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Jazz Baltica: Big Bands, Federal Presidents, and Mischievous Boys

“Apparently, I have a very expensive new shirt that keeps developing new patterns,” laughed drummer Emil Brandqvist, referring to the unique conditions at this...

CD Review: Tony Joe White & Flying Mojito Bros, The Swamp Fox

A colleague mentioned this record to me almost in passing a few weeks ago, and I’m glad I went looking for it, because The Swamp Fox is one of the stranger and more...

Interview: Natalia Brunke, Spring Time

Natalia’s new album sets her own compositions for string quartet and voice, and it is the product of a fairly unusual route through music — gypsy violin, a decade in a...

Welcoming Thilo Berg to our Curation Team

Jazz in Europe is expanding its playlist curation, and I’m delighted to welcome a genuine expert in the genre to lead one of our most ambitious additions. Over the past year...

CD Review: Nils Petter Molvær, Be Quiet

Nine cities, nine collaborators, one trumpet threading through all of it — Nils Petter Molvær’s “Be Quiet” is less a conventional album than a travelogue in...

CD Review: Danny Keane, Kinesis

Six years after his debut Roamin’, Danny Keane returns with a record shaped by an unusually rich apprenticeship. In the interim he has toured and recorded with Mulatu...

New Release Friday, check out what’s on this weeks list!

Four tracks lead this week’s update to our New Jazz Releases playlist, and between them they cover most of the emotional range jazz is capable of — reverence, restraint,...

Hristijan Risteski announces new album

Macedonian-born, Graz-based saxophonist and clarinetist Hristijan Risteski released the first single from his debut album today, and it’s the kind of introduction that tells you...

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Ola Onabulé & The Hazelrigg Brothers
It's Never Over - New Album out 14 November

It's Never Over is an unique album showcasing Ola Onabulé in a small acoustic setting together with George and Geoff Hazelrigg. The albums seven originals and masterful interpretation of Prince's "Condition of the Heart" reveal a fresh, spontaneous dialogue and profound artistry.

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Interview: Emma Rawicz

At just 23 years old, London-based saxophonist and composer Emma Rawicz has already achieved significant recognition on both the UK and European jazz scenes, accomplishments many artists take twice as long to reach. Her live...

Nabou Claerhout: Navigating Identity, Expression and Renewal.

Trombonist and composer Nabou Claerhout’s star is firmly on the rise as she shines a very welcome and much needed...

Dave Stapleton – Edition Records

An in-depth interview exploring the growth of a leading independent jazz label and its founding artist’s vision....

ED PARTYKA: on legacy, leadership, and creative evolution

I’ve been planning to interview Ed Partyka for some time, and the recent release from the Zurich Jazz Orchestra in...

Eddie Bruce: Rembering Tony Bennett.

With the 100th anniversary of Tony Bennett’s birth approaching in 2026, I heard that Philadelphia-based vocalist...

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SADA
New Album, Echoes of Maqam

The German - Syrian band SADA will release their Debut album "Echoes of Maqam" on Neuklang Records in the Autumn of 2026.

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Latest Reviews The Latest Album & Concert Reviews

CD Review: Tony Joe White & Flying Mojito Bros, The Swamp Fox

A colleague mentioned this record to me almost in passing a few weeks ago, and I’m glad I went looking for it, because The Swamp Fox is one of the stranger and more...

CD Review: Nils Petter Molvær, Be Quiet

Nine cities, nine collaborators, one trumpet threading through all of it — Nils Petter Molvær’s “Be Quiet” is less a conventional album than a travelogue in...

CD Review: Danny Keane, Kinesis

Six years after his debut Roamin’, Danny Keane returns with a record shaped by an unusually rich apprenticeship. In the interim he has toured and recorded with Mulatu...

Hristijan Risteski announces new album

Macedonian-born, Graz-based saxophonist and clarinetist Hristijan Risteski released the first single from his debut album today, and it’s the kind of introduction that tells you...

CD Review: John Donaldson, We Were Together, I Forget the Rest

I’ve been awear of John Donaldson’s as a pianist for the better part of two decades, mostly at a distance, catching him in sideman credits and the occasional trio...

CD Review: Richard Spaven, Light of Day

Richard Spaven has spent twenty years making other people’s music groove harder, and Light of Day is the sound of him finally putting that instinct at the centre of his own...

CD Review: Terje Evensen, Reclusive Mountain

Every so often a drummer-led record comes along that reminds you why this format still has somewhere new to go, and Terje Evensen’s Reclusive Mountain is exactly that kind...

Festival Review: fill in – International Jazz Festival Saar 2026

The concept of ‘hot’ could certainly be viewed from two perspectives at this year’s, fourth edition of fill in – International Jazz Festival Saar in Saarbrücken, in...

CD Review: Empirical, Like Lambs: To The Slaughter

Empirical have never been a band to stand still, but even by their own restless standards, Like Lambs: To The Slaughter is a genuine leap. I featured this band on our Autumn 2024...

Mons Records

Founded in 1991, Mons records is one of the most innovative German jazz labels with an extensive catalogue of more than spanning the full gamut of the jazz genre and featuring many of the most iconic musicians of the era. Find out more at the Mons Records website.

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