Latest News: Jazz
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Interview,
Soweto Kinch on creating 'White Juju' with the London Symphony Orchestra 11th January 2023We spoke to saxophonist and emcee Soweto Kinch on his collaboration with the London Symphony Orchestra, White Juju.
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Presto Chart,
The Jazz Chart - 2022 10th January 2023Our 50 best-selling new releases and reissue titles from 2022, with albums by Tord Gustavsen, Keith Jarrett and Bill Evans topping the charts.
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Recording of the Week,
Houston Person, 'Reminiscing at Rudy's' 6th January 2023The latest album in tenor saxophonist Houston Person's large catalogue is a tribute to his old friend, the late Rudy Van Gelder, and features Person in a quintet playing a selection of ballads and up-tempo tunes in his honour.
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New Release Round-up,
Jazz New Release Round-Up - 5th January 2023 5th January 2023The latest jazz releases include a Village Vanguard duet set from Esperanza Spalding and Fred Hersch, a retrospective of Nils Landgren's music on ACT, and a Tone Poet reissue of John Scofield, Joe Lovano, Dave Holland and Al Foster's 2002 quartet album.
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Obituary,
2022 Jazz Goodbyes 4th January 2023A short video tribute remembering some of the jazz musicians, producers, and composers who died during 2022.
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Presto Chart,
The Jazz Chart - December 2022 4th January 2023Our 25 best-selling titles across all formats for December, including new entries from Donald Byrd, Mike Moreno, and Esbjörn Svensson.
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New Release Round-up,
Upcoming Jazz Vinyl - January & February 2023 29th December 2022We take a look at some of the jazz vinyl highlights coming up in January and February, including reissues from Ahmad Jamal and Chet Baker, a new archival release from Graham Collier, and a reimagined album by Lionel Loueke.
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Interview,
Sean Gibbs on writing 'Confluence', and his love of big band music 27th December 2022We spoke to the young trumpeter about his new big band release - Confluence - on Ubuntu Music, his compositional approach for both big bands and quintets, and what he's up to next year.
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Favourites,
The Ones That Got Away 2022 - Jazz, World & More 23rd December 2022Matt and Josh sat down to reflect on their favourite releases of 2022 from outside our usual jazz wheelhouse, as well as some great albums we missed along the way.
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New Release Round-up,
New Release Round-Up - 22nd December 2022 22nd December 2022The latest jazz new releases include Chihiro Yamanaka's new piano trio album, two Miles Davis vinyl reissues, and Raynald Colom's A Million Dreams on CD and vinyl.
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Recording of the Week,
Donald Byrd, 'Cookin' With Blue Note at Montreux' 16th December 2022An unearthed live recording of Donald Byrd at the Montreux Jazz Festival in 1973 showcases the trumpeter and his band of young mentees shortly after the release of his funk-fusion classic Black Byrd.
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New Release Round-up,
Jazz New Release Round-Up - 15th December 2022 15th December 2022The latest jazz releases include reissues of Thelonious Monk and Benny Carter, Garrett Saracho on Jazz Is Dead, and saxophonist Anthony Ferrara's sophomore album on SteepleChase.
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Awards,
Jazz Recordings of the Year - Winners 2022 9th December 2022After much deliberation, we are thrilled to reveal our top five Jazz Recordings of the Year.
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Recording of the Week,
Oscar Peterson Trio, 'On a Clear Day: Live in Zurich 1971' 9th December 2022A rare formation of the Canadian pianist's iconic trio - featuring Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen and Louis Hayes - makes an appearance on this unearthed live recording from the midst of a world tour.
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New Release Round-up,
Jazz New Release Round-Up - 8th December 2022 8th December 2022Donald Byrd at the Montreux Jazz Festival, the soundtrack to a Ron Carter documentary, and a new solo project by BADBADNOTGOOD's Leland Whitty are among our weekly jazz picks.
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Presto Chart,
The Jazz Chart - November 2022 6th December 2022Our 25 best-selling titles across all formats for November, including new entries from Arild Andersen, Daniel Herskedal and Connie Han.
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Recording of the Week,
Hedvig Mollestad & Trondheim Jazz Orchestra, 'Maternity Beat' 2nd December 2022Hedvig Mollestad presents her most diverse and vivid album yet, recorded in collaboration with the Trondheim Jazz Orchestra.
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New Release Round-up,
Jazz New Release Round-Up - 1st December 2022 1st December 2022The latest jazz releases include film standards from Mike Moreno, solo double bass from Kham Meslien, and unearthed recordings by Tomasz Stańko.
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Favourites,
Gifts for... Jazz Vinyl Lovers 30th November 2022From audiophile-grade deluxe editions to reissues of core classics, browse some of our suggestions for jazz vinyl gifts.
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Awards,
Jazz Recordings of the Year - Finalists 2022 25th November 2022We have the enjoyable task of picking out our favourite albums of the year, narrowing it down to 25 finalists. With many excellent new jazz albums releasing in 2022 we had plenty to choose from, from big-name labels to smaller imprints, up-and-comers to established names.