The Chosen One

The Chosen One – Craig Taborn – Dream Archives (ECM)

In late 2025 keyboard player Craig Taborn was named a Macarthur Foundation Fellow – a prestigious award that is often called the “genius grant” and comes with a very sweet…

The Chosen One – Al Foster – Live at Smoke (Smoke Sessions)

Recorded just a few months before his death in May 2025 this live album finds the veteran drummer in fine company with a band of great players whose love and…

The Chosen One – James Allsopp – Stars and Sand (Vibe Collide)

After Finn Peter’s long-awaited return Stargazers was our Chosen One last week, our final selection of the year comes from another excellent returning UK sax-man James Allsopp. On ‘Stars And…

The Chosen One – Stargazers – Stargazers (Night Dreamer)

Recorded direct to disk for the excellent Netherlands based Night Dreamer label, this project sees the long-awaited return of saxophonist and flute player Finn Peters. After a lengthy sabbatical Finn…

The Chosen One – Fergus Quill – ¡Let’s Break Things! (Trash City Records)

We LOVE Ferg. His Imaginary Big Band is a joy to behold. An antidote to the bullshit and greyness that sometimes overwhelms us all. His One Jazz radio show is…

The Chosen One – Michal Baranski – No Return No Karma [Polish Jazz, Vol. 90, Warner Music] #2

Five years after the release of his critically acclaimed and Fryderyk Award-winning debut Masovian Mantra, double bassist, composer and producer Michał Barański returns with a brand new project – the album No Return No…

The Chosen One – Finding Ways (Sebastian Rochford)- Finding Ways (Edition)

Sebastian Rochford is a singular force in British music, an extraordinary drummer, composer, and producer. His work with the iconic group Polar Bear helped redefine the boundaries of jazz and…

The Chosen One – Emma Rawicz- Inkyra (ACT)

A sparkling new set of music from a young saxophonist who pushes herself both in her approach to the instrument and her writing. The band features Emma’s working band with…

The Chosen One – Patricia Brennan – Of The Near and Far (Pyroclastic)

Using the constellations as her inspiration composer, vibraphonist and marimba player Patricia Brennan gazes skyward and delivers a fantastical set of music. You may have noticed there’s been a bunch…

The Chosen One – Laura Jurd – Rites and Revelations (New Soil)

It was clear from her early albums as a leader and particularly with the band Dinosaur, for which she wrote most of the music, that Laura Jurd was already shaping…

The Chosen One – Charles Lloyd – Figure in Blue (Blue Note)

We are blessed to live in a time when a master jazz musician like Charles Lloyd walks among us. At the age of 87 he still tours regularly and seems…

The Chosen One – Mulatu Astatke – Mulatu Plays Mulatu

This is a beautiful record from a man who over the last few decades has won a rightful place in the hearts of many a global jazz fan. Mulatu…