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Dreamlike moment from Lynne Arriale

2009-02-17T00:00:00Z

Bolder artists tend to be works in progress, and Lynne Arriale belongs in that category.

CDs of the week

2009-02-13T11:57:08Z

Morrissey has lost his swagger in Years of Refusal, Empire of the Sun's record is glossy electric pop and Tim Garland takes risks.

Best CDs of 2008

2008-12-19T10:13:46Z

From funk to fado, our critics round up the albums of the year.

Natalie Williams benefits from legacy of Aretha

2008-11-11T00:00:00Z

Natalie Williams, one of London�s most dynamic exponents of Aretha Franklin-based funk, was in storming form at Ronnie Scott�s.

Larry Coryell's dream team plays brilliantly

2008-06-09T23:00:00Z

A journalism graduate, Larry Coryell is one of the few jazz stars who could write his own reviews and possibly sell them.

Twice as impressive

2008-05-19T23:00:00Z

The stimulating double bill of Hiromi and Mina Agossi offers an unusually wide spectrum of feminine wiles, says Jack Massarik.

CDs of the week

2008-01-18T00:00:00Z

A collection of covers from Cat Power, hip-hop's most thoughtful voice, Lupe Fiasco, and jazz from the John Taylor Trio.

CDs of the week

2007-08-30T23:00:00Z

New albums from Hard-Fi, Kano and Spike Wells are among the top CDs of the week.

What's wrong at Ronnie's?

2007-06-26T09:16:17Z

A year to the day since it reopened its doors there are complaints that the celebrated jazz club has lost its heart and fears that it's set to be taken over.

Deep and meaningful

2007-05-24T23:00:00Z

Young jazz quintet Empirical combine raw creativity with latent artistry, all with an air of experimentation, says an admiring Jack Massarik.

Tough and beautiful

2007-04-15T23:00:00Z

Rightly acclaimed as an ultra-rare jazz nominee for the Mercury Prize, Zoe Rahman didn't actually win that bauble but has since become a very busy bandleader nevertheless.

CDs of the week

2007-02-23T12:34:05Z

The Kaiser Chiefs' second album, cult figure Patrick Wolf, a star-studded children's album, and a gipsy clarinetist are among the CDs of the week.

The thinking fan's singer-pianist

2006-11-21T00:00:00Z

You don't get that much intellectual feminist chic at Ronnie Scott's - which means Patricia Barber is an artist for the thinking fan, says Jack Massarik.

Very chic but so very cold

2006-08-10T23:00:00Z

After 20 minutes of sedate chamber-jazz from great US pianist Chick Corea, numbness began to set in and Jack Massarik was left wondering where all the Friday-night fever had gone.

Very chic but so very cold

2006-08-06T23:00:00Z

Gig review: Prim is a word seldom applied to Chick Corea, but after 20 minutes of sedate chamber-jazz by the great US pianist, numbness began to set in and Jack Massarik was left wondering where all the Friday-night fever had gone.