31 Dec 2019
“Balance” makes Fopp Covent Garden’s Top 10 Albums of the Decade
"As we enter the 2020s, we thought we would pick our Top 10 albums of the Decade...
24 Dec 2019
Le Palmarès 2019 de TSFJAZZ!
Comme chaque année, l'équipe de TSFJAZZ vous dévoile son palmarès des meilleurs albums sortis ces 12 derniers mois et dont les gagnants ont été annoncés dans notre émission mensuelle....
12 Dec 2019
Later… with Jools Holland
Earlier this year, Abdullah Ibrahim returned once more to BBC’s flagship television show Later With Jools…, hosted by pianist and iconic presenter Jools Holland. The only entirely music-dedicated show on British terrestrial television, Later with Jools has been running since 1992 and is watched world over...
3 Oct 2019
Abdullah Ibrahim ‘Dream Time’ CD (ENJA) 5/5
This record comes quite soon (for AI) after ‘The Balance’ but unlike that one this is a solo outing recorded live at his now hometown in Bavaria. I had the privilege of hearing this live at Cadogan Hall the day before I got the review...
11 Sep 2019
Abdullah Ibrahim review – 50 dazzling years of jazz distilled
Performing solo, the 84-year-old South African pianist treats melody with reverence – then instinctively, skilfully dismantles it....
22 Aug 2019
JazzTimes 10: Essential Dollar Brand/Abdullah Ibrahim Recordings
Ten pieces, in chronological order, that document the NEA Jazz Master's musical journey....
16 Aug 2019
Abdullah Ibrahim aka Dollar Brand: The Balance
Ibrahim says on a short note on the back cover of this LP “We push ourselves out of our comfort zones”. Later he says “Technically it’s very, very skilled but there’s a simplicity in the complexity so that people can relate to it. It’s a...
7 Aug 2019
South African jazz musician Abdullah Ibrahim returns with The Balance
South African composer and pianist Abdullah Ibrahim, formerly known as Dollar Brand, is now in his 84th year. For at least 60 of those years, he has been a jazz musician. With a long and impressive career already behind him, Ibrahim continues to record and...
2 Aug 2019
South African piano guru Abdullah Ibrahim brings deep illumination to afternoon jazz
“The purest thing between heaven and earth is love,” says Abdullah Ibrahim, “and sincerity is the gatekeeper.”...