Jazz Recommendations
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New Release Round-Up - 29th November 2024
29th Nov 2024
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.
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Vinyl Round-Up - 22nd November 2024
22nd Nov 2024
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.
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New Release Round-Up - 15th November 2024
14th Nov 2024
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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Jazz New Release Round-Up - 8th November 2024
8th Nov 2024
Jazz highlight this week include the pairing of Lionel Loueke and Dave Holland, a never-heard-before Keith Jarrett trio recording, standards from both Marilena Paradisi & Bob Nieske, and also Fred Hersch, and younger upstarts in the form of The Banger Factory and OTOOTO.
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Jazz New Release Round-Up - 1st November 2024
1st Nov 2024
This week’s new releases include releases from tenor saxophonist JD Allen, drummer Brandon Sanders, classical leaning improvisation with Sarah Neufeld, Rebecca Foon and Richard Reed Parry, Philip Clemo, Stína Ágústsdóttir, and Dick Sisto and Andy LaVerne.
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Jazz New Release Round-Up - 25th October 2024
25th Oct 2024
New releases from Paul Dunmall & Kevin Figes, BADBADNOTGOOD, Glen Manby, John Gibbon Trio, Faz Tempo, Stefan Schöler, Danilo Pérez, Bohuslän Big Band, and a rarity from Sphere.
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Jazz New Release Round-Up - 18th October 2024
18th Oct 2024
This week's highlights include albums from Aaron Parks, Josephine Davies, Pentadox, Sidsel Endresen, Jan Bang, and Erik Honore, Guy Davis, and vinyl reissues for Sun Ra, Donald Byrd, and Art Blakey.
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Jazz New Release Round-Up - 11th October 2024
11th Oct 2024
This week’s jazz releases include Immanuel Wilkins exploring themes of heritage, whilst Ashley Henry blends introspective lyrics and lush jazz melodies. Ilario Ferrari's offers a fusion of styles, Joe Sanders gives us genre-blending compositions, and there's a refreshing reunion between Oscar Peterson and Herb Ellis.
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Immanuel Wilkins (altosaxophone, saxophone, vocalist, synthesizer), June McDoom (vocalist), Yaw Agyeman (vocalist), Ganavya (vocalist), Micah Thomas (piano, organ), Rick Rosato (bass), Kweku Sumbry (drumkit), Esi Sumbry (vocalist), Cécile McLorin Salvant (vocalist), Marvin Sewell (guitar), Chris Dave (drumkit)
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Jazz New Release Round-Up - 4th October 2024
4th Oct 2024
This week's highlights include Michael Mayo's versatile Fly, Dario Miranda's chamber jazz in La Dormiente, Ben Wendel's vibrant live album Understory, and David Preston's Purple/Black Volume 2.
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Jazz New Release Round-Up - 27th September 2024
27th Sep 2024
This week's new releases range from Antonio Dayyani’s melancholic Trop Op to Rick Panzer’s jazz dance classic. Walter Smith III’s modern jazz, Laura Jurd’s avant-garde brass, and Tenderlonious' Indian fusion highlight the boundary-pushing creativity in contemporary music.
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Jazz New Release Round-Up - 20th September 2024
20th Sep 2024
Highlights this week include Nubya Garcia's gorgeous Odyssey, Markus Harm's cosmic Out in Space... and seeing as he's taken into the cosmos let's give Sun Ra's Jazz in Silhouette another spin.
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Esperanza Spalding (vocals), Nubya Garcia (music production, tenor saxophone), Chineke! Orchestra (strings), Joe Armon-Jones (piano, keyboards), Daniel Casimir (double bass), Sam Jones (drums), Jansen Santana (percussion), Richie (vocals), Sheila Maurice-Grey (trumpet, flugelhorn), Rosie Turton (trombone), Georgia Anne Muldrow (vocals), James Douglas (cello)
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Jazz New Release Round-Up - 19th July 2024
19th Jul 2024
An experimental American master's heart-softening trio, West London's freshest electro-acoustic sound, Norway's leading jazz singer finds herself in an intimate setting, the uplifting new ensemble from a UK jazz veteran and a Russian-American saxman's impressive band of close-knit comrades...
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Jazz New Release Round-Up - 12th July 2024
12th Jul 2024
A long-awaited reissue from Louis Moholo-Moholo, Chick and Béla's last outing, a live recording of an avant-garde double bass and piano duo, calming Nordic tones and a smorgasbord of Dutch delicacies, concocted by a master percussionist...
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Jazz New Release Round-Up - 5th July 2024
5th Jul 2024
A "Sassy" centenary with Zara McFarlane, Ian Shaw & Tony Kofi's recent stint celebrates Strayhorn in Soho, a duo of West African kora and Danish drums, strong French vibes arrive via the States and a guitar hero joins one of the North's finest jazz outfits...
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Jazz New Release Round-Up - 28th June 2024
28th Jun 2024
A triumphantly wacky return from Hiatus Kaiyote, a young British trumpeter explores his faith, one of Cannonball Adderley's last romps, a big band tribute honours Chick Corea, Randy Brecker stars on a long-lost recording from a New York veteran and a Korean jazz orchestrator reflects on her cultural heritage...
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Jazz New Release Round-Up - 21st June 2024
21st Jun 2024
Soothing psychedelic sounds emanate from Manchester, audacious South African trombone in the township tradition, a British piano trio expertly honours Carla Bley, Johnny Griffin is resurrected on a live recording from Spain and McCoy Tyner receives a Latin big band interpretation...
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Jazz New Release Round-Up - 14th June 2024
14th Jun 2024
A modern orchestral-jazz crossover project encapsulating the spirit of London, a great American tenorist's vivifying quartet, the alternative sound world of a Pulitzer Prize-winning composer and songwriter, funky vintage sounds by way of Tel Aviv and a rhythmic adventure you won't soon forget...
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Jazz New Release Round-Up - 7th June 2024
7th Jun 2024
An exclusive new live release from GoGo Penguin, some previously unheard late Stan Getz, the hottest upcoming Norwegian group, a seasoned American professional breaks new ground, plus further insight into a unique chapter in Elton Dean's career...
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Jazz New Release Round-Up - 31st May 2024
31st May 2024
A radical American double bassist, atmospheric trombone textures from Denmark, the UK's most versatile saxophonist and his trio, a peak at the contemporary Stockholm scene and some gypsy jazz inspired by a soundtrack of Italian classics...
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Jazz New Release Round-Up - 24th May 2024
24th May 2024
Swedish hypno-jazz with strings, an Anglo-South African celebration, an authentic and vulnerable singer-songwriter and friends, a pillow-talking saxophonist and two old pals from London offering their take on the theme of 'home'...
