Many people who have never heard the name of Mulo Francel will nonetheless be aware of his playing, because the saxophonist is one of the founder members of Germany’s most...
Vienna, Rome, Seoul… Iiro Rantala and Ulf Wakenius are musicians who travel the world, always on tour as leaders of their own projects. So it was something of a fluke that...
Two-time GRAMMY-winning vocalist Gregory Porter’s 3rd Blue Note album, Nat King Cole & Me, is a heartfelt tribute to his idol, the legendary singer, pianist and Capitol...
Label: Ruf Records Release Date: 27 October 2017 With 7 Cd’s, 4 DVD’s & a Book, the box set from Ruf Records celebrating the 20th anniversary of the passing of...
One of the pioneering figures of bebop, and a major innovator on his instrument, the extraverted trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie stood out as bop’s greatest proselytizer. Dizzy called...
It’s the perfect time to bring attention to the subjects of peace and love and that’s exactly what the Philadelphia-based band TJP (formerly known as The Jost Project) does...
The Kenny Werner Trio opens up a box of tasty musical surprises 18 years together, three consummate storytellers, pianist Kenny Werner, bassist Johannes Weidenmüller and drummer...
Recorded in New York’s Avatar Studios in May 2017 and produced by Manfred Eicher, Blue Maqams brings Tunisian oud master Anouar Brahem together with three brilliant improvisers....
Atlanta Records will release jazz/soul vocalist Chantae Cann’s second studio album Sol Empowered on October 13th, 2017 in collaboration with Ropeadope. Sol Empowered features...
In June 1979, Carmelo’s, a neighborhood Italian restaurant in Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles—set up a small space to offer jazz seven nights a week in an intimate setting. Despite...
Completing a trilogy of albums whose compositions are infused with the various, colorful strands of traditional music from his Pakistani/Indian homeland, New York guitarist Rez...