Guardian Music — (F-ire)Saxophonist John Martin and pianist Jonjo Grisdale are recent graduates of the same Middlesex University jazz education that produced Led Bib, though this is much closer to orthodox jazz than Led Bib's rock and electronics-infused work. At tim... more info

Spinner.com — Andy Sheppard, Redferns After experimenting with the music business, Radiohead are branching out into another struggling industry: Newspapers. No, the mercurial, mysterious quintet aren't launching or buying a daily or weekly -- they're just p... more info

Guardian Music — (BeeJazz)Tangiers-born pianist Jean-Marie Machado has worked with French maestro Martial Solal and the UK's Andy Sheppard, and runs a nine-piece group with an eclectic dance-music repertoire. This is his second collaboration with the great American ... more info

Guardian Music — Ronnie Scott's, LondonAlmost a year ago, on the Jazz Scene Europe mini-festival, saxophonist Andy Sheppard and drummer Seb Rochford captivated their Kings Place audience with a stream of wryly elegant surprises unfurled with no more fuss or overstate... more info

The Telegraph — Anniversary series often turn out to be pious recreations of originals - and the 50th anniversary of John Coltrane's signing up to Impuse didn't altogether avoid this. Rating: * * * more info

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Guardian Music — Various venues, BreconJazz may thrive in the urban jungle, but it can sound fresh and wild in the country, too. Now under the wing of Hay Festivals, Brecon Jazz has been reborn as an event to rival the better European festivals, wrapped neatly round... more info

Guardian Music — (ACT)Céline Bonacina is a prize-winning young French saxophonist who lived on Réunion in the Indian Ocean for some years – and a broad world-jazz view, the input of Madagascan drummer Hary Ratsimbazafy, and French Vietnamese guitarist/producer Ng... more info

Guardian Music — (Jazzland)Sound-effects guitarist Aarset played on saxist Andy Sheppard's ECM debut recording last year, but this compilation of material from his own live shows better represents him. Aarset has jazz roots, but he's a sonic landscape painter in ele... more info

Guardian Music — (33 Records)Shez Raja taught himself electric bass, learned Indian percussion at Leeds College of Music, and plays sessions for rock and hip-hop bands, but his influences include Miles Davis, Charlie Parker, Marcus Miller and African music. The title... more info