Editor Author

Angélique Kidjo announced as part of the EFG London Jazz Festival.

This year, as part of the EFG London Jazz Festival, Beninese singer-songwriter and five-time Grammy Award winner Angélique Kidjo will return to the Royal Albert Hall on 17...

Impulse Records to release unheard recordings of Coltrane and Dolphy

On July 14th, Impulse Records will release a rare recording of two of the most iconic musicians in jazz history, John Coltrane and Eric Dolphy. These previously un-heard...

Release Preview: Linda May Han Oh – The Glass Hours

It’s an inevitable aspect of the human experience to grapple with the vulnerability of our very existence and the ultimate brevity of our time on this planet. With her...

Cuneiform Records release 1973 Soft Machine recording.

Last Friday, Cuneiform Records released a historical recording of one of the UK’s major exponents of early 1970’s jazz rock, Soft Machine.  The album titled...

Masaa set to release new album titled “Beit”

German based group Masaa is set to release their fourth album titled “Beit” on April 28th on Traumton Records. For a number of years now the group has been compelling...

Rhino Records to re-release Mingus’ Atlantic recordings in boxed set.

Charles Mingus is the most important American jazz composer after Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn. As part of the ongoing celebration of the Mingus’ centennial, Rhino Records...

Featured Gig: Ray Greene presents new album in Amsterdam.

Celebrated singer and trombonist Ray Greene presents his upcoming album, Stay, on April 22 at De Duif in Amsterdam. Greene, best known for his work with Tower of Power and as lead...

Craft Recordings Relaunches “Original Jazz Classics” Series

Most jazz fans over the age of 50 should remember the Original Jazz Classics series that re-issued the great recordings from labels such as Prestige, Galaxy, Milestone, Riverside,...

PizzaExpress is set to launch new record label

PizzaExpress is set to launch its own record label in conjunction with its live music arm PizzaExpress Live. PX Records will release albums from new and established acts in the...

Featured Video: Paco De Lucía’s ‘Varíacíones De Mínera

BMG & The Montreux Jazz Festival recently announced the release of Paco De Lucía: The Montreux Years. Released on the 24th of February this year, the latest instalment in the...

Herve Samb takes “Sabar Jazz” to the next level with Jolof.

The latest album from guitarist Herve Samb titled “Jolof” was released today via Euleuk Vision Records. With the release of Jolof, his sixth album as a leader, Samb...