NORWAY: Hedvig Mollestad-Ekhidna(2020)
In May 2018 Hedvig received an invitation from Vossajazz - the much loved annual festival established in 1973 - to write the commission work for 2019. This came at the right time, she had been thinking...
View ArticleGERMANY: WOLFGANG MUTHSPIEL-ANGULAR BLUES (ECM 2020)
Wolfgang Muthspiel, whom The New Yorker has called “a shining light” among today’s jazz guitarists, returns to the trio format with Angular Blues, the Austrian’s fourth ECM album as a leader,...
View ArticleFRANCE: Béliz – Mémoires (BeauMonde Records 2020)
From The album "Mémoires" BUY LP https://www.beaumonderecords.com/ or Digital/LP/CD https://belizmemoires.bandcamp.com/A journey to far outlands: this is exactly what one can feel when listening to...
View ArticleFRANCE: Andréa Spartà // Maquerelle – FACÉTIES // AXIOME (2020)
Facéties / Axiome by Andréa Spartà & MaquerelleImprovised live at La Cité de la Voix, Vezelay, France, in march 2019. Additional recordings made in Dijon, Beaune and Chagny. Soprano saxophone,...
View ArticleUK: Spiritual Jazz 11: SteepleChase 2020)
Founded in 1972, SteepleChase Records is one of the most significant and prolific European jazz record labels. With a catalogue running to well over 200 titles, the Copenhagen-based imprint has...
View ArticleUSA:Kurt Rosenwinkel Trio - Angels Around (Heartcore Records 2020)
ALBUM AVAILABLE TO PRE-ORDER: Amazon: https://amazon.com/dp/B084WNTVN7iTunes: https://music.apple.com/us/album/ange...Apple: https://music.apple.com/us/album/ange...Spotify:...
View ArticleJazzWorldQuest Showcase 2020 Update: Steve Fidyk(USA)- Battle Lines
Steve Fidyk(USA)- Battle LinesLabel: Blue Canteen MusicUtilizing power and subtlety, drummer Steve Fidyk clearly demonstrates his commanding performance and compositional skills on this passionate...
View ArticleUSA: Gergo Borlai - "The Missing Song" (Blue Canoe Records 2020)
Gergo Borlai - "The Missing Song"Release: This Friday May 29th, 2020Pre-Order | Pre-Save Now - CLICK HEREAvailable everywhere you find music - Friday May 29thFeaturing:Drums/Additional...
View ArticleUSA: Watch: The JLCO Performs Sonny Rollins
Watch: The JLCO Performs Sonny Rollins"Free to Be: Jazz of the 1960s" is the latest full concert we've unearthed from the vault. Watch the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis perform...
View ArticleITALY: Alexa Tarantino - "Clarity" (Posi-Tone Records 2020)
The new album from Alexa Tarantino is almost here. Pre-order it now from your favorite service so you you'll get it on the June 5th release date, or order now directly from us orAlexa to receive the CD...
View ArticleUSA: A WEALTH OF GREAT JAZZ TALENT & WISDOM NOW AVAILABLE TO YOU ALL IN ONE...
JUNE 15 - JUNE 19, 2020 A WEALTH OF GREAT JAZZ TALENT & WISDOM NOW AVAILABLE TO YOU ALL IN ONE PLACE Join this first of its kind online event of conversations with masters and more.. JOIN JAZZ...
View ArticleUK:Kevin Haynes Grupo Elegua - Ajo Se Po (2020)
Ajo Se Po by Kevin Haynes Grupo Elegua Ajo Se Po is the third album by alto-saxophonist and percussionist Kevin Haynes, released with his band Grupo Elegua. The album integrates musical elements with...
View ArticleFRANCE/USA/GERMANY:Grégoire Maret / Romain Collin / Bill Frisell -...
Grégoire Maret / Romain Collin / Bill Frisell "Americana" (ACT, 2020) Grégoire Maret / harmonica Romain Collin / piano, Moog Taurus, pump organ & additional effects Bill Frisell / electric...
View ArticleUSA: Esperanza Spalding & Fred Hersch Release EP to Benefit Jazz Foundation's...
ESPERANZA SPALDING & FRED HERSCHLIVE AT THE VILLAGE VANGUARDEP Proceeds To BenefitTHE JAZZ FOUNDATION OF AMERICA'sCOVID 19 MUSICIANS' EMERGENCY FUNDThe COVID-19 pandemic continues to have a...
View ArticleUSA: Thomas Marriott -Trumpet Ship(Origin Records 2020)
Trumpeter/composer Thomas Marriott has covered a lot of musical ground over his 11 Origin releases, most recently with the lush balladry of his 2019 recording, 'Romance Language. ' For 'Trumpet Ship,'...
View ArticleUSA: Gloria Reuben & Marty Ashby "For All We Know"(2020)
Gloria Reuben & Marty Ashby "For All We Know"NEW ALBUM!Gloria Reuben and Marty Ashby Perform a collection of tunes that speaks to the deeply personal, often heart-breaking, and eternal hopeful...
View ArticleUSA: Lisa Mezzacappa Six : CosmiComics(2020)
Lisa Mezzacappa Six : CosmiComicsMy latest suite of music for jazz sextet is inspired by Italo Calvino's nerdy, hilarious, lewd, poignant collection of short stories, the Cosmicomics. I've written nine...
View ArticleUSA: Rent Romus/Heikki Koskinen Life’s Blood Ensemble Manala (Edgetone...
Manala by Rent Romus, Heikki Koskinen, Life's Blood EnsembleManala is the metaphysical realm of the Finnish underworld referenced throughout Dr. Elias Lönnrot’s collection of traditional oral...
View ArticleUK/RUSSIA: Yuri Goloubev - Two Chevrons Apart (Basho 2020)
The internationally acclaimed bassist and composer releases his first album as leader with Basho Records, emphasising rich harmony, powerful melodic lines and a playful sense of humour.‘In this music,...
View ArticleUSA: Ruthie Foster - Big Band Live At The Paramount (Blue Corn 2020)
Featuring arrangements by Miles Davis alum John Beasley and bandleader John Mills, Foster’s latest evokes Sinatra, Ellington, Ella and other swing-era greats on collection of favorite originals and...
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