Latest News: Jazz
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New Release Round-up,
Jazz New Release Round-Up - 24th March 2022 24th March 2022The latest jazz recordings at Presto include the newest instalment of Adrian Younge and Ali Shaheed Muhammad's Jazz Is Dead series, a long-lost reissue from Brazilian jazz samba player Jose Roberto Bertrami, and a double reissue of late-50s Ornette Coleman.
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Jazzwise Choices,
Jazzwise Editor's Choices - April 2022 23rd March 2022Jazzwise Editor's Choices from the April 2022 issue include Brad Mehldau's Jacob's Ladder, Danilo Pérez's Crisálida, and a double reissue from Ornette Coleman.
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Recording of the Week,
Melissa Aldana, '12 Stars' 18th March 2022Melissa Aldana's Blue Note debut acts as a new beginning for the Santiago-born saxophonist, exploring ideas of family and self-acceptance.
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New Release Round-up,
Jazz New Release Round-Up - 17th March 2022 17th March 2022The latest jazz releases include the prog rock-influenced Jacob's Ladder by Brad Mehldau, Norwegian guitar trio Boarding Completed, the debut of Dutch jazz vocalist Jessica de Boer, and the first authorised biography of American guitarist Bill Frisell.
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Announcement,
Music listening survey 15th March 2022Tell us about your music listening habits, and your thoughts on music streaming, to be in with a chance of winning £50 to spend at Presto Music.
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Recording of the Week,
Binker & Moses, 'Feeding the Machine' 11th March 2022The drums and sax duo join forces with producer Max Luthert, who brings expansive, ambient tones to the pair's free jazz sound.
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New Release Round-up,
Jazz New Release Round-Up - 10th March 2022 10th March 2022The latest jazz releases include the latest installation of In Common by Walter Smith III and Matthew Stevens, saxophonist Melissa Aldana's Blue Note label debut, and British saxophonist Brandon Allen playing the music of Stanley Turrentine.
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Presto Chart,
The Jazz Chart - February 2022 7th March 2022Our 25 best-selling titles across all formats for February, including new entries from Kit Downes, Mark Lockheart, and Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio.
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Recording of the Week,
Cécile McLorin Salvant, 'Ghost Song' 4th March 2022The American vocalist and songwriter's debut on Nonesuch Records explores themes of nostalgia and yearning, with an eclectic set of original songs and reworked standards.
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New Release Round-up,
Jazz New Release Round-Up, 3rd March 2022 3rd March 2022The latest jazz releases include an eclectic piano album from Bugge Wesseltoft, jazztronica-meets-Afrobeat from Blue Lab Beats, and a new ECM quartet album from trumpeter Avishai Cohen.
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Classic Recordings,
Kamasi Washington, 'The Epic' 27th February 2022American saxophonist and composer Kamasi Washington's 2015 breakout record is a gargantuan work, and though it hasn't had the time to develop the long-enduring status of the records we usually cover, we reckon it's worthy of the title of a modern classic.
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Recording of the Week,
Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio, 'Cold as Weiss' 25th February 2022Delvon Lamarr and co. deliver a delightful set of old-school organ trio funk, with impressive performances and memorable originals.
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New Release Round-up,
Jazz New Release Round-Up - 24th February 2022 24th February 2022The latest jazz releases include new sounds from Robert Glasper, vocalist Alma Naidu's debut, and reissues from John Handy and Bill Evans.
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Jazzwise Choices,
Jazzwise Editor's Choices - March 2022 23rd February 2022Jazzwise Editor's Choices for March 2022 include Chilean saxophonist Melissa Aldana's Blue Note Records debut, experimental new textures from London drums & sax duo Binker & Moses, and Cécile McLorin Salvant's Ghost Song on Nonesuch.
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Recording of the Week,
Jim McNeely, Frankfurt Radio Big Band & Chris Potter, 'Rituals' 18th February 2022Jim McNeely's tribute to Igor Stravinsky's 'The Rite of Spring' is immortalised on record with the help of the Frankfurt Radio Orchestra and saxophonist Chris Potter.
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New Release Round-up,
New and Upcoming Vinyl - February 2022 17th February 2022The latest jazz vinyl releases include reissues of Nina Simone and Ella Fitzgerald, as well as a repressing of Gretchen Parlato's latest album Flor.
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Presto Music Classical Podcast,
Episode 27: A Life in Notes - The Art of Music Biography 13th February 2022This week three eminent music biographers join Paul for a round-table discussion on the art of writing a music biography.
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Recording of the Week,
Kit Downes, Petter Eldh & James Maddren, 'Vermillion' 11th February 2022Pianist Kit Downes teams up with some familiar collaborators to explore the fertile ground of jazz piano trio music, with some eccentric twists along the way.
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New Release Round-up,
Jazz New Release Round-Up - 10th February 2022 10th February 2022The latest jazz releases include a live recording of soul vocalist Omar with QCBA, duo recordings by Tony Overwater & Atzko Kohashi playing Coltrane, and Søren Kristiansen & Thomas Fonnesbæk playing the music of Oscar Peterson and Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen.
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Classic Recordings,
Sonny Rollins, 'Saxophone Colossus' 8th February 2022The highlight of Sonny Rollins' mid-50s sessions deservingly remains one of his most long-enduring recordings, as well as an essential listen of the hard bop era.