Jazz Recommendations
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New Release Round-Up - 6th November 2026
6th Nov 2026
This week's roundup highlights Legendary John Coltrane archive finds alongside dynamic live sets from the Darius Brubeck Quartet and free-jazz pioneers Matthew Shipp and William Parker. Discover Noah Fürbringer and Petter Eldh's genre-bending EP, Zohar & Adam's inventive debut, guitar mastery from Lofsky and Price, a classic Hank Mobley reissue, and seminal British jazz from Henry Lowther and Michael Garrick.
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New Release Round-Up - 30th October 2026
30th Oct 2026
This weeks new releases include Jim Snidero's Coltrane inspired House of Trane, and the latest album from drummer and bandleader Brandon Sanders. We also have new music from DownBeat Critics Poll winner Anna Webber as well as Bass legend Christian McBride. Michael Wollny re-imagines a Schubert song cycle on ACT and we have a new release from Italian pianist Salvatore Bonafede alongside Eddie Gomez and Billy Hart
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New Release Round-Up - 23rd October 2026
23rd Oct 2026
This week’s new releases see a range of music for the soul featuring an eclectic mix of instruments: from harp and drums, to accordion and bass. We have new music from DownBeat Critics Poll winner, James Brandon Lewis, as well as Paris-based saxophonist, Olga Amlechenko. We also have the deluxe version of dodie’s sophomore album alongside re-issued Miles Davis and Coleman Hawkins.
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New Release Round-Up - 16th October 2026
16th Oct 2026
This weeks new releases see a number of albums that blend multiple genres into one. These include not only traditional fusion but jazz inspired by other genres, from folk to psychedelic funk. We have new music from rising saxophone virtuoso, Jakob Manz, as well as Matt Carmichael and Sarah Tandy, alongside re-mastered Jackie McLean and an under appreciated gem from The Alan Skidmore Quintet.
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New Release Round-Up - 9th October 2026
9th Oct 2026
This weeks releases range from variations on a trio setting to ambient and electronic inspired jazz, as well as a folk fiddle duo. We have new music from Michael Dease alongside upcoming names Charlie Ballantine and Antonio Dayyani, with re-mastered Jerry Bergonzi and re-issues from Getz/Gilberto and Bill Evans.
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New Release Round-Up - 2nd October 2026
2nd Oct 2026
This week’s releases move from intimate vocal and chamber jazz to hard bop, Gnawa-influenced improvisation and lyrical contemporary writing. New albums by Anette von Eichel, Bobby Watson and J.D. Allen sit alongside vinyl reissues from John Coltrane and Steve Lacy.
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New Release Round-Up - 25th September 2026
25th Sep 2026
Émile Parisien leads this week’s releases with his adventurous new quartet, alongside a striking vocal album from Ekep Nkwelle. Also featured are exploratory European jazz and vinyl reissues of four essential classics by Dolphy, Adderley, Shorter and Montgomery.
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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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Jazzwise Editor Choices - August 2026
1st Aug 2026
Now we’re in the thick of summer, what better way to while away the sunshine hours than with the Jazzwise Editor picks this August?
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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!
