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Jazz New Release Round-Up - 3rd November 2022
3rd Nov 2022by Joshua Lee
The latest jazz releases include O'Higgins & Luft's second collaborative record, Arild Andersen Group's Affirmation on ECM, and Monty Alexander at the Montreux Jazz Festival.
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Jazzwise Editor's Choices - November 2022
2nd Nov 2022by Joshua Lee
Jazzwise Editor's Choices from the November 2022 issue include The Bad Plus' new self-titled album, Espen Berg's Trondheim Concert, and a tribute to Paul Motian from Jakob Bro and Joe Lovano.
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The Jazz Chart - October 2022
31st Oct 2022by Joshua Lee
Our 25 best-selling titles across all formats for October, including new entries from Benjamin Lackner, The Comet Is Coming, and Mark Guiliana.
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The Bad Plus, 'The Bad Plus'
28th Oct 2022by Joshua Lee
The American jazz trio-turned-quartet's second self-titled album serves as a rebirth over two decades into the band's existence, with the addition of guitarist Ben Monder and saxophonist Chris Speed.
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Jazz New Release Round-Up - 27th October 2022
27th Oct 2022by Joshua Lee
The latest jazz releases this week include Emmet Cohen's Uptown in Orbit, a solo live recording from Espen Berg, and Daniel Herskedal's Out of the Fog.
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Bill Evans & Jim Hall, 'Undercurrent'
25th Oct 2022by Joshua Lee
Following a long period of mourning, Bill Evans returned to music with a slew of new projects, one of which being this classic duo session with guitarist Jim Hall.
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Mark Guiliana, 'the sound of listening'
21st Oct 2022by Joshua Lee
The Grammy-nominated drummer's latest offering draws on a diverse set of sounds from across his career, featuring close collaborators Shai Maestro, Jason Rigby, and Chris Morrissey.
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Jazz New Release Round-Up - 20th October 2022
20th Oct 2022by Joshua Lee
The latest jazz releases include jazz-rock trios from Corrie Dick, reworkings of classic songs by Michael Wollny Trio, and a reissue of Max Roach's We Insist!.
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Alina Bzhezhinska & HipHarpCollective, 'Reflections'
14th Oct 2022by Joshua Lee
The London-based harpist's sophomore album expands her sonic palette and indulges her wide-ranging music taste alongside her new 'HipHarpCollective'.
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Ronnie Cuber (1941-2022)
13th Oct 2022by Joshua Lee
The American baritone saxophonist, known for his versatile playing across jazz, blues, pop and rock, has died aged 80.
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Jazz New Release Round-Up - 13th October 2022
13th Oct 2022by Joshua Lee
The latest jazz releases include Andrew Hill and Thelonious Monk reissues from Ezzthetics, duos by Bugge Wesseltoft & Henrik Schwarz, and Benjamin Lackner's ECM debut.
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Jazz highlights from Nonesuch Records
11th Oct 2022by Joshua Lee
We take a look at some recent highlights from the eclectic label Nonesuch Records' jazz catalogue, including Brad Mehldau, Tigran Hamasyan and Cécile McLorin Salvant.
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The Comet Is Coming, 'Hyper-Dimensional Expansion Beam'
7th Oct 2022by Joshua Lee
One of London's most unique instrumental trios return for their third full-length record, with deeper explorations in electronic music, psychedelia and jazz.
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Jazz New Release Round-Up - 6th October 2022
6th Oct 2022by Joshua Lee
The latest jazz releases for the first week of October, including new albums from Mark Guiliana and Bobby Watson, as well as Blue Note Tone Poet reissues from Grant Green and Kenny Burrell.
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The Jazz Chart - September 2022
4th Oct 2022by Joshua Lee
Our 25 best-selling titles across all formats for September, including new entries from J.D. Allen, Samara Joy and Miles Davis.
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Blue Note Records, 'Blue Note Re:imagined II'
30th Sep 2022by Joshua Lee
The second volume of Blue Note Re:imagined again sees the best up-and-coming jazz, soul and R&B artists from the UK let loose into the Blue Note vaults, with brilliant results.
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Jazz New Release Round-Up - 29th September 2022
29th Sep 2022by Joshua Lee
The latest jazz releases this week include more jazz classics re-worked on Blue Note Re:imagined II, the first album of The Bad Plus' new era, and a live set from Snarky Puppy.
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Julian Lage, 'View With a Room'
23rd Sep 2022by Joshua Lee
Julian Lage returns with another trio record, following up 2021's Squint, featuring David King and Jorge Roeder with contributions from Bill Frisell. A diverse set of excellent original tunes make View With a Room a consistently enjoyable and refreshing release.
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Jazz New Release Round-Up - 22nd September 2022
22nd Sep 2022by Joshua Lee
This week's crop of jazz releases includes new music from Charles Lloyd's trios project, space-jazzers The Comet Is Coming, and a retrospective of Chick Corea at the Montreux Jazz Festival.
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Jazzwise Editor's Choices - October 2022
21st Sep 2022by Joshua Lee
Jazzwise Editor's Choices from the October 2022 issue include Alina Bzhezhinska and her HipHarp Collective, Samara Joy's sophomore album Linger Awhile, and LongGone by the Joshua Redman Quartet.