Latest News: Jazz
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New Release Round-up,
Jazz New Release Round-Up - 4th August 2022 4th August 2022The latest jazz releases include a reissue of Dave Holland's seminal Conference of the Birds, London collective Kokoroko's Could We Be More, and Italian library music-inspired tunes from Lorenzo Morresi & Tenderlonious.
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Presto Chart,
The Jazz Chart - July 2022 1st August 2022Our 25 best-selling titles across all formats for July, including new entries from Jasmine Myra, Steve Baker and Gard Nilssen.
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Recording of the Week,
Blind Spot, 'Frontmirror' 29th July 2022The guitar-led jazz trio bring formless ambient and psychedelic blues rock sounds to their JazzSick Records debut, led by up-and-coming axeman Philipp Wisser.
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New Release Round-up,
Jazz New Release Round-Up - 28th July 2022 28th July 2022This week's pick of new jazz releases includes the debut of young nu-jazz duo DOMi & JD BECK, two archival releases of MPS Records, and reissues from Marcus Miller.
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Jazzwise Choices,
Jazzwise Editor's Choices - August 2022 26th July 2022Jazzwise Editor's Choices from the August 2022 issue include London collective Kokoroko's debut album, ACT Music's Charles Mingus centenary concert, and Steve Tibbetts' Hellbound Train anthology.
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Featured Label,
J Jazz and Beyond: Favourites from Barely Breaking Even (BBE) Music 24th July 2022We take a look at some of our favourite jazz releases from British independent label Barely Breaking Even, from their J Jazz Masterclass series to archival reissues and new music from current artists.
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Recording of the Week,
Ronnie Foster, 'Reboot' 22nd July 2022Reboot finds Ronnie Foster returning to Blue Note with an irresistable set of originals (and one cover), for his first album in 36 years.
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New Release Round-up,
Jazz New Release Round-Up - 21st July 2022 21st July 2022The latest jazz releases include debut albums from London multi-instrumentalist DoomCannon, American-born, Prague-based vocalist Allison Wheeler, and the Swiss Jazz Ambassadors, as well as a few retrospectives and reissues.
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Classic Recordings,
Weather Report, 'Heavy Weather' 19th July 2022At a time when jazz fusion was beginning to fall out of favour, Weather Report's now-seminal seventh album rejuvenated the style by embracing popular music, making it one of the most commercially-successful fusion records of the time but also one of the most fun to revisit.
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Recording of the Week,
Jasmine Myra, 'Horizons' 15th July 2022The Leeds-based saxophonist makes a confident debut on Gondwana Records, showcasing her keen ear for melody, texture and mood with the emotionally-charged Horizons.
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New Release Round-up,
Jazz New Release Round-Up - 14th July 2022 14th July 2022The latest jazz releases include organist Ronnie Foster's return to Blue Note, Gard Nilssen's bandleading debut on ECM, and new duos from Sachal Vasandani and Romain Collin.
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Obituary,
Barbara Thompson MBE (1944-2022) 13th July 2022The British saxophonist, known for her contributions to the '70s English jazz scene as well as her extensive session and composition work, has died aged 77.
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Featured Label,
Essential recordings from Mack Avenue Music Group 12th July 2022We recommend some of our favourite artists from the past and present roster of Detroit's finest jazz label, Mack Avenue Music Group.
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Presto Chart,
The Jazz Chart - June 2022 10th July 2022Our 25 best-selling titles across all formats for June, including Bill Evans, Steve Davis and Charles Lloyd.
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Recording of the Week,
Steve Baker, 'Tonic' 8th July 2022Seasoned media composer Steve Baker makes his full-length solo debut with Tonic, featuring a fifteen-piece jazz band plus full studio orchestra, with contributions from Mark Lockheart and Laura Jurd.
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New Release Round-up,
Jazz New Release Round-Up - 7th July 2022 7th July 2022This week's picks for the latest jazz releases include a Steve Tibbetts retrospective, Trombone Shorty, and Kjetil Mulelid's piano trio.
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Featured Label,
1960's Impulse: Essential Mainstream Jazz 5th July 2022We take a look back at some of our favourite mainstream jazz releases from the early Impulse! Records catalogue - from Shirley Scott, to Duke Ellington and Gil Evans.
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New Release Round-up,
Latest Jazz Reissues from Waxtime In Color - July 2022 2nd July 2022We take a look at some of the new and upcoming vinyl issues from Waxtime In Color.
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Recording of the Week,
Charles Lloyd, 'Trios: Chapel' 1st July 2022The first in Charles Lloyd's 'trio of trios' series sees him teaming up with the indominable duo of Bill Frisell and Thomas Morgan.
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New Release Round-up,
Jazz New Release Round-Up - 30th June 2022 30th June 2022The latest jazz recordings include new albums from Binker Golding, Kirk Knuffke and Nduduzo Makhathini.