango
Theo Travis: "My new album is very much new prog rock - no elves in sight"
In-demand prog jazz saxophonist and flautist Theo Travis is busier than ever. He takes time out to tell us exactly what he’s been up to...
Gentle Giant - Three Piece Suite album review
Not yet ratedA specially curated selection of songs from Gentle Giant’s first three albums get the reissue treatment from Steven Wilson
Jaco Pastorius - Truth, Liberty & Soul – Live In NYC album review
Not yet rated1982 live portrait of a genius at work
David Weigel - The Show That Never Ends: The Rise And Fall Of Prog - book review
Not yet ratedWord salad surgery
Introducing Gaudi, the Magnetic Italian multi-instrumentalist
Gaudi's spacious grooves and psychedelic jazz prog are the sound of this multi-instrumentalist following his instincts
Limelight: Introducing Chicago avant-garde collective Cheer-Accident
Eccentric and avant-garde Chicago collective “keep moving” with album 18
Peter Gabriel - Birdy/Long Walk Home/Passion album reviews
Not yet ratedThe good, the bland and the beautiful from Peter Gabriel
Brian Eno - Reissues album reviews
Not yet ratedThe life of Brian, part one – in the wrong format, with Here Come The Warm Jets, Taking Tiger Mountain (By Strategy), Another Green World, and Before And After Science
Theo Travis - Open Air album review
Not yet ratedThe flute, the whole flute and nothing but the flute for Theo Travis
Brand X - But Wait… There’s More!/Live 2017 album reviews
Not yet ratedYou can’t keep a good Brand X down
FaUSt: "I’m always amazed when people say about how influential we’ve been"
Faust have been a band out of time since the 70s. Now faUSt – one of the two current incarnations of the band – are back with a new album that’s as timeless and thrilling as ever
Greg Lake - Lucky Man: The Autobiography book review
Not yet ratedFrom the beginning to the end…
Mumpbeak - Tooth album review
Not yet ratedAnglo-Norwegian prog jazz from Mumpbeak with lots of bite
Accordo die Contrari - Violato Intatto album review
Not yet ratedFourth must-have release from Italian jazz rockers Accordo die Contrari
Aubrey Powell - Vinyl Album Cover Art: The Complete Hipgnosis Catalogue review
Not yet ratedAn evocative must-have time capsule
Various - The Brain Box – Cerebral Sounds Of Brain Records 1972-1979 review
Not yet ratedRetrospective of a classic German label – plus free tote bag!
Isildurs Bane and Steve Hogarth - Colours Not Found In Nature album review
Not yet ratedBold collaboration between veteran Swedes and Marillion’s H pays off handsomely
Review roundup - the best new jazz prog releases
Not yet ratedSid Smith rounds up the best releases from prog’s jazzier reaches, including Tohpati, Megladon Collective, Trichotomy, Alice Coltrane, Cuong Vu, Arve Henriksen and Yazz Ahmed
A Formal Horse - Made In Chelsea album review
Not yet ratedA thoroughbred winner from Brit avant-rock combo.
Clive Brooks Remembered
Sid Smith pays tribute to the career of Egg drummer Clive Brooks, who died last week...
