Latest News: Jazz
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Classic Recordings,
Dave Holland - Conference of the Birds 18th April 2019
A conference of the finest players on the free music scene in the early seventies, Matt argues that Dave Holland's Conference of the Birds is one of the great seventies jazz albums.
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Recording of the Week,
Herlin Riley Perpetual Optimism 12th April 2019
Matt is buzzing off Herlin Riley's Perpetual Optimism. This addictive new album is our Recording of the Week - read on to find out why.
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New Release Round-up,
Jazz New Release Round-Up - 12th April 2019 12th April 2019
Matt assesses the week's new jazz releases, with quality releases from Herlin Riley, Bill Frisell and Thomas Morgan.
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New Release Round-up,
Jazz New Releases Roundup - 5th April 2019 5th April 2019
A quick look at some of the week's jazz new releases, and a varied bunch it is too...
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Recording of the Week,
Orbit Folks 5th April 2019
Bright and breezy jazz fusions on the latest album from globetrotting bassist Martijn Vanbuel and his group Orbit Folks.
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Classic Recordings,
Ellington at Newport 1956 3rd April 2019
Let us journey back to the Newport Jazz Festival in 1956, to witness a demoralised Ellington Band find its mojo in realtime, thanks to a storming Paul Gonsalves solo that runs for 27 choruses, and caused a mini-riot.
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Recording of the Week,
Daniel Herskedal - Voyage 29th March 2019
Matt takes a Voyage with Daniel Herskedal, a vivid series of seafaring tone poems for tuba, bass trumpet, viola, oud, piano and bass.
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New Release Round-up,
Jazz New Release Round-Up - 29th March 2019 29th March 2019
From long-lost Japanese jazz-fusion to tasteful interpretations of swing era tunes, there's a varied bunch of new releases out this week.
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Classic Recordings,
Desmond & Mulligan - Two of a Mind 28th March 2019
Matt winds down to urbane warriors Paul Desmond and Gerry Mulligan's Two of a Mind.
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Recording of the Week,
Vijay Iyer & Craig Taborn 22nd March 2019
Vijay Iyer and Craig Taborn take the road less travelled on this fascinating document of a live concert from Budapest on ECM.
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New Release Round-up,
Jazz New Release Round-Up - 22nd March 2019 22nd March 2019
Beach Boys-go-bebop with Atomic's latest offering, boogaloo odysseys from Oz Noy, David Laborier's latest cross-genre experiments and the Benny Lackner Trio continue to tastefully push the envelope.
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Classic Recordings,
Out to Lunch 20th March 2019
Matt revisits one of the true landmarks of modern jazz, Eric Dolphy's Out to Lunch.
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Recording of the Week,
The Comet Is Coming - Trust in the Lifeforce of the Deep Mystery 15th March 2019
Interstellar Messages (via London) from this brilliant trio.
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Obituary,
Jacques Loussier (1934-2019) 7th March 2019
The French pianist and composer, best known for his trio’s million-selling string of albums re-interpreting the music of Bach in a jazz style, passed away on Monday aged 84.
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Interview,
Will Todd on his Jazz Missa Brevis 24th January 2019
The composer Will Todd talks to David about his new album of jazz-infused choral works, pairing a set of Passiontide works with a new Missa Brevis.
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Artist Anthologies,
3-disc Essential Albums Collection 23rd January 2019
February 2019 sees the release of 20 concise artist anthologies which will appeal to both jazz connoisseurs and act as a perfect introduction to new audiences of Post-Bop, Big Band, Soul-Jazz, Bebop, Vocal, Jazz Guitar, Acid Jazz, Fusion, Latin Jazz and Piano Jazz.
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New Release Round-up,
ECM Touchstone Series 18th January 2019
In 2019 ECM celebrates its fiftieth anniversary, which prompts reflections upon the journey so far. The Touchstones series of reissues highlights albums made along the way and includes many recordings which now count as milestones in the history of jazz and improvisation.
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Announcement,
Introducing Presto Jazz 3rd January 2019
Chris introduces the latest addition to the Presto website - a new department dedicated to Jazz recordings.
