Latest News: Jazz
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Awards,
Jazz Recordings of the Year - Winners 2022 9th December 2022After much deliberation, we are thrilled to reveal our top five Jazz Recordings of the Year.
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Recording of the Week,
Oscar Peterson Trio, 'On a Clear Day: Live in Zurich 1971' 9th December 2022A rare formation of the Canadian pianist's iconic trio - featuring Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen and Louis Hayes - makes an appearance on this unearthed live recording from the midst of a world tour.
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New Release Round-up,
Jazz New Release Round-Up - 8th December 2022 8th December 2022Donald Byrd at the Montreux Jazz Festival, the soundtrack to a Ron Carter documentary, and a new solo project by BADBADNOTGOOD's Leland Whitty are among our weekly jazz picks.
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Presto Chart,
The Jazz Chart - November 2022 6th December 2022Our 25 best-selling titles across all formats for November, including new entries from Arild Andersen, Daniel Herskedal and Connie Han.
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Recording of the Week,
Hedvig Mollestad & Trondheim Jazz Orchestra, 'Maternity Beat' 2nd December 2022Hedvig Mollestad presents her most diverse and vivid album yet, recorded in collaboration with the Trondheim Jazz Orchestra.
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New Release Round-up,
Jazz New Release Round-Up - 1st December 2022 1st December 2022The latest jazz releases include film standards from Mike Moreno, solo double bass from Kham Meslien, and unearthed recordings by Tomasz Stańko.
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Favourites,
Gifts for... Jazz Vinyl Lovers 30th November 2022From audiophile-grade deluxe editions to reissues of core classics, browse some of our suggestions for jazz vinyl gifts.
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Awards,
Jazz Recordings of the Year - Finalists 2022 25th November 2022We have the enjoyable task of picking out our favourite albums of the year, narrowing it down to 25 finalists. With many excellent new jazz albums releasing in 2022 we had plenty to choose from, from big-name labels to smaller imprints, up-and-comers to established names.
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Recording of the Week,
WDR Big Band, 'Birth of a Bird: Celebrating the Music of Charlie Parker' 25th November 2022A late-year essential listen for big band fans, Cologne's venerable WDR Big Band pay tribute to the legendary saxophonist as part of his centennial celebration.
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Announcement,
Give Back Friday 2022 24th November 2022For four days we will be donating 5% of all the revenue we receive to three local charities whose aims are closely aligned with our own: Armonico Consort, Leamington Music Festival and Orchestra of the Swan
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New Release Round-up,
Jazz New Release Round-Up - 24th November 2022 24th November 2022This week's latest jazz releases include a handful of new vinyl LPs from ECM, the latest record from trumpeter Sean Gibbs, and an archival recording of the Oscar Peterson Trio.
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Jazzwise Choices,
Jazzwise Editor's Choices - December 2022 22nd November 2022Jazzwise Editor's Choices from the December 2022 issue include Hedvig Mollestad with the Trondheim Jazz Orchestra, the soundtrack to the new Ron Carter documentary Finding the Right Notes, and a duet album by Howard Riley and Keith Tippett.
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Recording of the Week,
Daniel Herskedal & Emilie Nicolas, 'Out of the Fog' 18th November 2022Tubist/bass trumpeter Daniel Herskedal's latest album is a collaboration with electropop singer Emilie Nicolas, and the solemn, atmospheric Out of the Fog makes for a unique entry in both of the pair's respective catalogues.
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New Release Round-up,
Jazz New Release Round-Up - 17th November 2022 17th November 2022The latest jazz releases include Charles Lloyd's final 'Trio of Trios' album, WDR Big Band Cologne celebrating the Charlie Parker centenary, and John Scofield's new self-titled album on vinyl.
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Featured Label,
Recent Highlights from Savant Records 15th November 2022We take a look at some of Savant Records' recent releases, including music from J.D. Allen III, Alan Broadbent, and Conrad Herwig.
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Recording of the Week,
Village of the Sun, 'First Light' 11th November 2022Jazz duo Binker & Moses team up with Simon Ratcliffe of Basement Jaxx for First Light, the first full-length album from their trio project Village of the Sun. Drawing on their mutual love of improvised instrumental music, First Light brings the sounds of classic spiritual jazz in-line with modern sensibilities with fiery performances and Samba-influenced grooves.
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New Release Round-up,
Jazz New Release Round-Up - 10th November 2022 10th November 2022Highlights from this week's crop of jazz releases include a new quartet recording from Bill Frisell on Blue Note, an album of ballads from David Liebman, and another archival rarity from Barely Breaking Even by the band Wütrio.
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Recording of the Week,
Connie Han, 'Secrets of Inanna' 4th November 2022The American pianist's fourth album sees her exploring Sumerian legends with a versatile assortment of original tunes, channelling the aspects of the goddess Inanna - love, beauty and war - in equal measure.
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New Release Round-up,
Jazz New Release Round-Up - 3rd November 2022 3rd November 2022The latest jazz releases include O'Higgins & Luft's second collaborative record, Arild Andersen Group's Affirmation on ECM, and Monty Alexander at the Montreux Jazz Festival.
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Jazzwise Choices,
Jazzwise Editor's Choices - November 2022 2nd November 2022Jazzwise Editor's Choices from the November 2022 issue include The Bad Plus' new self-titled album, Espen Berg's Trondheim Concert, and a tribute to Paul Motian from Jakob Bro and Joe Lovano.