Kevin Kastning once again plays various types of contraguitars on this collaboration with saxophonist Carl Clements, with whom he has...

Part Two: CD two The track listing is as follows with brief comments after each track: 1) The John Cameron Quartet – Troublemaker (1969):...

Part One: CD one I have been looking forward to something like this for a long time, a comprehensive 48 track 3 CD box set of...

Thanks to Barry Lamb and Peter Ashby for a copy of their annual report. Why is this post here? Because, for over 25 years now I have been...

Soft Machine’s second album for the Harvest label (following “Bundles”) featured a line-up of KARL JENKINS (Piano, Electric Piano,...

As I review the year 2024, here is one of many nice comments we have had: the link is: https://elegantsimplicity.com/2024/12/10/dimension...

As well as some of your feedback, I’ve been having a look back at what has been reviewed by www.dimensions-in-sound-and-space.com in...

The line-up on this recording is Elias Stemeseder: composition, spinet, synth and effects; Christian Lillinger: composition, drums, samp...

The line-up on this album is: Dee Byrne, alto saxophone, Elliot Galvin, piano and electronics, Chris Guilfoyle, guitar, Lukas Traxel,...

Liverpudlian saxist/ flautist Phil Hargreaves fronts a band with two bass players (Fran Bass on electric and Richard Harding on Chapman...

This is the fourth Kevin Kastning release to be reviewed on DISS. Previously, Kevin has played variations of a very specialised contra...

Here is the background courtesy of the press release: saxophonist, flautist, and Canadian composer Anna Webber—a meticulous conceptualist...

The trio consists of Marie Krüttli on piano, Lukas Traxel on bass and Gautier Garrigue on drums and percussion Following her solo piano...

Nubdug Ensemble is the brainchild of Jason Berry, who handles some of the keyboards as well as the electronics and programming. “Third”...

Quartet Diminished was founded in Iran in 2013 by Ehsan Sadigh, who alongside woodwinds player Soheil Peghambari, pianist Mazyar Younesi...

I’m not a big fan of a twin drummer approach to be honest. The last time I saw King Crimson I remarked that the three drummers on stage...

While the venue was not ideal for jazz music in terms of ambience and condition, in a state of disrepair, mostly steps instead of seats,...

Already reviewed as an editor’s choice in “Jazzwise” magazine and jazz album of the month in The Guardian newspaper, “Trio” is an...

PHIL:  First of all, thanks for sending the CD – a rarity these days. I got a message from a radio show host over here recently who...

Jazz piano wizard Keith Jarrett trumped BILLY COBHAM by releasing three albums in 1974: “Treasure Island” (7/10 rating in the GREAT ROCK...