John Fordham – The Guardian **** Barry Green only graduated in 2002, but his versatility and imagination have seen him turning up all over the UK jazz scene. The pianist tours in January with a quartet that includes the excellent saxophonist from Outhouse, Mark Hanslip. This, however, is a trio session featuring American musicians Ben Street on bass and Jeff …

John Fordham – The Guardian **** Possessed of Norma Winstone-like subtlety and precision, the Italian singer-songwriter Brigitte Beraha could hardly be in better company than with Babelfish – the A-list instrumental team of pianist Barry Green, bassist Chris Laurence and drummer Paul Clarvis. It’s a joint venture between Beraha and Green, who share an enthusiasm for unusual sources: the poetry of EE …

John Fordham – The Guardian *** If jazz is a niche taste, then the piano/bass duo playing in the ballpark of the keyboard genius Bill Evans is a niche within a niche. But pairing pianist Barry Green and bassist Dave Green (they are not related) gives this subtle format the full attentions of two of the best mainstream-to-bop musicians on the UK scene. …

John Fordham – Guardian *** Brigitte Beraha is a young multilingual singer-songwriter (born in Italy, raised in Monaco, now living in east London) with alert jazz instincts and a lot of promise. Vocally, she has much of the pure-toned, wide-ranging, faintly inscrutable serenity of Norma Winstone, and a little of Flora Purim’s cool athleticism, too. She is good enough to …