Jazz Recommendations
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New Release Round-Up - 18th September 2026
18th Sep 2026
This week’s releases range from Eddie Parker and Rob Luft’s British jazz fusion to James Taylor’s keyboard grooves, Ida Sand’s soulful vocals and Rhiannon Giddens’ roots-informed songwriting. There is also new music from Nils Landgren, Peter Asplund and Enzo Favata, plus welcome reissues from Stanley Cowell, Eddie Gale and The Three Sounds.
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New Release Round-Up - 11th September 2026
11th Sep 2026
This week’s releases move from Ezra Collective’s diasporic celebration Here Because of Hope to intimate guitar duets from Antonio Forcione and Cenk Erdogan. Gretchen Parlato, Nikolaus Gelpke, Giacomo Smith and Maja Jaku offer contrasting contemporary perspectives, while Verve Vault reissues revisit landmark recordings by Mel Tormé and Sister Rosetta Tharpe.
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New Release Round-Up - 4th September 2026
4th Sep 2026
This week’s highlights range from Alex Hamburger and José Luiz Martins’ Brazilian-influenced duo to cinematic jazz-rock from Oan Kim & the Dirty Jazz, analogue grooves from Peter Gall, corto.alto’s genre-crossing energy, Mali Sheard's impressive debut album, and Emil de Waal’s Old News's renewal. Adventurous 1960s sessions by Juan Carlos Calderón and Sam Rivers also return on vinyl.
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New Release Round-Up - 28th August 2026
28th Aug 2026
This week brings intimate duo playing, contemplative vocals, and roots reggae, alongside Adam Bałdych’s chamber textures, Irène Schweizer’s solo brilliance and Oracle’s adventurous quartet interplay from across Europe.
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New Release Round-Up - 21st August 2026
21st Aug 2026
This week’s releases include albums from Kosmos Trio, vocalist Britt Hein, and composer-guitarist Matt Panayides, plus a vinyl reissue of Freddie Hubbard's Red Clay.
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New Release Round-Up - 14th August 2026
14th Aug 2026
This week's highlights include a vocal jazz set from Nancy Kelly, a swinging new quintet album from Ben Markley, and the latest heartfelt release from British folk-pop duo Ferris & Sylvester, plus a couple of Verve Vault vinyl reissues.
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New Release Round-Up - 7th August 2026
7th Aug 2026
From dazzling duos, to explorations of rural landscapes and cultural traditions, we bring you all the latest jazz albums on offer this week.
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New Release Round-Up - 31st July 2026
31st Jul 2026
Highlights this week include Cindy Blackman Santana's powerful new album Coherence and The Solomon Gundy Band's vibrant debut, Hancestry.
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New Release Round-Up - 24th July 2026
24th Jul 2026
From unreleased Ella Fitzgerald to Charles Lloyd's moving tribute to Zakir Hussain, this week brings the finest of fresh jazz releases.
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New Release Round-Up - 17th July 2026
17th Jul 2026
Highlights this week include Fergus McCreadie's atmospheric return to the world of The Shieling with a collection of companion pieces, and the vocalist Nicole Zuraitis presents her adventurous new album The Devil I Knew.
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New Release Round-Up - 10th July 2026
10th Jul 2026
Highlights this week include Deirdre Cartwright's vibrant Organik, Stella Cole's elegant live celebration of the Great American Songbook from New York's iconic Café Carlyle, and Bruno Heinen's imaginative reworking of Béla Bartók's Mikrokosmos.
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June Vinyl Round-Up
5th Jul 2026
Presenting the best picks of vinyls releases of the past month - both new releases and timeless classics!
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New Release Round-Up - 3rd July 2026
3rd Jul 2026
From Empirical’s latest album influenced by 60s jazz and personal faith to Ibrahim Maalouf’s joyful second instalment in his Trumpets of Michel-Ange Volumes, there’s plenty to enjoy this week.
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New Release Round-Up - 26th June 2026
26th Jun 2026
Among this week's highlights are Cécile McLorin Salvant's first orchestral album, Matt Berry's ambitious jazz suite, and Steve Swallow's first record as a leader in over a decade.
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New Release Round-Up - 19th June 2026
19th Jun 2026
Highlights this week include Sun Ra’s archival East Two + 5, and Straight08 by Sam Barsh, Keyon Harrold, and Mark Guiliana, fusing straight-ahead jazz with modern rhythmic grooves.
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New Release Round-Up - 12th June 2026
12th Jun 2026
This week, jazz powerhouse Lakecia Benjamin returns with her latest project filled with A-list collaborations, and Jeff Goldblum expands on his Still Blooming soundworld with a new 'late night' instalment.
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New Release Round-Up - 5th June 2026
5th Jun 2026
This week Anthony Joseph embraces all things Afrofuturist, the Shadowlands trio explore Irish traditions, and saxophonist Trish Clowes crafts an album centred around the Thames Path.
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New Release Round-Up - 29th May 2026
29th May 2026
For the final round-up of the month, Joe Lovano presents his latest ensemble project and a Miles Davis reissue explores the iconic cinematic soundtrack Ascenseur pour l'échafaud.
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New Release Round-Up - 22nd May 2026
22nd May 2026
Large jazz ensembles and reinterpretations of the jazz greats are the order of the day this week, as our new releases embrace that big band sound.
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New Release Round-Up - 15th May 2026
15th May 2026
This week sees a reissue of Tomasz Stanko’s Balladyna on ECM, as well as a harmonica and guitar collaboration in Unfiltered, and the narrative world of author Haruki Murakami brought to life in music in Between Here and Nowhere.
