Jazz Recommendations
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Jazz New Release Round-up - 19th June 2020
19th Jun 2020
This week’s round-up includes a reissue of a long-lost classic, some silky smooth jazz-rock and a dash of Pakistani classical music.
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Jazz New Release Round-Up - 12th June 2020
12th Jun 2020
A round-up of some of the most recent releases that have caught our ears, with a strong 6-string flavour from the likes of John Scofield, Allan Holdswoth and Michael Olatuja.
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Jazz New Release Round-Up - 29th May 2020
29th May 2020
Josh recommends some of the latest jazz new releases, including a couple of bassists, some jazz harmonica, a bit of free-form improv and electronica experimentation.
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Jazz New Release Round-Up - 30th April 2020
30th Apr 2020
Norwegian jazz-thrashers, moody ambiences, lost fusion-gems rediscovered and more in the latest new release round-up.
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Jazz New Release Round-Up - 3rd April 2020
3rd Apr 2020
A roundup of the best new releases, with some terrific new albums from female composers and performers.
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Jazz New Release Round-Up - 20th March 2020
20th Mar 2020
The new releases keep on coming, no matter what! Matt offers his pick of the most interesting sounds out there, from Africa to South America, Poland to Scandinavia.
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Jazz New Release Round-Up - 28th February 2020
28th Feb 2020
Anybody for some Georgian folk music crossed with microtonal jazz? What's that? I read your mind... then join us for the latest jazz new release round-up.
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Jazz New Release Round-Up - 14th February 2020
14th Feb 2020
New albums from pianist Aaron Diehl, drummer Trilok Gurtu, guitar legend Pat Metheny, fusion from Eric Vloeimans and a compilation of Maynard Ferguson live in the mid-seventies.
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Jazz New Release Round-Up - 31st January 2020
31st Jan 2020
This week Matt enjoys two new recording from Losen Records, the debut album from a young German pianist who's clearly going to go places, a generous slice of aged trad-jazz, and a harp-bop rarity (no, that wasn't a typo).
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Jazz New Release Round-Up - 15th January 2020
15th Jan 2020
With the post-Christmas lull clearing, Matt settles back and enjoys some of the jazz new releases, including a re-issue of a lesser-known Erroll Garner album.
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Jazz New Release Round-Up - 22nd November, 2019
22nd Nov 2019
R&B blowers, avant-tunesmiths, Jazz Messengers, multi-instrumentalists and ambient noodlers all get attention in this week's round-up.
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Jazz New Release Round-Up - 15th November 2019
15th Nov 2019
New releases this week include albums from Terri Lyne Carrington, Emilia Martensson, Genzo Okabe and Craig Brann.
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Jazz New Release Round-Up - 1st November 2019
1st Nov 2019
The week in jazz, from titans like Keith Jarrett and Bill Frisell to new artists like bassist Kinga Glyk.
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Jazz New Release Round-Up - 25 October 2019
25th Oct 2019
New releases this week include albums from The Bad Plus, the Alison Rayner Quintet, Scott Kinsey and a Charles Lloyd Quartet discovery recorded at the first Montreux Jazz Festival.
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Jazz New Release Round-Up - 18th October 2019
18th Oct 2019
A great selection of new releases this week, with a Bernard Herrmann tribute from the Carla Marciano Quartet, a live concert recording from Chick Corea, Christian McBride and Brian Blade, and surfing fun from trio Alaias.
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Jazz New Release Round-Up - 4th October 2019
4th Oct 2019
A couple of this week's releases draw inspiration from classical models, and do it convincingly! There's also further proof of talent coming out of London at the moment, and Matt manages to slip some Japanese noise under the radar because it's on a jazz label. Happy days.
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Jazz New Release Round-Up - 27th September 2019
27th Sep 2019
Abdullah Ibrahim leads a strong brace of new releases this week, with excellent offerings from ECM, Edition, Conchord Records and Enja.
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Jazz New Release Round-Up - 20th September 2019
20th Sep 2019
Some edifying releases out this week, from blissed-out jazz- pop, Bach-goes-jazz, Garner gets mangled and a Bill Evans documentary.
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Jazz New Release Round-Up - 13th September 2019
13th Sep 2019
This week's releases include new albums from Matt Olson, Frode Haltli, and Charlie Apicelli plus a selection of vinyl re-issues on Blue Note.
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Jazz New Release Round-Up - 6th September 2019
6th Sep 2019
Two excellent releases from Norwegian label Odin are floating Matt's boat this week.
