I first found out about this band, and this recording when drummer Max Schwarz wrote to introduce himself and the trio, telling me “We believe that our upcoming release may...
Jazz North has announced the latest round of New Northern, its promoter bursary scheme supporting live emerging talent across the north of England, and for the first time this...
Some albums just defy categorisation, and Spring Again by the Austrian-German ensemble High Fiddelity is very much one of them. To call it a straight jazz album would be...
Friday again, and the new releases have dropped. Our New Jazz Releases Spotify playlist is updated each week with the tracks that have genuinely caught our attention — the ones...
I wasn’t sure what to expect when the Delirious Ears promo landed in my inbox. A reissue of two 1981 recordings by a Cameroonian artist I’ll admit I knew only by name...
I’ve been listening to a lot of records lately that sit well outside any strict definition of jazz, and I have several more of these coming up for review in the weeks ahead....
Munich vocalist and composer Kilian Sladek releases “Gravity”, the next featured-guest single from his forthcoming album Colorblind today. The track features...
Five-time GRAMMY winner Keb’ Mo’ has announced a new studio album, The Breakdown, due for release on August 21 via Concord Records, and if the first two singles are...
Austin-based vocalist Ruthie Foster has announced a new studio album, Just Say Yes, due for release on August 28 via Sun Records. For anyone who has been following Foster’s...
Once again it’s Friday and that means the new releases have dropped. Our New Jazz Releases Spotify playlist is updated each Friday with the tracks that have genuinely...
The Dobršská brána International Music Festival is celebrating its 10th anniversary as an intimate two-day festival with a focus on experimental contemporary jazz, as well as...
