The Chosen One

The Chosen One – Jaubi – A Sound Heart (Riaz Records)

Pakistani instrumental band Jaubi return with their excellent second album. The trio of Ali Riaz Baqar (guitar and composer), Zohaib Hassan Khan (sarangi) and Kashif Ali Dhani (tablas and percussion)…

The Chosen One – Marquis Hill – Composers Collective: Beyond the Jukebox (Black Unlimited Music Group)

Award-winning trumpeter, composer and bandleader Marquis Hill, widely acclaimed for his soulful, eclectic modern jazz sensibility, is back with Composers Collective: Beyond the Jukebox, a new album celebrating the compositions…

The Chosen One – Patricia Brennan Septet – Breaking Stretch (Pyroclastic)

Yet another great vibraphone led album for 2024 – this time from visionary composer and player Patricia Brennan. In fact of the recent crop of superb vibes sessions this stands…

The Chosen One – Miguel Zenón – Golden City (Miel Music)

Grammy-winning alto saxophonist Miguel Zenón has never been one for churning out the studio albums for the sake of it. Each project seems considered, researched and meticulously delivered. Golden City…

The Chosen One – Warren Wolf – The History Of The Vibraphone (Cellar Music)

2024 feels like a vintage year for the vibes in jazz with strong new albums from Patricia Brennan and Simon Moulier and Joel Ross seemingly in the studio full-time given…

The Chosen One – Nicole Mitchell and Ballake Sissoko – Bamako-Chicago Sound System

Recorded in 2017 but released here for the first time this joyful album finds flutist, composer and AACM stalwart Nicole Mitchell going toe-to-toe with Malian kora master Balaké Sissoko. A…

The Chosen One – Daniel Casimir – Balance

A brilliantly ambitious new album from UK bass player Daniel Casimir. Daniel’s third outing as a leader sees him throwing his full range of skills as composer, arranger and musical…