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Slo-Mo Neon Luminate Hoverings - Mary Halvorson & Ambrose Akinmusire
12th Jun 2026by Maddy Allison
Two of the most pioneering improvisers of avant-garde jazz unite for the first time, releasing an album that builds on their shared approach to experimental improvisation.
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Brad Mehldau - Ride into the Sun
29th Aug 2025by Maddy Allison
In his latest album, the jazz pianist explores the nuanced material of late singer-songwriter Elliott Smith.
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Mary Halvorson - Cloudward
9th Feb 2024by Barney Whittaker
The guitarist's third album for the Nonesuch label sees the radical improviser hone her signature brand of free-form jazz into a refined and accessible end result, all the while remaining wildly unpredictable.
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Ambrose Akinmusire - Owl Song
15th Dec 2023by Barney Whittaker
The American trumpeter's eleventh hour album, his first in an upcoming hat-trick for Nonesuch, is a delicately-balanced blend of embalming trio sorcery.
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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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Redman, Mehldau, McBride & Blade, 'LongGone'
16th Sep 2022by Joshua Lee
Joshua Redman's 1990s quartet reconvene a second time since their 2020 reunion for LongGone, an album of Redman originals.
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Tigran Hamasyan, 'StandArt'
20th May 2022by Joshua Lee
Tigran Hamasyan's latest recording sees him tackling an album's worth of American standard repertoire with the same experimental flair that makes his original compositions so compelling.
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Brad Mehldau, 'Jacob's Ladder'
25th Mar 2022by Joshua Lee
Brad Mehldau combines the sounds of contemporary jazz and classic progressive rock on his conceptual new record.
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Cécile McLorin Salvant, 'Ghost Song'
4th Mar 2022by Joshua Lee
The American vocalist and songwriter's debut on Nonesuch Records explores themes of nostalgia and yearning, with an eclectic set of original songs and reworked standards.
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Cécile McLorin Salvant (creative director, piano), Ben Tousley (designer), Paul Sikivie (electric bass, synthesizer, bass), Sullivan Fortner (piano, fender rhodes keyboards, background vocals), James Chirillo (banjo), Keita Ogawa (percussion), Alexa Tarantino (flute), Marvin Sewell (guitar), Burniss Travis (bass), Brooklyn Youth Chorus (choir vocals), Kyle Poole (drums), Aaron Diehl (pipe organ, piano), Daniel Swenberg (theorbo, lute), Iris McLorin Picot (vocals), Violette McLorin Picot (vocals)
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Naked City
13th Jun 2019by Matt Groom
The first in Matt's more self-indulgent, pretentiously titled Tangents series of articles. Join him back in 1989, for a sunday encounter with New York's finest improvisers at a rep theatre in the east midlands.