Jazz Recommendations
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Jazzwise Editor's Choices - December 2023/January 2024
4th Dec 2023
Jazzwise Editor's Choices from the December 2023/January 2024 issue include new music from Arild Andersen, Bex Burch, Cautious Clay, Nikki Iles & NDR Big Band, Samara Joy, Steve Lehman & Orchestra National de Jazz, Stacey Kent, Ed Motta, Gregory Porter and Imogen Ryall plus an archive release of Bill Evans' mid-sixties trio.
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Jazz New Release Round-up - 1st December, 2023
1st Dec 2023
December's first round-up features a dazzling array of new jazz releases from the free and unleashed to the more straight-ahead; all of which possess their own unique artistic sensibility, however.
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Jazz New Release Round-Up - 24th November 2023
24th Nov 2023
Our final round-up of the month includes two trios (one free, the other, more straight-ahead), the enlightening Gurdjieff Ensemble, a dose of live solo piano and guitarist Rob Luft's message in a bottle.
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Jazz Recordings of the Year - Finalists 2023
23rd Nov 2023
Count down our top 25 Jazz Recordings of the Year with us in anticipation of our annual Awards Ceremony, with further winners including Best Label, Archive/Reissue and Newcomer categories to be announced early next month.
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Jazz New Release Round-Up - 17th November, 2023
17th Nov 2023
The latest New Release Round-Up this month features the soulful Brazilian grooves of Ed Motta, intimate celtic folk from Catrin Finch and Aoife Ní Bhriain, Adam Birnbaum's jazzy Bach-arrangements, the contemporary guitar stylings of Rasmus Oppenhagen Krogh and the warmth of Chris Botti's trumpet.
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Bluer Than...: Vocal Jazz from the Blue Note Vaults
15th Nov 2023
This mix charts the evolution of singers on the esteemed label, from early featured vocalists including Sheila Jordan to the hit Horace Silver-classic, 'Señor Blues', before expanding into the broader appeal of jazz-funk from the likes of Marlena Shaw and the timeless cats of today.
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Jazz New Release Round-up - 10th November, 2023
10th Nov 2023
This week's round-up includes new music from the homegrown talents of Johnny Hunter and Henry Spencer in addition to international stars John Scofield and Stacey Kent, plus the Scandi supergroup Rymden.
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Jazzwise Editor's Choices - November 2023
6th Nov 2023
Jazzwise Editor's Choices from the November 2023 issue include new music from corto.alto, George Freeman, Alex Hitchcock Dream Band, James Brandon Lewis & Red Lily Quintet, Rob Luft, Wolfgang Muthspiel, Joshua Redman, John Scofield and Shake Stew, plus an extensive reissue of archive materials from Brian Auger's Oblivion Express as well as Art Farmer.
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Jazz New Release Round-up - 3rd November, 2023
3rd Nov 2023
Our latest round-up features ambient Carnatic sensations from Anoushka Shankar, Imogen Ryall's take on Mingus/Mitchell, the futurific grooves of Butcher Brown, Paul Mottram's cinematic Seven Ages of Man suite and the untethered adventurings of Charlotte Keefe.
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Blue Notes in Block Quotes: Highlights from the Tone Poet Series
1st Nov 2023
We unpack the latest boutique vinyl offerings from Blue Note Records' Tone Poet Series, including some which may have slipped under your radar.
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Jazz New Release Round-Up - 27th October, 2023
27th Oct 2023
This week's round-up includes new music from sound experimentalist Matana Roberts, Brazilian vocalist Dora Morelenbaum, Japanese ensemble leader Miho Hazama, Swedish trumpeter Karl Wallmyr and the exciting singer Martina DaSilva.
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Impulse! Records, 'Irrepressible Impulses'
25th Oct 2023
What started life as a promotional label sampler featuring cuts from Pharoah Sanders, Alice Coltrane and Archie Shepp has turned into a fascinating musical document of an industry and musical scene in flux.
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Jazz New Release Round-up - 20th October, 2023
20th Oct 2023
This week's Round-up includes new Scandinavian jazz from Denmark and Norway, some experimental inventiveness from down under plus the vocal stylings of lauded newcomers alongside old masters.
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Jazz New Release Round-up - 13th October, 2023
13th Oct 2023
This week's collection of new music features such diverse artists as Allison Russell, the folk musician Sinikka Langeland and desert blues star, Bombino. Helge Lien offers jazzier cuts along with the promising young talent of Noah Franche-Nolan.
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Jazz New Release Round-up - 6th October, 2023
6th Oct 2023
This week's round-up includes new music from S. Carey & John Raymond, Maciej Obara and the maximalist stylings of Darcy James Argue's Secret Society. Aaron Diehl & The Knights Orchestra honour Mary Lou Williams plus a milestone achievement from Eddie Henderson.
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Solo Piano Music on ECM
4th Oct 2023
Take a deep dive with us as we explore both classic and more recent recordings that feature such artists from this mighty oeuvre as Keith Jarrett, Paul Bley and Marilyn Crispell.
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Jazzwise Editor's Choices - October 2023
2nd Oct 2023
Jazzwise Editor's Choices from the October 2023 issue include new music from Balimaya Project, Darcy James Argue's Secret Society, Jaimie Branch, Matthew Halsall, Matana Roberts and Shear Brass, plus a series of reissues from Jean-Luc Ponty.
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Jazz New Release Round-up - 29th September
29th Sep 2023
Our round-up this week sees the release of Yussef Daye's long-awaited debut plus a first from Sean Mason, followed by a tribute to Mahalia Jackson from James Brandon Lewis and a welcome return from Joel Haynes, topped off with some experimental folk courtesy of Ellie Wilson.
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Alain Goraguer - La Planète Sauvage
27th Sep 2023
The late French arranger's jazz-funk score for this psychedelic cult classic is as fantastic and trippy as the animated film itself.
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Jazz New Release Round-up - 22nd September, 2023
22nd Sep 2023
This week's round-up includes new music from Ian Shaw, Alf Carlsson, Yuri Honing, Vetle Skåli and Hedvig Mollestad.
