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Latest News: Jazz, New Release Round-up

  • New Release Round-up, New Release Round-Up - 18th April 2025

    by Maddy Allison

    Grammy winner Rhiannon Giddens explores fiddle and banjo traditions, guitarist Charlie Ballantine blends Americana roots with jazz, and vocalist Angela Verbrugge delivers soft yet stylistic nuance when undertaking familiar melodies.

  • New Release Round-up, New Release Round-Up -11th April 2025

    by Maddy Allison

    This week the Kwashibu Area Band blend Ghanaian Highlife with jazz, reggae and dub influences, Melbourne trumpeter Niran Dasika looks to science fiction for inspiration, and Blue Note’s Gerald Clayton experiments with turntablism. The ensemble Enemy explore material new and old, and singer Savina Yannatou dedicates her new ECM album to the element of water.

  • New Release Round-up, New Release Round-Up - 4th April 2025

    by Maddy Allison

    This week’s releases include the new album from pianist Yaron Herman, Hiromi’s Sonicwonder delivers a dazzling follow up album to their 2023 debut, and Burt Bacharach is given a jazz twist by the Swedish ensemble Alfie! Saxophonist Uli Kempendorff releases his explorative free jazz album with Unit Records and the folk-jazz ensemble Goleine make their debut.

  • New Release Round-up, New Release Round-Up - 28th March 2025

    by Maddy Allison

    This week sees a fusion release from Michael Bladt and the Aarhus Jazz Orchestra, a new duo in the form of rising saxophonist Emma Rawicz and pianist Gwilym Simcock, and Billy Marrows debuts his live concert recording. Sultan Stevenson continues his exploration of faith and identity in his second release with Edition Records, and Keith Jarrett’s 1974 album gets a revamp with the Branford Marsalis Quartet.

  • New Release Round-up, New Release Round-Up - 21st March 2025

    by Maddy Allison

    Lots of new releases this week: the debut from The Mario Senge Group in Optimistic View gives a Latin flavour and Handel is given a jazz-twist in Dieter Ilg’s Motherland. An ECM return for Vijay Iyer and Wadada Leo Smith in Defiant Life and the saxophone ensemble The Empress make their debut in Square One.

  • New Release Round-up, New Release Round-Up - 14th March 2025

    by Maddy Allison

    From the free jazz sounds of Nicolas Masson, to the Sufi devotional music across the globe with Rizwan-Muazzam Qawwali, there are plenty of diverse new releases this week. Snorre Kirk also debuts his fresh ensemble lineup and Nels Cline releases his fourth album with Blue Note.

  • New Release Round-up, New Release Round-Up - 7th March 2025

    by Maddy Allison

    This week’s releases include the debut album by Knats with Gearbox Records, Alison Rayner returns with a live-recorded album and Charles Pasi releases his third Blue Note album.

  • New Release Round-up, New Release Round-Up - 28th February 2025

    by Maddy Allison

    From the modern sounds of ECM artists Jon Balke and Billy Hart to the never-before-released 1967 concert of Ella Fitzgerald in The Moment of Truth: Ella at the Coliseum, there’s plenty of new music to enjoy as we come to the end of February.

  • New Release Round-up, New Release Round-Up - 21st February 2025

    by Maddy Allison

    From swinging new releases from the likes of Tom Smith and Hazy Osterwald, to the fusion sounds of Andorra, this week has plenty to offer. Plus, Grammy nominees Chuck Owen and Richard Baratta release new albums that blend genre and give classic 60s rock a twist.

  • New Release Round-up, New Release Round-Up - 14th February 2025

    by Maddy Allison

    There's lots to love this Valentine's Day with new releases from trumpeter Matthew Eick, saxophonist Jordan Vanhemert and experimental pianist Elliot Galvin. The ensemble Mama Terra pay tribute to Herbie Hancock and bassist John Patitucci crafts an intricate trio album in his debut with Edition Records.

  • New Release Round-up, New Release Round-Up - 7th February 2025

    by Maddy Allison

    New releases this week include funk and soul grooves with Danish group Tabloid, genre cross-overs in Solidarity and BelleJazzClub, and an avant-garde sound in Honey From A Winter Stone. A softer sound in Martin Budde's Back Burner and a blend of jazz and Afro-Caribbean styles with Clélya Abraham.

  • New Release Round-up, New Release Round-Up - 31st January 2025

    by Maddy Allison

    This week includes releases from the talented bassist Misha Mullov-Abbado, Loek van den Berg and his quintet, and the Mani Padme Trio. Violinist Pierre Blanchard turns his attention to on-screen favourites, and the Julia Hülsmann Quartet return with a guest trumpeter in tow.

  • New Release Round-up, New Release Round-Up - 24th January 2025

    by Maddy Allison

    Matt Berry steps away from the screen to bring us his next album Heard Noises with Acid Jazz, saxophonist Jakob Dinesen encourages listeners to take things easy in Slow Flow, and a tribute from Nicole Zuraitis to female American songwriters in siren songs volume 1.

  • New Release Round-up, New Release Round-Up - 17th January 2025

    by Maddy Allison

    Highlights this week include the sublime Fabienne Ambuehl presenting Thrive, the contemporary family trio in Madre Tierra, a diverse selection of styles in Oh People's Part Time Elegance, and Benjamin Lackner's return in his new quintet album Spindrift.

  • New Release Round-up, New Release Round-Up - 10th January 2025

    by Maddy Allison

    The new year brings with it new releases; such as Carl Allen's Tippin', Brown Spirits' psychedelic Cosmic Seeds, Flygmaskin's creative Ianchelevici, Xhosa Cole's tribute to Thelonoious Monk with On a Modern Genius Vol. 1, and finally Malia's vocal One Grass Skirt to London.

  • New Release Round-up, New Release Round-Up - 13th December 2024

    by Matt Groom

    This week features Tommy Whittle and Alan Barnes on the vibrant Straight Eight, Emily Remler’s poignant Cookin' at the Queens, Erik Palmberg’s introspective Faces, Nik Bärtsch’s grooving Spin with indie touches, and John-Paul Muir’s thoughtful Home Now.

  • New Release Round-up, New Release Round-Up - 6th December 2024

    by Matt Groom

    Orchestre Incandescent blends jazz and Baroque, Rasmus Sørensen cements his voice in modern jazz, Freddie Roach’s Good Move gets a deluxe reissue, Bill Evans' 1970 Kongsberg concert surfaces, and Tony Williams' Emergency! returns to vinyl, retaining its explosive energy.

  • New Release Round-up, New Release Round-Up - 29th November 2024

    by Matt Groom

    This week offers a diverse range of musical experiences, from experimental soundscapes to global fusions. Explore the acoustic side of Oz Noy, the minimalist trio of Danielsson, Parricelli and Pohjola, and the innovative compositions of Norman McLaren. Additionally, you can delve into the world of improvised music with Tippetts and Figes, and experience the energetic sounds of Or Bareket and Thomas Strønen.

  • New Release Round-up, Vinyl Round-Up - 22nd November 2024

    by Matt Groom

    With all the inclement weather and dark nights, now is the perfect time to show your turntable some love. In our vinyl round-up we explore reissues: Miles Davis in Paris, Diana Krall’s debut, McCoy Tyner and Joe Henderson Live at Slugs' Saloon, a trio of Blue Note releases, and a Nigerian highlife fusion compilation.

  • New Release Round-up, New Release Round-Up - 15th November 2024

    by Matt Groom

    This week’s releases feature Colin Vallon Trio’s organic grooves, Stephan Micus’s global soundscapes, Jon Batiste’s Beethoven with the blues, Emile Londonien’s genre-blending rhythms, and archival recordings from Oscar Peterson and Michel Petrucciani.

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