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
PRE ORDER ‘TWIO’ NOW (CLICK HERE) AND RECEIVE 2 INSTANT GRAT TRACKS LEARN HOW TO PRONOUNCE THE ALBUM BELOW A few days back we announced the release Twio from tenor saxophonist and composer Walter Smith III for February 9 2018 (vinyl release date tbc, check back for more
Pianist, vocalist, songwriter and producer Oli Rockberger’s fourth studio release, Sovereign takes its title from the viewpoints of transition, growth and independence. These ten, intelligently-crafted songs are grounded in a love of soul, jazz, gospel and R&B. Working closely as a trio with drummer Jordan Perlson and bassist Jordan Scannella, the
The searching, cyclical aura of double bassist and composer Hayden Prosser’s debut acoustic album Tether fascinatingly finds its roots in electronic and process music. Hailing from Somerset, England, and now based in Berlin, Prosser met up with New York pianist Elias Stemeseder – the starting point for this quartet’s sound
“Tixier evinces his own musical vocabulary and florid style and in conjunction with his talented sidemen has produced a really irresistible set.” ★★★★ All About Jazz Order ‘Life of Sensitive Creatures’ CDS and downloads: here Radiating a venturesome singularity inspired as much by Maurice Ravel and Art Tatum
he Other River is a personal and striking collection of original songs written, arranged and sung by veteran US guitarist and singer/songwriter Joel Harrison which reaches out to the heart in candidly dealing with mortality and loss, redemption and forgiveness. Watch the video (left) to hear the story behind the
VISTA Available for Pre-Order: here Some nine years since saxophonist Julian Siegel began collectively bouncing ideas off pianist Liam Noble, double bassist Oli Hayhurst and drummer Gene Calderazzo, the Julian Siegel Quartet release another absorbing and intrinsically crackling set of mostly original compositions in Vista. 2011’s Urban Theme Park
With great pleasure we announce the release Twio from tenor saxophonist and composer Walter Smith III for February 9 2018 (vinyl release date tbc, check back for more info). The album features longstanding musical partners Harish Raghavan on double bass and Eric Harland on drums, with guests Joshua Redman
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
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 
PRE ORDER ‘TWIO’ NOW (CLICK HERE) AND RECEIVE 2 INSTANT GRAT TRACKS LEARN HOW TO PRONOUNCE THE ALBUM BELOW A few days back we announced the release Twio from tenor saxophonist and composer Walter Smith III for February 9 2018 (vinyl release date tbc, check back for more 
Pianist, vocalist, songwriter and producer Oli Rockberger’s fourth studio release, Sovereign takes its title from the viewpoints of transition, growth and independence. These ten, intelligently-crafted songs are grounded in a love of soul, jazz, gospel and R&B. Working closely as a trio with drummer Jordan Perlson and bassist Jordan Scannella, the 
“Tixier evinces his own musical vocabulary and florid style and in conjunction with his talented sidemen has produced a really irresistible set.” ★★★★ All About Jazz Order ‘Life of Sensitive Creatures’ CDS and downloads: here Radiating a venturesome singularity inspired as much by Maurice Ravel and Art Tatum 
VISTA Available for Pre-Order: here Some nine years since saxophonist Julian Siegel began collectively bouncing ideas off pianist Liam Noble, double bassist Oli Hayhurst and drummer Gene Calderazzo, the Julian Siegel Quartet release another absorbing and intrinsically crackling set of mostly original compositions in Vista. 2011’s Urban Theme Park 
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