Latest News: Jazz
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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.
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Recording of the Week,
Immanuel Wilkins, 'The 7th Hand' 4th February 2022Immanuel Wilkins follows up his celebrated debut Omega with an equally ambitious project, exploring spiritual and free jazz sounds in pursuit of what the saxophonist calls 'vesselhood'.
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Interview,
Martin Archer on the history of Discus Music 3rd February 2022We spoke to Martin Archer, label boss over at Discus Music, about his own background in jazz and improvised music, as well as his approach to running a label with a catalogue as diverse as Discus.
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New Release Round-up,
Jazz New Release Round-Up - 3rd February 2022 3rd February 2022The latest jazz releases include clarinetist Kinan Azmeh with the NDR Bigband, old-school piano and vocal jazz from Savant, and Japanese free jazz reissues from No Business.
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Presto Chart,
The Jazz Chart - January 2022 1st February 2022Our 25 best-selling titles across all formats for January, including new entries from Andrea Motis, Ayumi Tanaka, and Albert Ayler.
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Recording of the Week,
Mark Lockheart, 'Dreamers' 28th January 2022Mark Lockheart and friends take us on a surreal trip with Dreamers, an early standout jazz album for 2022.
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New Release Round-up,
Jazz New Release Round-Up - 27th January 2022 27th January 2022This week's picks for new jazz records include Immanuel Wilkins' follow-up to 2020's Omega, experimental new recordings from Discus, and the latest releases from Criss Cross Jazz.
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Recording of the Week,
Koichi Matsukaze Trio, 'At the Room 427' 21st January 2022The latest in Barely Breaking Even's 'J Jazz Masterclass' series is an intimate trio set recorded in a university classroom, featuring some of the Japanese jazz scene's early free jazz experiments.
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New Release Round-up,
New and Upcoming Vinyl - January 2022 20th January 2022The latest additions to our growing jazz vinyl catalogue include greatest-hits compilations from Glenn Miller and Ella Fitzgerald, reissues of Don Cherry and Johnny Hodges, and early recordings by Charles Mingus.
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Classic Recordings,
The Bad Plus, 'These Are the Vistas' 18th January 2022With contemporary rock covers and a similarly punkish attitude, These Are the Vistas was the record that put jazz trio The Bad Plus on the map.
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Recording of the Week,
Andrea Motis, 'Colors & Shadows' 14th January 2022The young trumpeter-vocalist championed by Quincy Jones joins forces with the WDR Big Band Cologne for an excellent Latin jazz-infused release.
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New Release Round-up,
Jazz New Release Round-Up - 13th January 2022 13th January 2022The latest new jazz releases include an album of solo recordings by pianist Abdullah Ibrahim, a reissue of the controversial Coltrane album "Live" at the Village Vanguard, and the debut release from South London carnival band Kinetika Bloco.
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Obituary,
2021 Goodbyes 7th January 2022A short video tribute remembering some of the musicians who died during 2021.
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Recording of the Week,
Nadav Berkovits, 'Waking the Heart' 7th January 2022The young Jerusalem-based pianist makes his bold debut on Ubuntu Music, with a sextet of equally bright up-and-comers and solid original tunes.
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New Release Round-up,
Jazz New Release Round-Up - 6th January 2022 6th January 2022Our pick of the latest jazz releases include instrumental psychedelic soul from Anemoia, reinterpretations of pianist Winifred Atwell, and young trumpeter-vocalist Andrea Motis alongside the WDR Big Band Cologne.
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Presto Chart,
The Jazz Chart - December 2021 5th January 2022Our 25 best-selling titles across all formats for December, including new entries from Makaya McCraven, Dr. Lonnie Smith, and Oscar Peterson.
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Interview,
Mark Kavuma and Ruben Fox on Kinetika Bloco and Banger Factory Records 4th January 2022We caught up with the London-based trumpet and sax players to talk about Mark's new imprint Banger Factory Records and the two's involvement with London carnival band Kinetika Bloco.
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Classic Recordings,
Pharoah Sanders, 'Karma' 27th December 2021The saxophonist's 1969 album distilled much of the knowledge gained from his time playing with John Coltrane, furthering the sounds of avant-garde jazz to spiritual new territories.