Tuesday, February 6, 2018

Talibam! - Endgame of the Anthropocene (ESP - DISK' 2018)

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Endgame of the Anthropocene marks Talibam!’s return to ESP-Disk', a partnership begun in 2009 with the highly acclaimed Boogie in th...

Talibam! - Hard Vibe (ESP - DISK' 2018)

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Talibam! delights in creating music that cannot be pinned down within the safe-spaces of existing genres. With each new album, Talibam! ...

Stephen Dydo & Alan Sondheim - Dragon and Phoenix (ESP - DISK' 2018)

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Dragon and Phoenix refers to the names of the sound holes on the Chinese instrument known as the guqin a.k.a. qin (gu is a prefix meanin...

Megumi Yonezawa / Masa Kamaguchi / Ken Kobayashi - Boundary (ESP - DISK' 2018)

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All the members of this trio are Japanese. The pianist and drummer live in New York City and often collaborate; the bassist lives in Mad...

Matthew Shipp - Sonic Fiction (ESP - DISK' 2018)

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After a duo album and two trio albums by Shipp and Walerian, all for ESP-Disk', we get a quartet album from them that continues the...

Thollem / Duroche / Stjames Trio - Live in Our Time (ESP - DISK' 2018)

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Through the wood, sinew, skins, metal and fingers, one hears the years of experiential exploration, responsive nuances, and overwhelmin...

Matthew Shipp - Zero (ESP - DISK' 2018)

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"[A]n aspect of Shipp's character that is always evident, yet seldom discussed: the emotional commitment in his compositional ...

Anat Cohen / Fred Hersch : Live In Healdsburg (ANZIC RECORDS 2018)

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1. A Lark Fred Hersch (8:23) 2. Child's Song Fred Hersch (7:21) 3. The Purple Piece Anat Cohen (8:27) 4. Isfahan Billy Strayh...

March 2-3: Miguel Zenón premieres new work in Puerto Rico benefit concerts in Cambridge, MA and NYC

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Miguel Zenón © Jimmy Katz Acclaimed saxophonist/composer Miguel Zenón performs with the MIT Festival Jazz Ensemble, Fred Harris, musi...

Snowpoet release new single 'Love Again' / Snowpoet - Thought You Knew (EDITION RECORDS 9th February 2018)

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Snowpoet announce new single 'Love Again' - Album released 1 week today - SNOWPOET , led by Jazz FM Vocalist of the Y...

6 amazing guests / 94 collective Grammys. One incredible album from Wynton Marsalis (jazz.org March 23, 2018)

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Announcing United We Swing by the Wynton Marsalis Septet Today, we are excited to announce the release of Blue Engine Records’ next ...
Monday, February 5, 2018

Sons Of Kemet - Your Queen Is A Reptile (IMPULSE! RECORDS March 30, 2018)

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British saxophonist and bandleader Shabaka Hutchings and two of the bands he's associated with – Sons of Kemet (above) and ...

Edna - Born To Be Why (AUAND RECORDS February 9, 2018)

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Polyrhythms, electronics and fluidity Edna’s look on contemporary embraces melody “Born To Be Why” by Andrea Bozzetto, Stefano Riss...

Bettye LaVette - Things Have Changed (VERVE / Universal March 30, 2018)

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Soul icon Bettye LaVette returns with album of Bob Dylan songs Things Have Changed set for release on Verve Rec...