Keith Jarrett | Bremen-Lausanne
ECM Releases Keith Jarrett’s 3-LP Bremen/Lausanne, Which Documents Two Mesmerizing Solo Piano Concerts from March and July 1973, as Part of the Label’s Luminessence Reissue Series Available Today “The structural coherence of these lengthy improvisations across two one-hour sets is astonishing.” — Pitchfork “The musical commingling of beauty, strength and precision can be most elusive. When it is accomplished…
Read MoreVince Guaraldi | “A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving”
In Celebration of its 50th Anniversary, Lee Mendelson Film Productions Announces the Limited Release of Vince Guaraldi’s Soundtrack for A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving for the First Time Ever Featuring Many Previously Unreleased Recordings from the Vince Guaraldi Quintet Available Today on LP, CD and Digital #1 Seller on Amazon’s TV Soundtracks A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving PEANUTS Special is…
Read MoreCarla Bley, 1936-2023
Carla Bley, 1936-2023 Our good friend Carla Bley has died, aged 87, after a long illness. One of jazz’s great composers, she was a stubborn and witty individualist who heard and wrote and played things differently. “She works in many forms,” critic Nat Hentoff noted, “and her scores for big jazz bands are matched only…
Read MoreCiara Moser | “Blind. So What?”
Irish/Austrian Bass Prodigy Ciara Moser Explores on Her Journey as a Blind Musician on Her Modern Jazz Fusion Debut, Blind. So what? The Album Explores Topics Such as the Art of Memorizing, Spatial Sense for Orientation, Trusting Others, and the Different Perceptions That Blind People Have on the World Available Friday As a professional bassist and…
Read MoreThe Gurdjieff Ensemble | “Zartir”
Zartir, the Third Album from Levon Eskenian’s Remarkable Gurdjieff Ensemble, is its Most Adventurous to Date As Well as Reclaiming the Music of Esoteric Teacher G. I. Gurdjieff for Folk Instrumentation, Zartir Situates Gurdjieff in a Tradition of Armenian Bards and Troubadours Available November 24 via ECM “Georges Gurdjieff composed and dictated volumes of piano music. Levon…
Read MoreCurtis Counce | “More Bounce”
Craft Recordings Releases Curtis Counce’s You Get More Bounce With Curtis Counce as Part of the Contemporary Records Acoustic Sounds Series Available now on vinyl and hi-res digital The extensive rollout, which continues Craft Recordings’ celebration of the storied jazz label, also includes titles by Shelly Manne, Ornette Coleman, Art Farmer and Phineas Newborn, Jr. Each album features lacquers…
Read MoreJohn Scofield | “Uncle John’s Band”
Guitarist John Scofield is at His Most Freewheeling on Uncle John’s Band The Double Album Includes Songs by The Grateful Dead, Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Miles Davis, Leonard Bernstein and More Scofield’s Far-Reaching Original Compositions are Swing, Funk and Folk-Inflected Featuring Bassist Vicente Archer and Drummer Bill Stewart Available Today on CD and Digital Platforms…
Read MorePalle Mikkelborg, Jakob Bro, Marilyn Mazur | “Strands” | ECM
Trumpeter Palle Mikkelborg, Guitarist Jakob Bro and Percussionist Marilyn Mazur, Leading Musicians from Three Generations of Danish Jazz, Present Strands, a Texturally Spacious and Emotionally Charged Live Recording from Copenhagen Available November 24 via ECM “When we walked out on stage it felt like a homecoming,” says guitarist Jakob Bro of Strands, this texturally spacious and emotionally charged live…
Read MoreAngel City Jazz Fest 2023
16th Annual Angel City Jazz Festival Announces Final 2023 Lineup Tickets on Sale Now Linda Oh, Billy Harper, Tim Berne, Nicole Mitchell, Mat Maneri & Harriet Tubman In its 16th year, 501 (c)(3) Angel City Arts presents the Angel City Jazz Festival October 13 – 29, 2023, at diverse and popular venues such as REDCAT (Roy and…
Read MorePanama Jazz Festival 2024
21st Annual Panama Jazz Festival January 15-20, 2024 Featuring Billy Cobham, Danilo Perez, Alex Blake, Ron Savage, Bill Pierce, Global Jazz Womxn, Hijas del Jazz Orchestra and More Berklee Global Jazz Institute 15 Anniversary with Special Guest Marion Hayden Panamanian All Stars Trio with Billy Cobham on Drums, Danilo Perez on Piano and Alex Blake on Bass In 2023, Panama…
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