Alto saxophonist Steve Coleman’s Live at the Village Vanguard, Vol. I (The Embedded Sets) is his first live release in over 15 years. It captures his band Five Elements in two...
Bass great Marcus Miller brings the influence of modern urban music to his trademark sound on his genre-defying album Laid Black on Blue Note Records. It’s been three years...
Jazz artists have always covered the popular tunes of the day, such as Miles Davis’ recording of “My Funny Valentine,” and John Coltrane’s exquisite version of “My...
Pianist Manuel Valera released his new CD “The Planets” on Mavo Records this week. Born and raised in Havana, Cuba and now based in New York City, Grammy nominated...
The Zurich Jazz Orchestra (ZJO) was first launched in 1995. What began twenty three years ago as a “rehearsal band for local composers and arrangers” is now a...
Songs We Like is the result of all of the brothers’ painstaking work and patience. The album’s nine tracks include re-imagined material originally performed by classic rock...
Live in Europe crowns a momentous 2017 for Hersch, with the publication of his acclaimed autobiography Good Things Happen Slowly: A Life In and Out of Jazz (named one of the Five...
SHAKE STEW is Austria‘s jazz band of the hour. After playing more than 25 gigs during the first months since premiering at Jazzfestival Saalfelden 2016 and selling out their...
Regarded as one of the most talented and adventurous pianists and improvisers in Europe, Pablo Held released in April 2018 his landmark 10th album Investigations. Featuring...
From his expansive work composing the scores for Spike Lee films ranging from the documentary 4 Little Girls to the epic Malcolm X, as well as his own discography of recordings...
In 2018, the esteemed pianist, composer, bandleader and educator Kenny Barron will mark the 50th year of a remarkable recording career with the release of his Blue Note debut...