Announcing the debut release from Cloudmakers Five – Traveling Pulse – for February 23rd, 2018 Under the leadership of vibraphonist Jim Hart, Cloudmakers Five is the new band grown from his long-standing Cloudmakers Trio with Michael Janisch and David Smith, now augmented with Austrian-born guitarist Hannes Riepler and French-based alto
Congratulations to Mike Gibbs who last month received an honorary doctor of music degrees from Berklee College of Music during a concert celebrating his 80th birthday. The City of Boston declared October 19th 2017 as Michael Gibbs Day (See below). In September Mike and his Big Band performed a series
“Bain’s skilled and memorable compositions on Embodied Hope are expertly executed with first rate playing and shimmering moments of sheer brilliance.” ★★★★ All About Jazz CDs, Downloads & More: Embodied Hope Embodied Hope by Andrew Bain New routes in musical exploration are at the heart of drummer Andrew
David Preston, Kevin Glasgow & Laurie Lowe are three of London’s most creative young instrumentalists. Their music is a mash-up of relentless rhythmic energy, harmonic dystopia, and virtuosic improvisations. The follow up to debut album Preston – Glasgow – Lowe has been recorded and we’ll be sharing more news on
Completing a trilogy of albums whose compositions are infused with the various, colorful strands of traditional music from his Pakistani/Indian homeland, New York guitarist Rez Abbasi’s Unfiltered Universe presents the line-up of pianist Vijay Iyer, alto saxophonist Rudresh Mahanthappa, bassist Johannes Weidenmueller and drummer Dan Weiss, plus guest appearances from renowned
An album which blends through-composition and improvisation, each piece having its own plot and internal logic. Quinsin Nachoff – saxophone Mark Helias – double bass Dan Weiss – drums Find out more: Quinsin Nachoff’s Ethereal Trio Latest press highlights for Quinsin Nachoff’s Ethereal Trio: “Tightly controlled, perfectly balanced,