Jazz Recommendations
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Grammy Winners 2021
15th Mar 2021
Matt introduces the winning jazz albums from this year's ceremony, which took place last night in Los Angeles.
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Jazz New Release Round-Up - 11th March 2021
11th Mar 2021
A live set of Anthony Braxton, solo saxophone pieces and world-fusion jazz are amongst our picks for this week's new release round-up.
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Jazz New Release Round-Up - 25th February 2021
25th Feb 2021
Cameron Graves' 'thrash-jazz', experimental vocal jazz-meets-pop, and a series of singles from up-and-coming Russian jazz talent are among our picks for this week's new release round-up.
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Jazz New Release Round-Up - 18th February 2021
18th Feb 2021
Julian Bliss playing Gershwin, a new project from nu-jazz keys player Robert Glasper and chamber jazz from saxophonist/composer Aaron Irwin are among our picks for this week's new release round-up.
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Jazz New Release Round-Up - 11th February 2021
11th Feb 2021
Reissued recordings from Stan Tracey, a collector's edition Charlie Parker set and fresh piano trio jazz from Ubuntu Music are among our picks for this week's new release round-up.
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Jazz New Release Round-Up - 4th February 2021
4th Feb 2021
Futuristic yet nostalgic piano playing from Mack Avenue records, standards for bebop electric guitar and free jazz-meets-big band are amongst our inclusions for this week's new release round-up.
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Jazz New Release Round-Up - 28th January 2021
28th Jan 2021
John Coltrane's A Love Supreme as imagined for an electric band, evocative classical-jazz crossover from Scotland's 'Best Instrumentalist', and intimate contemporary vocal jazz from Janne Mark are among our picks for this week's round-up.
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Jazz New Release Round-Up - 21st January 2021
21st Jan 2021
Highlights this week include Will Glaser's Climbing in Circles, Arthur Hnatek Trio's Static, a mash-up of jazz and consort music, and Soweto-based Urab Village's Udondolo
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Jazz New Release Round-Up - 14th January 2021
14th Jan 2021
New vinyl from Keith Jarrett, a compilation of mid-2000s nu jazz from Brotherly, and an unearthed live recording from Dexter Gordon's time in Copenhagen.
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Jazz Vinyl Round-Up - 6th January
6th Jan 2021
This week's latest additions to the Presto Jazz vinyl catalogue include nu-jazz versions of Sun Ra classics, a television score from Kamasi Washington, and a live set from veteran drummer Jeff Williams.
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Jazzwise Albums of the Year 2020
17th Dec 2020
Jazzwise reveal their favourite new albums of 2020 with a selection reflecting just how exciting the current jazz scene is, with newer artists vying with the old guard.
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Jazz Hi-Res Round-Up - 17th December 2020
17th Dec 2020
Josh lends an ear to some recent hi-res new releases, including British saxophonist Chris Potter, Nels Cline's improv band, GoGo Penguin, and Rebekka Bakken’s Winter Nights.
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Jazz Recordings of the Year 2020
10th Dec 2020
After much deliberation, we are thrilled to reveal our top five Jazz Recordings of the Year.
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Jazz New Release Round-Up - 4th December 2020
4th Dec 2020
The latest jazz new releases, incuding a 6-LP boxset from Avishai Cohen, and an epic Keith Tippett orchestral commission.
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Jazz New Release Round-Up - 19th November 2020
19th Nov 2020
Beatles for jazz quartet, Norwegian free-improvisation from Hubro, and a live show from Ronnie Scott's by George Benson, are among our picks for this week's new release round-up.
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Jazz New Release Round-Up - 13th November 2020
13th Nov 2020
A surprise release from the late Dave Brubeck, the latest from Grammy-nominated Ben Wendel, free jazz fun with Glasshopper, funky latin fusion from pianist Ivan Timbó, landscape painting from saxophonist Patrick Cornelius, and a tribute to the collaborations of Joe Pass and Ella Fitzgerald by vocalist Cleo and guitarist David Grabowski.
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Jazz New Release Round-Up - 6th November 2020
6th Nov 2020
This week's new releases include reissues from Terje Rypdal, a second live recording from Keith Jarrett's 2016 tour, and modern reinterpretations of the music of Sun Ra.
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Jazz New Release Round-Up - 30th October 2020
30th Oct 2020
This week's new releases include an electrifying live performance from Ella Fitzgerald, reinterpretations of a classic Radiohead album and a new Blue Note recording from vibraphonist Joel Ross.
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Jazz New Release Round-up - 23rd October 2020
23rd Oct 2020
A Norwegian saxophonist recording in Denmark, a vinyl issue of a classic Jim McNeely session, experimental jazz rock explorations, Glaswegian acid jazz, and a Haitian cellist's homage to the poetry of Langston Hughes.
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Jazz New Release Round-up - 16th October 2020
16th Oct 2020
Another batch of eclectic new releases out this week, including an excellent debut from Ferdinand o Romano, Chris Barber's trad jazz, San Fransico experimentalism, Australian jazz funk, and Norwegian jazz rock.
