Jazz Recommendations
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New Release Round-Up - 24th July 2026
24th Jul 2026
From unreleased Ella Fitzgerald to Charles Lloyd's moving tribute to Zakir Hussain, this week brings the finest of fresh jazz releases.
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New Release Round-Up - 17th July 2026
17th Jul 2026
Highlights this week include Fergus McCreadie's atmospheric return to the world of The Shieling with a collection of companion pieces, and the vocalist Nicole Zuraitis presents her adventurous new album The Devil I Knew.
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New Release Round-Up - 10th July 2026
10th Jul 2026
Highlights this week include Deirdre Cartwright's vibrant Organik, Stella Cole's elegant live celebration of the Great American Songbook from New York's iconic Café Carlyle, and Bruno Heinen's imaginative reworking of Béla Bartók's Mikrokosmos.
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June Vinyl Round-Up
5th Jul 2026
Presenting the best picks of vinyls releases of the past month - both new releases and timeless classics!
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New Release Round-Up - 3rd July 2026
3rd Jul 2026
From Empirical’s latest album influenced by 60s jazz and personal faith to Ibrahim Maalouf’s joyful second instalment in his Trumpets of Michel-Ange Volumes, there’s plenty to enjoy this week.
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New Release Round-Up - 26th June 2026
26th Jun 2026
Among this week's highlights are Cécile McLorin Salvant's first orchestral album, Matt Berry's ambitious jazz suite, and Steve Swallow's first record as a leader in over a decade.
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New Release Round-Up - 19th June 2026
19th Jun 2026
Highlights this week include Sun Ra’s archival East Two + 5, and Straight08 by Sam Barsh, Keyon Harrold, and Mark Guiliana, fusing straight-ahead jazz with modern rhythmic grooves.
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New Release Round-Up - 12th June 2026
12th Jun 2026
This week, jazz powerhouse Lakecia Benjamin returns with her latest project filled with A-list collaborations, and Jeff Goldblum expands on his Still Blooming soundworld with a new 'late night' instalment.
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New Release Round-Up - 5th June 2026
5th Jun 2026
This week Anthony Joseph embraces all things Afrofuturist, the Shadowlands trio explore Irish traditions, and saxophonist Trish Clowes crafts an album centred around the Thames Path.
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New Release Round-Up - 29th May 2026
29th May 2026
For the final round-up of the month, Joe Lovano presents his latest ensemble project and a Miles Davis reissue explores the iconic cinematic soundtrack Ascenseur pour l'échafaud.
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New Release Round-Up - 22nd May 2026
22nd May 2026
Large jazz ensembles and reinterpretations of the jazz greats are the order of the day this week, as our new releases embrace that big band sound.
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New Release Round-Up - 15th May 2026
15th May 2026
This week sees a reissue of Tomasz Stanko’s Balladyna on ECM, as well as a harmonica and guitar collaboration in Unfiltered, and the narrative world of author Haruki Murakami brought to life in music in Between Here and Nowhere.
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New Release Round-Up - 8th May 2026
8th May 2026
Pianist Sharon Minemoto reflects on her family history, capturing Japanese experiences through WWII and beyond, guitarist Eric Escanes brings the ambience in Slo-fi, and a new unreleased Art Blakey recording is sure to be an essential for the record shelf.
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New Release Round-Up - 1st May 2026
1st May 2026
From Gustaf Ljunggren’s atmospheric minimalism and Lars Jansson and Erik Söderlind’s lyrical interplay, to Kazuki Yamanaka’s spiritual explorations, this week brings the best of new jazz releases.
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New Release Round-Up - 24th April 2026
24th Apr 2026
Composer and conductor Miho Hazama returns with a bang in her big band album Frames, whilst pianist Joe Lyssarides keeps things lyrical and intimate in Late on Earth.
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New Release Round-Up - 17th April 2026
17th Apr 2026
From an archived Oscar Peterson gem, to the Nordic sounds of Lis Wessberg and the Ethio-jazz sounds of Abate Berihun, this week’s releases are sure to have something for everyone.
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Lars Danielsson with Magnus Öström, Gregory Privat & John Parricelli, Lars Danielsson (cello, double bass, electric guitar, piano), Magnus Öström (drums, percussion), Gregory Privat (piano), John Parricelli (6-string acoustic guitar), Arve Henriksen (trumpet), Magnus Lindgren (flute, alto flute), Carolina Grinne (horn)
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New Release Round-Up - 10th April 2026
10th Apr 2026
Highlights this week include the bold, instinctive energy of Force of Nature by Swedish Grammis winner Sara Aldén and the genre-blurring soundworld of People in Orbit in Viewpoint.
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New Release Round-Up - 3rd April 2026
3rd Apr 2026
American drummer Gregory Hutchinson celebrates the centenary of Miles Davis, trumpeter D!ma Loginov blends jazz with Kazakh folk music, and guitarist Biréli Lagrène reimagines a Weather Report classic.
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New Release Round-Up - 27th March 2026
27th Mar 2026
Highlights this week include the striking duet interplay of Miroslav Vitouš and Michel Portal on Mountain Call, alongside the expansive, high-impact ensemble writing of Simon Hanes’ GARGANTUA.
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Miroslav Vitouš (doublebass), Michel Portal (clarinet, bassclarinet), Jack DeJohnette (drum), Bob Mintzer (clarinet, bassclarinet), Esperanza Spalding (vocalist), Gary Campbell (sopranosaxophone, tenorsaxophone), Gérald Cleaver (drum), Czech National Symphony Orchestra
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New Release Round-Up - 20th March 2026
20th Mar 2026
This week presents the latest from ECM pianist Marilyn Crispell and bassist Anders Jormin, the collaborative originals from bassist Jon Henriksson, and the dynamic sounds from drummer Steve White.
