New Releases

Connie Han releases tribute to Goddess of Love, Beauty and War.

In just the few short years since her emergence, pianist Connie Han has tackled the pantheon of jazz with her own fiery contemporary style, managing to shake up a staid jazz scene...

Emmet Cohen, announces new release – Uptown in Orbit.

Mack Avenue Records recently announced the upcoming release of pianist and composer Emmet Cohen’s new album “Uptown in Orbit” scheduled for October 28th, 2022....

Charles Lloyd to release second album in his Trio of Trios series.

On September 23, Charles Lloyd will release Trios: Ocean, the second album in his Trio of Trios series, an expansive project that presents the legendary saxophonist and NEA Jazz...

Kristin Berardi, The Light and the Dark.

Australian label Earshift Music recently announced the coming release of vocalist Kristin Berardi’s new album titled “The Light and the Dark”. The album is scheduled...

Bobby Watson pays homage to his hometown with new release.

“The alto is a singing horn,” says Bobby Watson, and the great saxophonist is in fine voice on his latest album, Back Home in Kansas City. Due out October 7 on Smoke Sessions...

Estonian pianist Britta Virves to release debut album, Juniper.

Featured Image by Elvira Glänte German based Heartcore Records, the label created by the guitarist and composer Kurt Rosenwinkel, is excited to present the debut album Juniper...

Something New: Incantation with Emma Rawicz

Welcome to the fourth interview in our Women in Jazz Media series ‘Something New with Esther Bennett’. Exploring new albums through conversation directly with the artist to...

Al Foster reflects on a lifetime of encounters with jazz icons.

Approaching 80 years of age is occasion enough for anyone to take a moment and look back on a life well lived. For revered drummer Al Foster, those eight decades have been more...

Verve releases newly found recording of Ella Fitzgerald.

On August 16, 1958, just a few months after Ella Fitzgerald recorded her now-classic album, Ella Fitzgerald Sings The Irving Berlin Songbook, The First Lady Of Song performed...

Le Coq Records Presents 2nd Volume Of Piano Trio Releases.

Le Coq Records continues its exploration of the boundless piano trio setting with The Jon Cowherd Trio’s Pride and Joy, an exemplary session featuring three of the most...

Buster Williams Audacity: Always looking for something beyond what he knows.

Audacity. It’s a word that seems ideally suited to the bold and intrepid bassist Buster Williams. Whether supplying eminently tasteful but strong-as-steel backing for...