Keith Jarrett | Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach’s “Württemberg Sonatas” | ECM New Series
Keith Jarrett’s Recording of Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach’s Württemberg Sonatas, Made in 1994, Followed a Period in Which the Pianist Had Been Focussing on the Music of Johann Sebastian Bach The Fluidity of the Performance Has a Quality That Perhaps Could Be Conveyed Only by an Artist of Great Improvisational Skills Available June 30 via ECM New Series…
Read MoreNigeria-born, Los Angeles-Based Jazz Vocalist Douyé Breathes New Life into the Great American Songbook on “The Golden Sèkèrè”
Nigeria-born, Los Angeles-Based Jazz Vocalist Douyé Breathes New Life into the Great American Songbook on The Golden Sèkèrè Douyé Blends Her Polyrhythmic African Heritage with the Lyricism of the Western Jazz World to Create an Astonishing 14-Song Collection of Sublime Beauty and Percussive Festivity Featuring Trumpeter Sean Jones, Guitarist Lionel Loueke and Bassist Buster Williams Available…
Read MoreJazz Is Dead Announces New Album With Legendary Afrobeat Drummer Tony Allen
Jazz Is Dead Announces New Album With the Late Legendary Afrobeat Drummer Tony Allen Tony Allen JID018 Marks JID’s Adrian Younge’s First Foray Into Afrobeat Available July 7 via Jazz is Dead “The Jazz Is Dead series has done a lot to become gateway drugs for younger listeners to these pivotal ’60s and ’70s jazz icons…” – NPR…
Read MoreSenri Oe Releases “Stella’s Cough,” the First Single From “Class of ’88”
Japanese Pop Singer-Songwriter Turned Jazz Pianist Senri Oe Revisits His Superstar Past on His Joyous New Piano Trio Album “Stella’s Cough,” the Album’s First Single, is Streaming Now on Digital Platforms Class of ’88 Reimagines Oe’s ‘80s and ‘90s Hits Alongside His New Originals in a Jazz Trio Setting with Bassist Matt Clohesy and Drummer Ross…
Read MoreJoe Farnsworth | “In What Direction Are You Headed?” | Available Now via Smoke Sessions Records
Drummer Joe Farnsworth Sets Out on a Bold New Path in Answer to the Question In What Direction Are You Headed? Farnsworth’s Third Album for Smoke Sessions Records, Available Now, Features a Stellar All-Star Quintet with Kurt Rosenwinkel, Immanuel Wilkins, Robert Hurst and Julius Rodriguez “Immanuel Wilkins and Kurt Rosenwinkel offer a transcendent front line…
Read MoreJazz Is Dead Announces New Releases by Lonnie Liston Smith and Tony Allen, Hermeto Pascoal Spring Tour
Jazz is Dead Announces New Releases by Lonnie Liston Smith and Tony Allen Jazz is Dead is Presenting Hermeto Pascoal’s Spring Tour “The Jazz Is Dead series has done a lot to become gateway drugs for younger listeners to these pivotal ’60s and ’70s jazz icons…” – NPR Music Jazz Is Dead, the label co-founded by Adrian Younge and Ali Shaheed Muhammad that issues…
Read MoreCraft Recordings Releases André Previn’s “West Side Story” as Part of the Contemporary Records Acoustic Sounds Series
Craft Recordings Releases André Previn’s West Side Story as part of Contemporary Records Acoustic Sounds Series Available tomorrow on vinyl and hi-res digital The extensive rollout, which continues Craft Recordings’ celebration of the storied jazz label, also includes titles by Ornette Coleman, Art Farmer, Leroy Vinnegar, Curtis Counce and Phineas Newborn, Jr. Each album features lacquers cut from the original master tapes (AAA) by Bernie…
Read MoreNils Økland/Sigbjørn Apeland | “Glimmer” | ECM
Violinist Nils Økland and Keyboardist Sigbjørn Apeland, Musical Partners for Thirty Years, Explore the Interface of Norwegian Traditional Music and Improvisation on Glimmer Much of the Music on Glimmer is Related to the Area of Western Norway Where Økland and Apeland Grew Up Available on US Digital Platforms June 16 via ECM Violinist Nils Økland and keyboardist Sigbjørn Apeland, musical partners…
Read MorePilc Moutin Hoenig | “YOU Are The Song” | Available Today via Justin Time Records
Pianist Jean-Michel Pilc, Bassist François Moutin and Drummer Ari Hoenig Team Up Again on YOU Are The Song, the Trio’s First Album in Twelve Years The Album Was Recorded Without Any Preparation and Includes Only First Takes Available Today via Justin Time Records “Having played together since the nineties (and, in the case of Pilc…
Read MoreAtlanta-Based Pianist Joe Alterman Pays Tribute to His Mentor and Friend Les McCann on “Big Mo & Little Joe”
Atlanta-Based Pianist Joe Alterman Pays Tribute to His Mentor and Dear Friend, the Legendary Pianist/Composer Les McCann, on His Spirited New Trio Album Joe Alterman Plays Les McCann: Big Mo & Little Joe, Available August 11 via Joe Alterman Music, Features Bassist Kevin Smith and Drummer Justin Chesarek on Material Spanning McCann’s Career The first…
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