Jazz Recommendations
- Reviews
- Interviews
- Recommendations
- Guides
- Obituaries
- Podcasts
- Videos
-
Jazz New Release Round-Up - 24th June 2021
24th Jun 2021by Joshua Lee
This week’s picks for new jazz releases include jazz trio renditions of Richard Wagner, a reunion of French jazz group Belmondia Quintet, and soul-infused nu-jazz from Hiatus Kaiyote.
-
Jaubi - Nafs at Peace
21st Jun 2021by Joshua Lee
After a prolific year of small releases, the Lahore, Pakistan quartet make their full-length debut on Astigmatic Records, straddling North Indian classical music, hip-hop and improvised jazz.
-
Jazz Vinyl Round-Up - Reissued Classics from Blue Note
19th Jun 2021by Joshua Lee
New and upcoming vinyl reissues from Blue Note include 60s Dexter Gordon, Andrew Hill’s Passing Ships, classics by Sonny Clark and Hank Mobley, and a deluxe box set from trumpeter Lee Morgan.
-
Jazz New Release Round-Up - 17th June 2021
17th Jun 2021by Joshua Lee
This week’s pick of new releases includes Bob Mintzer with the WDR Big Band, funky smooth jazz from saxophonist Steve Cole, and a deluxe reissue of Charles Mingus’s Live at Carnegie Hall.
-
Early works from The Comet Is Coming repressed on vinyl
14th Jun 2021by Joshua Lee
The cosmic jazz trio's first three releases - Prophecy, Channel the Spirits, and Death to the Planet - are made available again on vinyl from The Leaf Label.
-
Jazz New Release Round-Up - 10th June 2021
10th Jun 2021by Joshua Lee
New jazz releases including the latest from multi-instrumentalist Stephan Micus, the Hendrix of modern jazz guitar Julian Lage, and the studio debut from Argentinian duo Cande y Paulo.
-
Squarepusher - Feed Me Weird Things
7th Jun 2021by Joshua Lee
The mind-melting debut from one of the UK's most influential electronic acts gets a deluxe reissue courtesy of Warp Records on its 25th anniversary.
-
Jazz New Release Round-Up - 3rd June 2021
3rd Jun 2021by Joshua Lee
This week’s picks for recent additions to the jazz catalogue include the latest recording by Norwegian tubist Daniel Herskedal, piano trio jazz from Maria Kannegaard, avant-garde big-band music from Alex Paxton, and afro-rock from South African quartet BLK JKS.
-
Jazz New Release Round-Up - 28th May 2021
28th May 2021by Joshua Lee
This week’s pick of recent jazz releases include an unreleased live set from saxophonist Lol Coxhill, the debut recording by New York-based pianist Roy Gallon, and the latest album from seasoned bassist Dave Holland.
-
Graham Bond Organization - Wade in the Water
26th May 2021by Matt Groom
A definitive 4 CD boxset collecting together all of the studio recordings, plus rare live recordings, made by one of finest British rhythm and blues groups of the sixties, The Graham Bond Organization.
-
Label Round-Up - Intakt Records
21st May 2021by Joshua Lee
Josh digs through some of the boundary-pushing Swiss label's most recent recordings.
-
New Archival Recordings from Sam Rivers
19th May 2021by Joshua Lee
A new series from NoBusiness Records digs out some previously unreleased recordings by the legendary composer and multi-instrumentalist.
-
Jazz New Release Round-Up - 14th May 2021
14th May 2021by Joshua Lee
Chris Potter, big band-meets-techno, and a 60th anniversary set from Impulse! Records are among our new release picks this week.
-
Jazz New Release Round-Up - 7th May 2021
7th May 2021by Joshua Lee
GoGo Penguin remixes, James Brandon Lewis and the latest volume from the Matchbox Bluesmaster Series are amongst our picks for new jazz releases this week.
-
New and Upcoming Jazz Vinyl - 30th April 2021
30th Apr 2021by Joshua Lee
Recent and upcoming additions to the Presto Jazz vinyl catalogue include this year's best ECM recordings, a reissued recording from Avishai Cohen featuring a young Shai Maestro, and low-down jazz-funk from Snarky Puppy guitarist Mark Lettieri.
-
Jazz New Release Round-Up - 23rd April 2021
23rd Apr 2021by Joshua Lee
Our latest picks for jazz new releases include a triple-bill of ECM recordings, American Songbook tunes from Lilly-Ann Hertzman and piano/vocal duets on Edition Records, among others.
-
Jazz New Release Round-Up - 16th April 2021
16th Apr 2021by Joshua Lee
Recent picks from our jazz catalogue include Avishai Cohen with the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, a quartet led by Evan Parker, and soul-jazz fronted by pianist Jon Batiste.
-
Jazz New Release Round-Up - 8th April 2021
8th Apr 2021by Joshua Lee
Gretchen Parlato's 'comeback' record, a couple of excellent solo piano albums and jazz renditions of Ennio Morricone are among our picks for this week's new release round-up.
-
Jazz New Release Round-Up - 1st April 2021
1st Apr 2021by Joshua Lee
This week's new release picks include the latest from Norwegian guitarist Hedvig Mollestad, a celebration of the music of Bill Evans, and Afro-Peruvian inspired music played with a modern jazz quintet.
-
Jazz New Release Round-Up - 18th March 2021
18th Mar 2021by Joshua Lee
Futuristic jazz-hop, improvised electroacoustic music and classical guitar works composed by Pat Metheny are among our favourite recent releases in this week's round-up.