Record Labels
Jean-Michel Pilc | Symphony
Pianist Jean-Michel Pilc Releases Symphony, an Entirely Improvised Solo Recording Available Today via Justin Time Records “Jean-Michel Pilc prefers to fly without a net. A prolific pianist-composer and unpredictable improvisor who excels at perpetual invention and spellbinding solo sets.” — DownBeat “Pilc is a pianist known for relentless creative energy…” — JazzTimes “Symphony is a bravura performance from a musician…
Read MoreTomer Cohen | Not the Same River
Guitarist Tomer Cohen Makes Auspicious Debut with Not the Same River Featuring Drummer Obed Calvaire and Bassist Matt Penman Cohen Demonstrates His Unique Fingerstyle-and-Pick Technique on Eight Thoughtful Compositions that Reflect His Pastoral Upbringing on a Kibbutz in Israel Available Tomorrow on Hypnote Records “Cohen writes melodies that flow, sometimes in directions you might not expect, and…
Read MoreRalph Towner | At First Light
Guitarist Ralph Towner, an ECM Artist for More Than Five Decades, Releases His Solo Album At First Light In Addition to New Towner Pieces, At First Light Also Includes His Personal Take on Tunes from Broadway Musicals Available March 17 on ECM Records “A convincing case can be made that Ralph Towner is at his finest in a solo…
Read MoreBilly Childs | The Winds of Change
On The Winds of Change, Five-Time GRAMMY® Award Winner and 16-Time GRAMMY® Nominee Billy Childs Leads a Dream Quartet Featuring Trumpeter Ambrose Akinmusire, Bassist Scott Colley and Drummer Brian Blade Much of the Music on The Winds of Change Is Inspired by Film Noir and Nostalgia for the Los Angeles of Childs’ Youth Available March 17 via Mack…
Read MoreAvailable Now: Birth of Bop
Craft Recording Celebrates the Enduring Legacy of Savoy Records and the Revolutionary Bebop Era with The Birth of Bop Featuring Seminal Tracks From Many of the Genre’s Pioneers, Including Charlie Parker, Stan Getz, Milt Jackson, Dexter Gordon, Fats Navarro and More Featuring Painstaking Recreations of the Five 10-Inch LP Compilations That Were Originally Released by…
Read MoreWayne Escoffery | “Like Minds”
Saxophonist/Composer Wayne Escoffery Celebrates the Chemistry Shared by His Closest Musical Collaborators on Like Minds Due Out April 14, 2023, on Smoke Sessions Records, the Album Features Gregory Porter, Tom Harrell and Mike Moreno Joining Escoffery’s Quartet with David Kikoski, Ugonna Okegwo and Mark Whitfield, Jr. It’s often said that great minds think alike, but…
Read MoreECM February and March Releases
ECM Releases New Albums by Bobo Stenson Trio, Ralph Alessi Quartet and Gianluigi Trovesi & Stefano Montanari ECM announces new albums, including Bobo Stenson Trio’s Sphere, Ralph Alessi Quartet’s It’s Always Now and Gianluigi Trovesi & Stefano Montanari’s Stravaganze consonanti. More information on these releases is available below. Gianluigi Trovesi & Stefano Montanari | Stravaganze consonanti | February 24, 2023 In…
Read MoreJazz Singer Allison Adams Tucker Releases “1977,” the First EP in Her “RETRO Trilogy”
On RETRO Trilogy, Jazz Singer Allison Adams Tucker Zeroes in on the Three Decades of Her Evolved Freedom of Musical Expression: the ‘70s, ‘80s and ‘90s “1977” Available Now “1988” and “1999” Will be Released in February and March Full-Length Album RETRO Trilogy Available April 14 on Allegato Music Stream Tracks From RETRO Trilogy In today’s streaming world, the…
Read MoreECM Vinyl Releases
ECM Releases Vinyl Editions of Avishai Cohen, Mark Turner, Tord Gustavsen, John Scofield, Oded Tzur and Enrico Rava & Fred Hersch Available Today There is a searching, yearning quality to Naked Truth, and a raw beauty and vulnerability in Avishai Cohen’s trumpet sound on his most improvisational ECM recording to date. Mark Turner’s writing for his quartet on Return…
Read MoreEric Reed | “Black, Brown, and Blue” | Available March 10 via Smoke Sessions Records
Pianist/Composer Eric Reed Celebrates the Music of Black and Brown Composers on His Deeply Personal New Album Black, Brown and Blue The Album, Due Out March 10, 2023, on Smoke Sessions Records, Features a Brilliant New Trio with Bassist Luca Alemanno and Drummer Reggie Quinerly Stream Tracks from Black, Brown, and Blue Think of the songwriters…
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