Folk-music has been a resource for classical composers since the beginning of the western tradition. The violin has its own folk heritage, of course, but since you can’t lug a piano from village to village, composers for that instrument have had to dig into their own musical roots to generate a folk-based keyboard repertoire, usually with refreshing results. This recital takes the listener on a journey that spans three continents, east to west, marrying the resources of the modern concert grand with the immediacy of the folk originals.

The new album by the RIAS Kammerchor under the direction of Justin Doyle is a musical homage to the Marian devotion of the Renaissance and brings the sacred splendour of this era to life. The moving Missa Ave Maris Stella by Tomás Luis de Victoria (1548-1611), the ‘Spanish Palestrina’, takes centre stage. This artful setting of the famous hymn captures the poetry and depth of Marian devotion, in which Mary is honoured as the ‘Star of the Sea’ and ‘Queen of Heaven’.

Antonin Dvoráks sinfonische Dichtungen sind faszinierende Werke, weil sie eine perfekte Verbindung aus farbenreicher Orchestrierung, lebendiger Erzählkunst und tief verwurzelter tschechischer Volksmusiktradition bieten. Besonders in den drei hier vom Sinfonieorchester Basel unter seinem Chefdirigenten Ivor Bolton einspielten Stücken zeigt sich Dvoraks Fähigkeit, musikalische Bilder zu malen und Geschichten auf eindringliche Weise zu erzählen. Die Produktion erscheint in der physischen Ausgabe als prachtvolles Digibook mit vielen Illustrationen und informativen Texten, die uns den beschriebenen Ablauf der Vorlagen von Karel Jaromir Erben (1811-1870) nachvollziehen lassen.

Habituée de prestigieux festivals en France (festival de la Roque-d'Anthéron, piano aux Jacobins, Lille piano festival, festival de Radio France Montpellier, etc…), Claire Désert est aussi présente sur les scènes internationales (Wigmore hall à Londres, Kennedy Center à New York, Japon, Brésil, Allemagne, etc…) et se produit en soliste avec d'importantes formations symphoniques comme les orchestres de Paris, Philharmonique de Radio-France, Strasbourg, Toulouse, Prague, Québec, Japon… Elle a joué sous la direction de M. Janowski, J. Bělohlávek, L. Foster…

“Conceptions” is a contemporary jazz quartet album of all original compositions from pianist Geoffrey Dean, the great Harish Raghavan on bass, Eric Binder on drums, and Justin Copeland on Trumpet.

A type of music that sometimes draws on jazz, sometimes on contemporary music, but without merely just creating a collage. On the contrary, it is rather the singularity of a coherent voice which forms this alliance. Tom Bourgeois offers us paradoxical music with Lili, very constructed and also free at the same time. A very alive sound reminding us that love transcends gender and years

Lea Maria Fries emerges from Switzerland's expanding music scene with her debut album'Cleo'. Predominantly written and composed by the artist, with production coming from her bassist,Julien Herne. This deep and delicate work is full of stories recounting an artist's quest to write her own future. Tales told with confidence, maturity and sensitivity.

Fergus McCreadie releases the new EP ‘Stream (Revisited)’. Featuring reimagined tracks from his acclaimed albums 'Stream' (2024), and 'Turas' (2018), this collection of recordings offers fans an opportunity to look back across Fergus' body of work whilst showcasing the trio's malleability and improvisational prowess honed through countless live performances.

While New York may have eventually emerged as the city in which to both hear, and perform jazz, Chicago continues to be influential, not only for its many fine clubs but for the excellent musicians that the “Windy City” continues to produce. For Eric Alexander, Chicago quite clearly remains a site of inspiration, import, and impact. He found and formed a community early in his career in Chicago, where he lived for two years partly through a fruitful association with the great organist, Charles Earland during which Alexander, had become steeped in the Chicago tenor tradition of such natives as Gene Ammons, Eddie Harris, Johnny Griffin, and Von Freeman. Such attributes as how to dynamically shape a solo, create long ornamented bebop lines, and the cultivation of an improvisatory style that never forgets the importance of the blues were developed early, and continue to be a hallmark of Alexander’s unique style today. Another equally meaningful connection to Chicago for Alexander came in the form of a productive musical and personal relationship that the young saxophonist made with pianist Harold Mabern (with whom Alexander studied at William Patterson).

Brown Horse are excited to announce their second album, ‘All The Right Weaknesses’, out April 4th 2025 on Loose Music. The group returned to Sickroom Studios in Norfolk following a multi-month European tour. Road tested and road worn, the band tracked these eleven songs in a whirlwind week of live takes. Building on the stark twang of their debut album, ‘Reservoir’ (9/10 Uncut, **** The Times, **** Mojo), ‘All The Right Weaknesses’ sees an energised Brown Horse meld slacker-rock, folk, and alt-country – equal parts Lucinda Williams, Jason Molina, The Breeders and Silver Jews. Weary, wry and disarmingly honest, these songs flash a smile at the dark and strange. With contributions from the band’s multiple songwriters, the record is a patchwork far greater than the sum of its parts.

Lineup-wise, the Miki Berenyi Trio is just a pared-down version of the last, touring edition of Piroshka, a group that included Berenyi, her partner KJ "Moose" McKillop, and bassist Oliver Cherer (who stepped in when original Piroshka bassist Mick Conroy broke his arm during the band's tour for its second album). However, the approach this group has taken on Tripla is dramatically different from Piroshka's, and it's more than appropriate that they've given themselves a new moniker. While Piroshka seemed intentionally designed to blur Berenyi's role into that of an equal contributor to a four-piece rock band whose sound style was quite distinct from that of Lush's poppy shoegaze, the MB3 both front-faces the singer/guitarist and explicitly calls back to the dreampop she made in the ‘90s.

GRAMMY-award nominated Jordan Rakei is a renowned multi-instrumentalist, vocalist, producer, and songwriter who, over soon-to-be-five studio albums, has been on a wide-ranging journey that explores the outer reaches of his inner psyche, traversing themes of emotional evolution, personal growth and family with unwavering sincerity. Always positioning himself in and amongst the bigger questions in life, he has navigated his musical journey with passion and precision, unveiling something new about himself through his songwriting at every turn.

Sentimientos En Vivo featured rare compositions by Rexach and Umpierre, such as Y Entonces and Senda de Flores, along with tributes to Mexican icon Chavela Vargas, including No Soy de Aquí, Ni Soy de Allá and Noche de Ronda. The subtle sound of rain falling during Silencio added a unique atmosphere to this timeless recording…

Garda 1990 è un incontro tra le sfumature del midwest emo statunitense e l’urgenza espressiva del sound anni ’90. Il trio – Davide Traina, Lorenzo Atti e Francesco Dalla – è ormai una realtà di spicco nella scena underground italiana.

During the pandemic, The Ophelias transformed uncertainty into Spring Grove, their fourth album and most dynamic offering yet. Named after a Cincinnati cemetery, the album blends nostalgia with fresh perspective, reflecting on themes of relationships, identity, and power dynamics. Singer-songwriter Spencer Peppet draws from her OCD diagnosis during the pandemic and the clarity that comes with growing older, resulting in lyrics that explore the cracks and complexities of human connection.