AVAILABLE NOW: Jean-Michel Pilc | “Alive – Live at Diese Onze, Montreal”
Available Now via Justin Time Records Enormously Prolific and Multi-Faceted as Composer and Pianist, Jean-Michel Pilc Makes His Justin Time Records Debut With Alive – Live at Dièse Onze, Montréal Pilc is Joined by Bassist Rémi-Jean LeBlanc and Drummer Jim Doxas in a Performance of Spontaneity Spontaneity may well be the most important element of jazz expression…
Read MoreAVAILABLE NOW: Danilo Perez | “Crisalida” | Mack Avenue Records
GRAMMY® Award-Winning Pianist, Composer, Educator and Social Activist Danilo Pérez Reaches New Artistic Heights with Crisálida, Featuring His New Formidable Ensemble, the Global Messengers Available Now via Mack Avenue Records ORDER NOW GRAMMY® Award-winning pianist, composer and educator Danilo Pérez hopes to usher in a new era of enlightenment that will unite all of humanity with his epic new album, Crisálida,…
Read MoreJoey Alexander | “Origin” | Available May 20 via Mack Avenue Records
Pianist, Bandleader and Composer Joey Alexander to Release Origin, First Album Featuring All Originals on Mack Avenue Records Debut Longtime Collaborators Larry Grenadier and Kendrick Scott Return Alongside Special Guests Gilad Hekselman and Chris Potter Available May 20 Digitally and on CD; Available June 24 on Vinyl Tour Announcement Forthcoming It’s no coincidence two…
Read MoreCameron Graves | “Live from the Seven Spheres” | Available April 8 via Artistry Music
Pianist/Composer Cameron Graves Explores Action as Third Chapter in Trinity with Unapologetic Powerhouse Live Album, Live from the Seven Spheres Longtime Quartet featuring Guitarist Colin Cook, Bassist Max Gerl and Drummer Mike Mitchell Return with Compelling Performance Digital Only Release Available April 8 via Artistry Music With 2017’s Planetary Prince and 2021’s Seven, pianist/composer Cameron Graves established himself…
Read MoreJon Balke’s Siwan | “Hafla” | Available April 22 via ECM
Norwegian Keyboardist Jon Balke Celebrates the Concept of Coexistence and Cooperation on Hafla, His Third Album with His Ensemble Siwan Available April 22 via ECM Records Hafla is the third album from Norwegian keyboardist-composer-arranger Jon Balke’s Siwan, launched in 2007 as a meeting point for musicians of strikingly different backgrounds and experiences. Siwan celebrates the concept of coexistence and…
Read MoreAVAILABLE NOW: Eli Degibri | “Henri and Rachel”
Israeli Saxophonist Eli Degibri Honors Late Father and Ailing Mother on Henri and Rachel Degibri’s First Album of Original Music Since 2015 Features Pianist Tom Oren, Bassist Alon Near, and Drummer Eviatar Slivnik “Eli combines a notably muscular sound, provocative approach, and refined, creative jazz sensibility with extremely singable songwriting in a way that’s…
Read MoreAlune Wade | “Sultan” | Available May 6 via Enja Records
France-based Senegalese Bassist, Vocalist and Composer Alune Wade Releases Fifth Album, Sultan Album Features Lenny White, Harold López-Nussa, Christian Sands, Leo Genovese and More Available May 6 via Enja Records Few artists would dare to tackle quite such a kaleidoscope of music styles and accompanying socio-political issues in the space of 12 songs and 66…
Read MoreSubject Tord Gustavsen Trio | “Opening” | Available April 8 via ECM
Pianist Tord Gustavsen Returns with New Trio Album, Opening, Featuring Steinar Raknes and Jarle Vespestad Available April 8 via ECM Records Tord Gustavsen’s album Opening develops the traits and styles explored on his earlier works, while introducing a broader spectrum of suppleness and a transformed sense of interplay to the trio’s repertory. It is the first Gustavsen Trio…
Read MoreChicago Soul Jazz Collective | “On the Way to Be Free” | Available May 13
Chicago Soul Jazz Collective and Internationally Acclaimed Vocalist Dee Alexander Team Up on the Group’s Third Album, On the Way to Be Free Available May 13 on JMarq Records The name of this band tells you what you need to know about its purpose and history. Chicago, where Louis Armstrong moved to make his first records, is…
Read MoreChristian McBride’s “The Q Sessions” Now Available Across All Platforms
Christian McBride’s Qobuz-Commissioned Album The Q Sessions Now Available Across All Platforms Seven-time GRAMMY® Award-winning jazz artist Christian McBride partnered with Qobuz, the Hi-Res streaming and download service, last year to produce The Q Sessions EP. Released exclusively through their streaming platform last year, the project is now available across all platforms. The release comes on the heels of Christian McBride &…
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