Available October 28: Arild Andersen Group | “Affirmation” | ECM
Affirmation, Norwegian Bassist Arild Andersen’s First Recording with His New Quartet, is Almost Entirely Improvised Featuring Tenor Saxophonist Marius Neset, Pianist Helge Lien and Drummer Håkon Mjåset Johansen, Available October 28 via ECM Records In November 2021, bassist Arild Andersen brought his new quartet with saxophonist Marius Neset, pianist Helge Lien and drummer Håkon…
Read MoreAlex Acuña | “Gifts” | Available Now via Le Coq Records
Former Weather Report Drummer Alex Acuña Releases Gifts, His First Album as a Leader in 17 Years Gifts Reunites Acuña with Members of The Unknowns, Runs a Stylistic Gamut from Funk to Fusion, Soul-Jazz, Ambient, Latin and Brazilian Flavored Jazz Available Now on Le Coq Records “Acuña entitled the album as he received these tunes from a…
Read MoreAvailable Today: Wolfert Brederode | “Ruins and Remains” | ECM
Wolfert Brederode’s Ruins and Remains, a Suite for Piano, String Quartet and Percussion, Features The Matangi Quartet and Joost Liibaart Originally Composed by Brederode to Mark the 100th Anniversary of the End of World War I, the Suite Has Come to Embody Meanings Broader and More Personal Available Today via ECM Records “Backed by stringsmiths Matangi…
Read MoreJakob Bro / Joe Lovano | “Once Around the Room – A Tribute to Paul Motian” | ECM
Danish Guitarist Jakob Bro and American Saxophonist Joe Lovano Co-Lead a Deeply Felt Homage to the Late, Great Drummer-Composer Paul Motian on Once Around the Room Featuring Larry Grenadier, Thomas Morgan, Anders Christensen, Joey Baron and Jorge Rossy Available November 4 via ECM Records A deeply felt and utterly original homage to a common…
Read MoreBayete’s “Worlds Around the Sun” Gets Reissued on Vinyl for the First Time Since its 1972 Release
Jazz Dispensary and Vinyl Me, Please Partner to Reissue Bayete’s Worlds Around the Sun on Vinyl for the First Time Since its 1972 Release The Reissue, Which Marks the 50th Anniversary of Pianist & Composer Todd Cochran’s Debut, Features Bobby Hutcherson, Fred Berry, Oscar Brashear, Michael Carvin and Wayne Wallace Available Now on 180-gram Sun…
Read MoreSouth Jersey Jazz Society Announces Lineup for Celebration of Life and Legacy of Pat Martino
South Jersey Jazz Society Announces Lineup for Celebration of Life and Legacy of Pat Martino The Four-Day Event Will Feature More Than 30 Artists with Keynote Speaker Bill Milkowski November 3-6 in Somers Point, New Jersey South Jersey Jazz Society presents a Celebration of Life and Legacy of the great jazz guitarist Pat…
Read MoreSteve Turre | “Generations” | Available Now via Smoke Sessions Records
Master Trombonist Steve Turre Bridges Generations of Jazz on His Fourth Smoke Sessions Release Generations Features Young Rising Stars and Jazz Masters, Paying Homage to Influential Elders Available Now via Smoke Sessions “Generations connects the past, present and future of jazz, and shows that Turre is an important part of each as he sustains and…
Read MoreMaria Mendes Releases “Hermeto’s Fado for Maria,” the First Single from Her Forthcoming Album, “Saudade, Colour of Love”
Portuguese-Born Vocalist Maria Mendes Releases the Single “Hermeto’s Fado for Maria” Today From Her Forthcoming Album, Saudade, Colour of Love Due Out October 7 on Challenge Records, Saudade, Colour of Love Features Orchestral Arrangements of Songs from Her Grammy-Nominated Album Close To Me Hailing from Portugal and based for the last decade and a half…
Read More“Ron Carter: Finding the Right Notes” Airs on PBS on October 21, Soundtrack Available on IN+OUT Records
On October 21 PBS Airs Finding the Right Notes, the Two-Hour Major Documentary on Jazz Legend Ron Carter The Freiburg, Germany Record Label IN+OUT Records Releases the Original Soundtrack of the Film on CD and Double Vinyl with a Bonus Track Partisan Pictures’ Six-Year Project is Produced and Directed by Peter Schnall roncarterjazz.com Six years…
Read MoreNicholas Payton | “The Couch Sessions” | Available November 25 via Smoke Sessions Records
Visionary Multi-instrumentalist and Composer Nicholas Payton Provides a Vital Dose of Musical Therapy on The Couch Sessions Due Out November 25 on Smoke Sessions Records, the Trio Album Features the Dream Rhythm Section of Buster Williams and Lenny White, as Well as the Compositions and Sampled voices of Masters Like Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, Keith…
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