Latest News: Jazz, Recording of the Week
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Recording of the Week,
Mosambique - Big City Moves 3rd June 2019This exciting young quintet from Norway release a memorable album of jazz fusion with tongue-firmly in cheek.
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Recording of the Week,
Alexi Tuomarila Trio - Sphere 24th May 2019Alexi Tuomarila and his group prove there is plenty of scope of innovation in the jazz piano trio, forging their own unique sound on Sphere.
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Recording of the Week,
Pacifica from Australian quartet The Vampires 17th May 2019Matt delights in the refreshingly breezy new album from The Vampires, an Australian collective blending jazz with exotica, dub and much more.
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Recording of the Week,
Hilde Louise Asbjørnsen - Red Lips, Knuckles and Bones 10th May 2019Hilde Louise Asbjørnsen delivers a moving album of her own material, genre hopping from jazz to americana with style and humour, despite personal losses that inspired many of the songs.
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Recording of the Week,
Claire Martin 2nd May 2019Claire Martin celebrates her twentieth album in style with this collection of modern day standards recorded with her Swedish trio.
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Recording of the Week,
Trish Clowes - Ninety Degrees Gravity 26th April 2019A vivid and compelling new album from Trish Clowes' quartet My Iris, Matt has been enjoying the sci-fi mind-flip that is Ninety Degrees Gravity on Basho Records.
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Recording of the Week,
Elliot Galvin - Modern Times 19th April 2019My Recording of the Week is Elliot Galvin's hugely enjoyable Modern Times. I recently chatted with Elliot about his inspiration for recording direct to vinyl.
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Recording of the Week,
Herlin Riley Perpetual Optimism 12th April 2019Matt is buzzing off Herlin Riley's Perpetual Optimism. This addictive new album is our Recording of the Week - read on to find out why.
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Recording of the Week,
Orbit Folks 5th April 2019Bright and breezy jazz fusions on the latest album from globetrotting bassist Martijn Vanbuel and his group Orbit Folks.
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Recording of the Week,
Daniel Herskedal - Voyage 29th March 2019Matt takes a Voyage with Daniel Herskedal, a vivid series of seafaring tone poems for tuba, bass trumpet, viola, oud, piano and bass.
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Recording of the Week,
Vijay Iyer & Craig Taborn 22nd March 2019Vijay Iyer and Craig Taborn take the road less travelled on this fascinating document of a live concert from Budapest on ECM.
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Recording of the Week,
The Comet Is Coming - Trust in the Lifeforce of the Deep Mystery 15th March 2019Interstellar Messages (via London) from this brilliant trio.