Jazz

NEA Jazz Master Big Chief Donald Harrison Jr. is one of finest saxophonists of... 

Throughout the course of musical history there have been few female vocalists who have exuded the... 

Rare Mingus tracks unavailable for decades, reassembled as a stand-alone album.
The sequel to Incarnations , which... 

Storyville Records proudly presents the previously unreleased live double album, 'Jazz... 

Arun Ramamurthy Trio (ART) brings together South Indian classical Carnatic music and contemporary American jazz. Boundaries are blurred... 

When you wish upon a star… that turns out to be Saturn.

Previously unheard... 

Philip Weyand has remained true to his floral line:
His debut album MYOSOTIS (Engl. ‘Forget-me-not’, 2022) is... 

Spyro Gyra, a jazz fusion band from Buffalo, NY formed in 1974 and created the framework for contemporary jazz in the... 

MILES IN FRANCE is the eighth installment in the celebrated Miles... 

The second album by the international jazz band “emitime” promises a multi-layered and enjoyable performance of original... 

Vancouver based Jazz vocalist Luis Giraldo delivers a charming outing filled with charisma and swing. Recorded over the same two-day... 

Two musical giants, guitarist Lionel Loueke and bassist Dave Holland, unite their individual talents into one harmonious recording, igniting... 

Ashley Henry presents his second album “Who We Are”, a London-born jazz journey that unites devotion, collective dreaming, and the fight... 

In April of 1998, fresh off their Grammy win for Best Latin Jazz Performance for their debut effort, Habana, Roy Hargrove's Crisol... 

Five years after the release of his album “Joys and Solitudes” on ECM, pianist Yonathan Avishai is back on jazz&people, the... 

This is the second edition of the collaboration between ACT and Château Palmer—one of... 

The signature-lyricism and melancholy of Colin Vallon’s compositions as well as his trio’s understated three-way interaction remain... 

To the Rising Moon is Stephan Micus’ 26th solo album for ECM. It features instruments from Colombia, India, Xinjiang (China), Bavaria, Cambodia, Egypt... 

Musical messages from Oslo, New York, Basel and Lugano – recorded between 2018 and 2022 - are juxtaposed and recombined on an absorbing recording... 

"Taking Turns", recorded in New York’s Avatar Studio a decade ago, finds Danish guitarist Jakob Bro joined by a multi-generational cast... 

Erik Palmberg Trumpet, flugelhorn, compositions.
Anton Dromberg Piano.
Niklas Wennstrom... 

Splendid but ill-fated tenor saxophonist Tina Brooks’ recording career didn’t really start until 1958, when... 

Ashram Sun’, Surya Botofasina's much-anticipated album follows his hugely acclaimed debut ‘Everyone’s Children’ and... 

Storyville Records presents 'In Rome', by Danish bassist Thomas Fonnesbaek alongside esteemed jazz musicians, pianist... 

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A Willed and Conscious Balance is the first album of material arranged for an ensemble by multi-instrumentalist composer Tomin... 

2024 repress of this classic Stan Tracey 2CD set, featuring the... 

Improvisations Live in Germany is a double CD of improvised piano performances recorded at prestigious classical and jazz... 

When Diego asked me to write liner notes for his new release, “Underground... 

The debut release from Red Hering, a German-Dutch sextet. The bandleader composed and arranged eight... 

Brian Marsella is one of the most accomplished keyboard virtuosos in the Downtown scene. A vital member of projects by Cyro... 

• Bill Bruford is the original drummer in YES and was a long term member of King Crimson... 

This music is deeply personal, emerging from Mike Chillingworth's idiosyncratic musical experiments and shaped by the lessons... 

Trombone master Steve Davis convenes a remarkable all-star sextet at Smoke Jazz Club for a stunning concert recording. We See features Eddie Henderson, Ralph... 

The second album from bassist Christian Dillingham, Halcyon is an ambitious new jazz album, with six original compositions as well as... 

Elephant9 established their reputation as a live powerhouse well before their album debut in 2008 and have since released six... 

UK supergroup Flock return with their anticipated sophomore album ‘Flock II’.
Comprising an... 

After the great success of his last album (over 8M streams) highly acclaimed German jazz... 

This release contains Jimmy Smith’s complete classic Sermon sessions for the first time ever on a single set.These are... 

Presented here is the complete original album Oscar Peterson Plays the Cole Porter Songbook, by the Oscar Peterson trio... 

With the release of his latest studio album 50, Herb Alpert hits a tremendous milestone in a storied music career that began over 60 years ago in... 

You have in your hands music by one of the most remarkable pianists to emerge from jazz. Hyperbole? No, Howard Riley is... 

Live at Bird's Eye features compositions and arrangements by the legendary composer Thad Jones. It provides classical swinging... 

The album “Perspectives” by pianist, keyboardist and composer Bernd Kaftan is full of groovy, polyphonic vocals and ingenious arrangements... 

Over the past half century, Tony Levin has been a prolific session player and one of the most active live performers on... 

Zettalogue represents the documentation of a three-year process of writing, rehearsing, performing and recording new music. The pieces on... 

The studio at 122 West Loveland Avenue was not an unfamiliar space for Steve Okonski, the leader of his eponymous trio Okonski. Ever since the Colemine... 

As the sixties turned into the less-beloved seventies, a number of groundbreaking, boundary-stretching big... 

Like the ever-changing seascapes of award-winning saxophonist/composer Josephine Davies' Shetland... 

Gerry Mulligan, appearing with the Night Lights band in the midst of a scorching European tour... 

Many improvising musicians have felt that the democracy, spontaneity and sheer humanity inherent in collective improvisation is by definition... 

Nubya Garcia isn’t an artist you can easily classify. Is it jazz? Sure, the London-born saxophonist, composer and bandleader grew up studying... 

Remastered from the original ¼ inch tapes by Alex Wharton at Abbey Road Studios, Afro-Harping is filled front-to-back with sumptuous and... 

The musical universe we present on this album is, in some form, our... 

When asked to define Pentadox, I usually say, “it is Sylvain, Bram and me, making music... 

On October 11, acclaimed saxophonist and composer Immanuel Wilkins will release his expansive third studio album Blues Blood, a meditative... 

Renowned Danish pianist and composer Carsten Dahl presents 'Interpretations The Norway Sessions' with... 

This release presents all of the master takes produced during the celebrated quintet sessions co-led by Gerry Mulligan & Ben Webster... 

Saxophonist WAYNE ESCOFFERY reflects on love, loss, and solitude on his stunning new album, the... 

The album was recorded in December '23 at Polish Radio's S4 studio after a series of a dozen WMQ concerts last fall. Buoyed... 

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This vibrant and soulful album is a tribute to the German composer Kurt Weill who was born in 1900. The accomplished and award-winning singer, lyricist, arranger... 

Recorded in 1970 in the legendary MPS studio, Another Day features the lesser-known trio constellation of Oscar Peterson himself on... 

Introducing another timeless jazz masterpiece: Hello Herbie (1970) by The Oscar Peterson Trio with Herb Ellis, the legendary guitarist who... 

Quiet Dreams, the debut album of the Ramon van Merkenstein Trio, was... 

The jazz quartet 2in2out was founded by saxophonist Nela Dusová and guitarist Jan Lacina, who are also the authors of the band's modern jazz... 

Czech trumpeter Jirí Kotaca and Swedish pianist Alf Carlsson release a new album with their band, featuring nine... 

Critically acclaimed pianist, composer, and bandleader Emmet Cohen has traveled the world with his sold-out performances, created and... 

The new album of double bassist and composer Jaromír Honzák is a live... 

Pianist/composer Christian Sands' new album, Embracing Dawn, serves as a cinematic narration of the stages of grief and healing, reflecting... 

Legendary guitarist Mike Stern has been celebrated for his versatile playing style since he first hit the scene in the 1970s, transcending... 

Understory: Live at the Village Vanguard is the new album from master saxophonist Ben Wendel featuring the superstar... 

Pauses in Shades is an intimate duet where the pieces are grounded in listening, improvisation, and emotion. In... 

"Mighty Vertebrate" is Anna Butterss' International Anthem debut and their second solo effort. The record collides influences and... 

Oscar Wilde once said; ‘imitation is the highest form of flattery that mediocrity can pay to... 

Sol Jang is a South Korean jazz pianist whose artistry transcends borders and genres. As the dynamic... 

The Norwegian jazz-rock quartet The Verge met at the legendary Norwegian jazz school NTNU, and did their first concerts in 2019. The band consists... 

The contrasting repertoire on "Walcheturm" is held together by the extremely strong musical personalities of four congenial storytellers. The... 

Dougie Bowne is a producer, drummer, electric guitarist, and composer of remarkable versatility. An early member of the... 

Breaking the Shell, is a groundbreaking new album from guitar icon Bill Frisell, pipe organist Kit... 

Pianist and composer Aaron Parks returns to Blue Note Records—where he released his influential 2008 album Invisible Cinema—with Little... 

Jazz Is Dead announces another offering of top-shelf recordings taking listeners on a journey through the... 

Six years have passed since Peter Gall's sensational debut album "Paradox Dreambox" saw the light of day. What began... 

Joel Lyssarides from Stockholm combines great virtuosity with impressive ease and a... 

“This record is dedicated to the memory of my beloved brother Rolf Kühn.”
Each... 

Saxophonist Ohad Talmor, an expressive improviser and superb stylist, is a worldly cosmopolitan with nationalities in France, Switzerland, Israel... 

Turning his attention to dance for his latest album, Fearless Movement out this May on Young, Kamasi Washington resumes his... 

Born from of a relentless global tour schedule, Samara Joy took her touring band, made up of other rising young jazz musicians, into the legendary... 

Defined by a riveting array of Caribbean rhythms, Etienne Charles's first album featuring his... 

His fourth album on Pacific Coast Jazz and first trio recording features Steve LaSpina on bass and Anthony Pinciotti on drums... 

In a joyous reunion after a long, 7-year hiatus, the Neil Cowley Trio reconvene giving rise... 

In Knobisous, Louise recounts her various adventures and anecdotes through six original compositions.

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In discussing Elements of Light, his fifth album as a leader, the vibraphonist-composer Simon... 

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Volume Two documenting Barbara Hannigan’s collaboration with Downtown alchemist John Zorn presents... 

Forward! is the killer second album of Amsterdam-based young lions The Dam Jawn. Featuring the legendary Alto Saxophonist Dick...