The first single from Walter Smith III and Matthew Stevens‘ forthcoming album In Common III is released today. Written in March 2020, ‘Orange Crush’ serves as a kind of overture for In Common III. Orbiting around a simple melody being twisted and rung out by members Matthew Stevens and Kris
The first single from Marta Sanchez‘ album SAAM (Spanish American Art Museum) is released today. ‘Marivi’ features Ambrose Akinmusire and Camila Meza, and offers a warm tribute to Sanchez’s mother, who died during lockdown. Marta says: “I wrote ‘Marivi’ after I had finished writing all the music for the record. My
Pre-order In Common III – the forthcoming album from Walter Smith III and Matthew Stevens – now via Bandcamp. Walter Smith III and Matthew Stevens are back for the third iteration of their successful In Common formula – inventive ‘one-page songs’ written with specific musicians in mind. In Common III
Glimpses of Truth, the recently released big band album, by Ivo Neame receives press coverage from the Guardian – mentioned in the December jazz round up – and is featured on Marlbank. Read the full longform interview on Marlbank here Glimpses of Truth is available now on Red Splattered Vinyl LP,
Matthew Stevens‘ recently released album Pittsburgh receives ★★★★ from Written in Music and is featured in the Ottawa Citizen and Jazzwise. Read the full Written in Music review here and check out the Ottawa Citizen feature here. Check the latest edition of Jazzwise to see the full article. Pittsburgh is
It gives us great pleasure to finally announce a very special album that we’ve been keeping under wraps for some time: the 3rd album from Walter Smith III & Matthew Stevens: IN COMMON III, featuring an all new, all-star rhythm section of legends Kris Davis, Dave Holland and
180 gram Red Splattered Vinyl LP | CD | DL It gives us great pleasure to announce Glimpses of Truth, the new big band album – recorded remotely in lockdown – from Ivo Neame is released today. Tracks from the album have been featured on prestigous playlists; Jazz X-Press, Destination
You Can’t Take It With You is the latest album from Chet Doxas. The record sees him team up with two star collaborators – Thomas Morgan and Ethan Iverson – on a release that represents a key shift in Doxas’ compositional and editing process. Inspired by the trios of Jimmy
We’re happy to share the news that Rudresh Mahanthappa’s HERO TRIO and Michael Janisch Band will be performing at the UK’s Love Supreme Festival on Sunday July 3rd 2022 (tickets). The Love Supreme Jazz Festival is a three-day greenfield music festival held annually on the first weekend of July in
We’re delighted to announce the signing of pianist and composer Marta Sanchez, who will be releasing her next solo album SAAM (Spanish American Art Museum) on Whirlwind Recordings. Marta Sanchez’s creative voice is strikingly original – circling rhythms, elaborate forms and criss-crossing counterpoint distinguish her sonic signature on