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New Release Round-Up -11th April 2025
11th Apr 2025
This week the Kwashibu Area Band blend Ghanaian Highlife with jazz, reggae and dub influences, Melbourne trumpeter Niran Dasika looks to science fiction for inspiration, and Blue Note’s Gerald Clayton experiments with turntablism. The ensemble Enemy explore material new and old, and singer Savina Yannatou dedicates her new ECM album to the element of water.
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Hiromi's Sonicwonder - Out There
4th Apr 2025
Hiromi's Sonicwonder return in their thrilling new album Out There. With fusion sounds that meet classical, funk, ska and more, Hiromi demonstrates her flair and virtuosic piano playing alongside a stellar ensemble.
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New Release Round-Up - 4th April 2025
4th Apr 2025
This week’s releases include the new album from pianist Yaron Herman, Hiromi’s Sonicwonder delivers a dazzling follow up album to their 2023 debut, and Burt Bacharach is given a jazz twist by the Swedish ensemble Alfie! Saxophonist Uli Kempendorff releases his explorative free jazz album with Unit Records and the folk-jazz ensemble Goleine make their debut.
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Yaron Herman on Radio Paradise
1st Apr 2025
Pianist and composer Yaron Herman talks about his new album with Naive Records, Radio Paradise, as well as sharing his thoughts on the notion of creativity.
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Anouar Brahem - After The Last Sky
28th Mar 2025
Anouar Brahem returns to ECM in After the Last Sky, titled after a Palestinian line of verse. Poignant and melancholic, Brahem’s new project is deeply reflective and draws on a variety of musical influences for compositions that are crafted for oud, cello, piano and bass
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New Release Round-Up - 28th March 2025
28th Mar 2025
This week sees a fusion release from Michael Bladt and the Aarhus Jazz Orchestra, a new duo in the form of rising saxophonist Emma Rawicz and pianist Gwilym Simcock, and Billy Marrows debuts his live concert recording. Sultan Stevenson continues his exploration of faith and identity in his second release with Edition Records, and Keith Jarrett’s 1974 album gets a revamp with the Branford Marsalis Quartet.
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Lost Threads - Daniel Sommer, Artturi Rönkä, Thommy Andersson
21st Mar 2025
The trio ensemble of Daniel Sommer (drums), Artturi Rönkä (piano) and Thommy Andersson (bass) come together to conclude Sommer’s musical trilogy in Lost Threads, embodying the spirit of Nordic improvisation. Prioritising ensemble interaction and spontaneity between one another, the ensemble delivers a collection of emotive and original compositions.
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New Release Round-Up - 21st March 2025
21st Mar 2025
Lots of new releases this week: the debut from The Mario Senge Group in Optimistic View gives a Latin flavour and Handel is given a jazz-twist in Dieter Ilg’s Motherland. An ECM return for Vijay Iyer and Wadada Leo Smith in Defiant Life and the saxophone ensemble The Empress make their debut in Square One.
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Alison Rayner on SEMA4
17th Mar 2025
Celebrating her recently released quintet album, double bassist Alison Rayner joins us to discuss all things SEMA4.
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New Release Round-Up - 14th March 2025
14th Mar 2025
From the free jazz sounds of Nicolas Masson, to the Sufi devotional music across the globe with Rizwan-Muazzam Qawwali, there are plenty of diverse new releases this week. Snorre Kirk also debuts his fresh ensemble lineup and Nels Cline releases his fourth album with Blue Note.
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Ella Fitzgerald - The Moment Of Truth: Ella At The Coliseum
13th Mar 2025
Ella does it again in the latest addition to her outstanding catalogue: The Moment Of Truth: Ella At The Coliseum. Performing alongside the Duke Ellington Orchestra, this previously undiscovered concert from 1967 emerges from the vaults of Verve founder Norman Granz and instantly becomes a classic.
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New Release Round-Up - 7th March 2025
7th Mar 2025
This week’s releases include the debut album by Knats with Gearbox Records, Alison Rayner returns with a live-recorded album and Charles Pasi releases his third Blue Note album.
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Artemis - Arboresque
28th Feb 2025
The all-female jazz ensemble Artemis return with their new album Arboresque, an incredible collection of originals and arrangements that highlight the intricate ensemble interplay between some of the finest jazz stars of today.
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New Release Round-Up - 28th February 2025
28th Feb 2025
From the modern sounds of ECM artists Jon Balke and Billy Hart to the never-before-released 1967 concert of Ella Fitzgerald in The Moment of Truth: Ella at the Coliseum, there’s plenty of new music to enjoy as we come to the end of February.
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Fabienne Ambuehl on Thrive
26th Feb 2025
After the successful release of her brand new album, Thrive, the multi-talented singer, pianist and composer Fabienne Ambuehl joins us to discuss the album, influences, and musical experiences.
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Tom Smith on A Year in the Life
21st Feb 2025
Twice finalist of BBC's Young Jazz Musician, talented composer and performer Tom Smith discusses his new big band album and the musical experiences that have shaped his career so far.
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New Release Round-Up - 21st February 2025
21st Feb 2025
From swinging new releases from the likes of Tom Smith and Hazy Osterwald, to the fusion sounds of Andorra, this week has plenty to offer. Plus, Grammy nominees Chuck Owen and Richard Baratta release new albums that blend genre and give classic 60s rock a twist.
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Yuval Cohen Quartet - Winter Poems
14th Feb 2025
In his ECM debut, Yuval Cohen pushes traditional quartet boundaries in his new album Winter Poems. Leading from the front with his soprano saxophone, Cohen steers his chamber jazz ensemble through a collection of original pieces that hold improvisation and lyricism at their centre.
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New Release Round-Up - 14th February 2025
14th Feb 2025
There's lots to love this Valentine's Day with new releases from trumpeter Matthew Eick, saxophonist Jordan Vanhemert and experimental pianist Elliot Galvin. The ensemble Mama Terra pay tribute to Herbie Hancock and bassist John Patitucci crafts an intricate trio album in his debut with Edition Records.
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Alexander's Swing-Time Orchestra ft. Florian Bramböck - Swinging Colossus
7th Feb 2025
Austrian jazz saxophonist Florian Bramböck joins forces with Alexander Kuttler’s Swing-Time Orchestra in their new big band album, the aptly named Swinging Colossus. In a mixture of studio and live recordings, both Bramböck and Gstrein (lead alto) contribute original charts that are made for swinging the night away.
