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Jazz New Release Round-up - 11th August, 2023
11th Aug 2023
This week's round-up features new music in all shapes and sizes from High Pulp, Secret Night Gang, Massimiliano Rolff, Johnny Hunter and even the Daniel Hersog Jazz Orchestra.
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Sacred Jazz
9th Aug 2023
We untangle the gospel roots of the many devout offerings musicians have made over the past decades for our latest genre guide, as jazz goes to church!
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Matt Carter Octet - Read Between The Lines
4th Aug 2023
A recent conservatoire graduate, the young bandleader's exciting debut continues to affirm the healthy state of the incoming generation of UK jazz artists.
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Jazz New Release Round-up - 4th August, 2023
4th Aug 2023
Our round-up this week includes new music from Dee Byrne, Anna Margolina, The Peggy Lee Band and Teitur & Aarhus Jazz Orchestra. Plus, there's a special new 7" single courtesy of Kevin Figes & You Are Here.
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A Conversation with Zoe and Idris Rahman
2nd Aug 2023
A recent dialogue between the two siblings saw them approach topics including their previous work honouring Bengali polymath Rabindranath Tagore, the process behind creating Zoe's new album Colour of Sound, and the realities of being a performing artist in today's musical environment.
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Zoe Rahman
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Jazzwise Editor's Choices - August 2023
2nd Aug 2023
Jazzwise Editor's Choices from the August 2023 issue include new music from Uriel Herman, Andy Emler Megaoctet, Joachim Kühn New Trio, Mark Lewandowski and Zoe Rahman as well as reissues and archival releases from Old and New Dreams, Gary Burton and Sonny Rollins.
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Jazz New Release Round-up - 28th July, 2023
28th Jul 2023
Our weekly round-up of the new releases includes music from Alex LoRe, The Dam Jawn, and Steve Lacy on vinyl.
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Beverly Glenn-Copeland - The Ones Ahead
28th Jul 2023
For his latest album, which comes almost two decades after his last studio release, Glenn-Copeland reflects on the miracle of his newfound recognition as well as coming to terms with life's difficulties in a soothing, soulful manner.
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Nina Simone - You've Got To Learn
21st Jul 2023
To celebrate the 90th anniversary of her birth, this newly-discovered recording of the High Priestess of Soul's performance at the 1966 Newport Jazz Festival encapsulates the essence of Simone's unparalleled abilities and world-class talent.
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Jazz New Release Round-up - 21st July, 2023
21st Jul 2023
This week's round-up features new music from Aki Rissanen, Mark Lewandowski, Matt Choboter and William Evans & Roberto Koch. Enrico Periannunzi & Bert Joris join forces with help from the hr-Bigband, plus there's a new anthology box-set of Sonny Rollins recordings from his 'Way Out West'-era.
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Elina Duni talks 'A Time To Remember'
19th Jul 2023
The Swiss-Albanian vocalist discusses the inspiration behind her new album and her collaboration with ECM-founder, Manfred Eicher, as well as the powerful message she hopes to convey through song.
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Elina Duni & Rob Luft
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John Coltrane with Eric Dolphy - Evenings At The Village Gate
14th Jul 2023
Our Recording of the Week is a formidable new release that captures an exciting and transitional phase in both artists' careers, in a live quintet recording from 1961.
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Jazz New Release Round-up - 14th July, 2023
14th Jul 2023
This week's round-up features new releases from Marc Ribot's Ceramic Dog, Lorenzo De Finti & Fabrizio Bosso, Filip Jers with the Carl Bagge Trio and Steven Feifke. Plus, there's an archival live release of Sonny Rollins in Finland from 1972 and a reissue from Jasmine Myra.
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Nordic Jazz
12th Jul 2023
Our latest genre guide explores the best jazz Norway has to offer, from the early days of ECM-pioneer Jan Garbarek plus legendary vocalists Karin Krog and Radka Toneff, all the way to contemporary masters of the field such as Mette Henriette and Daniel Herskedal.
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Donny McCaslin - I Want More
7th Jul 2023
For his third solo album since collaborating on David Bowie's Blackstar, saxophonist Donny McCaslin ramps up the energy in a boisterously unrestrained race for space.
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Jazz New Release Round-up - 7th July, 2023
7th Jul 2023
This week's round-up includes a career-spanning boxset from Alan Skidmore plus new releases from John Carroll Kirby, Soft Machine, Vincente Archer and Svaneborg Kardyb, as well as an adventurous final recording from Peter Brötzmann.
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Jazzwise Editor's Choices - July 2023
4th Jul 2023
Jazzwise Editor's Choices from the July 2023 issue include new music from Laila Biali, Avishai Cohen, Lorenzo De Finti, Louis Hayes and Meshell Ndegeocello, as well as reissues and archival releases from Malombo Jazz Makers, Joy and The Jazz Doctors.
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Laila Biali with Larnell Lewis & George Koller, Laila Biali (piano, fender rhodes), Larnell Lewis (drums), George Koller (bass), Ben Wittman (percussion, drums), Kelly Jefferson (tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone), Laila Biali with George Koller feat. Anat Cohen, Anat Cohen (clarinet), Laila Biali with Larnell Lewis & George Koller feat. Kurt Elling, Kurt Elling (vocals), Laila Biali with Larnell Lewis & George Koller feat. Emilie-Claire Barlow, Emilie-Claire Barlow (vocals), Laila Biali with George Koller feat. Grégoire Maret, Grégoire Maret (accordion), Laila Biali with Larnell Lewis & George Koller feat. Caity Gyorgy, Caity Gyorgy (vocals), Michael Davidson (vibraphone)
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Uriel Herman - Different Eyes
30th Jun 2023
Depicting a concoction of memories and personal experiences drawn from his own life so far, the Israeli pianist's latest album is a keenly sensitive affair that also features the talents of trumpeter Itamar Borochov.
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Jazz New Release Round-up - 30th June, 2023
30th Jun 2023
This week's round-up includes new releases from Alex LoRe & Weirdear, Tyshawn Sorey, Tchicai/Skovbakke/Pasborg, Phi-Sonics and John Hadfield.
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Michael League on Bokanté's 'History'
28th Jun 2023
The hardworking bandleader talks Bokanté's new album, cultural appropriation and authenticity in music-making.
