Tags
Language
Tags
March 2024
Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa
25 26 27 28 29 1 2
3 4 5 6 7 8 9
10 11 12 13 14 15 16
17 18 19 20 21 22 23
24 25 26 27 28 29 30
31 1 2 3 4 5 6

Philipp Rüttgers Trio - Etudes of Shapes and Forms (2024) [Official Digital Download 24/96]

Posted By: delpotro
Philipp Rüttgers Trio - Etudes of Shapes and Forms (2024) [Official Digital Download 24/96]

Philipp Rüttgers Trio - Etudes of Shapes and Forms (2024)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/96 kHz | Front Cover | Time - 54:00 minutes | 1,02 GB
Avant-Garde Jazz | Label: ZenneZ Records, Official Digital Download

Pianist and composer Philipp Rüttgers, of German descent, has been active in the Dutch jazz scene for 15 years. On his new album 'Etudes of Shapes and Forms' he can be heard, for the first time, in an acoustic piano trio, featuring the versatile Thomas Pol on double bass and rising star Sun-Mi Hong on drums. For this record, Philipp was inspired by pianists/composers such as Craig Taborn, Kris Davis and Sylvie Courvoisier, where he mainly focused on 'shapes and forms'. He explains: “Shapes as in harmonic and rhythmic structures, and forms as in arranging with bass and drums and the structure of improvisation and composition.”

Mathei Florea New Grounds - Snap (2024) [Official Digital Download 24/96]

Posted By: delpotro
Mathei Florea New Grounds - Snap (2024) [Official Digital Download 24/96]

Mathei Florea New Grounds - Snap (2024)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/96 kHz | Front Cover | Time - 46:25 minutes | 860 MB
Contemporary Jazz, Modern Creative | Label: Hey!jazz, Official Digital Download

Mathei Florea New Grounds is an eight-member Berlin based modern-nordic jazz band. When combining standard jazz quartet with strings it becomes a musical delight – a mixture of modern jazz and classical music. The founder and leader of this group is a talented pianist Mathei Florea. Compositions are greatly inspired by Petros Klampanis and Arvo Pärt.

Louis Matute - Small Variations of the Previous Day (2024) [Official Digital Download 24/88]

Posted By: delpotro
Louis Matute - Small Variations of the Previous Day (2024) [Official Digital Download 24/88]

Louis Matute - Small Variations of the Previous Day (2024)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/88,2 kHz | Front Cover | Time - 42:59 minutes | 816 MB
Contemporary Jazz, Latin Jazz, Post-Bop | Label: Neuklang, Official Digital Download

Louis Matute's fourth album, "Small Variations from the Previous Day," is propelled by the emotionally catalyzing 'Large Ensemble,' which continually welcomes new members. The album looks towards Central America and Brazil, drawing inspiration from jazz and elegant pop, from folk to Saudade. Matute invited Brandee Younger and Gabi Hartmann as guests for one track each, and Lea Maria Fries for two pieces in the studio.

Mikael Máni Ásmundsson - Guitar Poetry (2024) [Official Digital Download 24/48]

Posted By: delpotro
Mikael Máni Ásmundsson - Guitar Poetry (2024) [Official Digital Download 24/48]

Mikael Máni Ásmundsson - Guitar Poetry (2024)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/48 kHz | Front Cover & Digital Booklet | Time - 32:54 minutes | 325 MB
Guitar Jazz | Label: ACT Music, Official Digital Download

The album Guitar Poetry by Mikael Mani is a captivating musical journey that showcases the artist's exceptional talent and creativity. Released by Act, this album features a collection of mesmerizing guitar compositions that are sure to captivate listeners.

Ramón Valle & Jesse Van Ruller - Flashes from Holland (2011/2024) [Official Digital Download 24/88]

Posted By: delpotro
Ramón Valle & Jesse Van Ruller - Flashes from Holland (2011/2024) [Official Digital Download 24/88]

Ramón Valle & Jesse Van Ruller - Flashes from Holland (2011/2024)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/88,2 kHz | Front Cover | Time - 60:44 minutes | 1,19 GB
Contemporary Jazz, Post-Bop | Label: IN+OUT Records, Official Digital Download

The pianist Ramón Valle has lived in the Netherlands for years. In 2006, he had long since returned to his native Cuba when he was asked to write a composition for classical guitarist Esther Steenbergen. He called the piece Molinas which means something like Mills. While he was composing he was inundated with memories of the Netherlands. He felt that the years he spent on Dutch soil clearly left their mark on the way he developed himself as a musician and artist.

Emil Brandqvist - Interludes (2024) [Official Digital Download 24/96]

Posted By: delpotro
Emil Brandqvist - Interludes (2024) [Official Digital Download 24/96]

Emil Brandqvist - Interludes (2024)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/96 kHz | Front Cover | Time - 47:12 minutes | 825 MB
Contemporary Jazz, Chamber Jazz | Label: Skip Records, Official Digital Download

With his playing Emil Brandqvist has meanwhile firmly established himself among the elite of European Jazz musicians. The drummer from Gothenburg, Sweden has stirred up sensational attention, above all together with his trio featuring Tuomas A. Turunen on piano and Max Thornberg on bass. Only recently the trio won distinction for a solid 50 million streams of their music worldwide, and the last album, "Layers Of Life", climbed to No. 2 on the German Jazz Charts. But to scale Emil Brandqvist down to his role as bandleader and musician short-changes his track record, because it's primarily the composer Emil Brandqvist who allows this Swede's popularity to grow and grow. With "Interludes" he is now offering own compositions in variegated instrumentations.

Matthew Halsall - Bright Sparkling Light (EP) (2024) [Official Digital Download 24/96]

Posted By: delpotro
Matthew Halsall - Bright Sparkling Light (EP) (2024) [Official Digital Download 24/96]

Matthew Halsall - Bright Sparkling Light (EP) (2024)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/96 kHz | Front Cover | Time - 24:55 minutes | 491 MB
Contemporary Jazz, Spiritual Jazz | Label: Gondwana Records, Official Digital Download

Originally conceived as a tour only exclusive, Bright Sparkling Light was recorded alongside, 2023's expansive beguiling long-player An Ever Changing View and draws on the same trademark blend of jazz, electronica, global and spiritual jazz influences.

Moritz Stahl - Traumsequenz (2024) [Official Digital Download 24/96]

Posted By: delpotro
Moritz Stahl - Traumsequenz (2024) [Official Digital Download 24/96]

Moritz Stahl - Traumsequenz (2024)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/96 kHz | Front Cover | Time - 65:11 minutes | 1,24 GB
Contemporary Jazz, Modern Creative | Label: Unit Records, Official Digital Download

Traumsequenz is the latest album by Moritz Stahl, released by Unit Records. This captivating collection of music takes listeners on a journey through dreamy soundscapes and intricate melodies.

Tore Morten Andreassen - Rural Funk Stories (EP) (2024) [Official Digital Download]

Posted By: delpotro
Tore Morten Andreassen - Rural Funk Stories (EP) (2024) [Official Digital Download]

Tore Morten Andreassen - Rural Funk Stories (EP) (2024)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/48 kHz | Front Cover | Time - 19:11 minutes | 222 MB
Jazz-Funk, Fusion | Label: Neovision, Official Digital Download

Interesting to hear music from the far reaches of the globe, it always reminds me that despite our language barriers, good music always transcends our limited understanding of mere words. Tore Morten Andreassen is a guitarist from Norway, not exactly a hotbed for fusion music, at least to my knowledge, as I am sure there are some immensely talented jazz/rock artists over there, only a few that I am aquainted with. Andreassen's music is of the electric fusion variety, very uptempo with his guitar providing many of the catchy melodies that personalize his music's direction. He is surrounded by some other musicians that are every bit as skilled as he is, and together they have a nice sound overall.

Simon Lasky Group - For the Dreamers (2024) [Official Digital Download 24/48]

Posted By: delpotro
Simon Lasky Group - For the Dreamers (2024) [Official Digital Download 24/48]

Simon Lasky Group - For the Dreamers (2024)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/48 kHz | Front Cover | Time - 50:08 minutes | 596 MB
Contemporary Jazz, Modern Creative, Modern Big Band, Vocal Jazz | Label: Ubuntu Music, Official Digital Download

For the Dreamers is an album by Simon Group Lasky, released by Ubuntu Music. This captivating collection of music showcases the exceptional talent and creativity of the group, taking listeners on a mesmerizing journey through various musical landscapes.

The Watercolors - La Grande Odyssée (2024) [Official Digital Download]

Posted By: delpotro
The Watercolors - La Grande Odyssée (2024) [Official Digital Download]

The Watercolors - La Grande Odyssée (2024)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/44,1 kHz | Front Cover | Time - 42:01 minutes | 444 MB
Contemporary Jazz, Soul Jazz | Label: Eclipse Music, Official Digital Download

Contemporary jazz ensemble The Watercolors release new album La Grande Odyssée. The wonderfully atmospheric offering features the leadership and original music of Janne Saarinen!

Toine Thys & Orlando - Betterlands (2024) [Official Digital Download 24/48]

Posted By: delpotro
Toine Thys & Orlando - Betterlands (2024) [Official Digital Download 24/48]

Toine Thys & Orlando - Betterlands (2024)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/48 kHz | Front Cover | Time - 50:23 minutes | 607 MB
Contemporary Jazz, Post-Bop | Label: Hypnote Records, Official Digital Download

The Franco-Belgian quartet ORLANDO is releasing a new album entitled "Betterlands. Saxophonist Toine Thys is backed by Maxime Sanchez on piano, Florent Nisse on double bass and Teun Verbruggen on drums. 9 more tracks to add to the 10 from the previous album, which was awarded the Octave de la Musique in 2021. Orlando is here in a new version, with a new drummer and music that is even more focused on playing together. Sound and space are explored here rather than cascades of notes and fireworks. Some tracks are serious and solemn, while others are full of hope and joy. Toine Thys also uses electronics to sample his saxophone over several tracks, a way of expanding the music into larger spaces.

Ill Considered - Precipice (2024) [Official Digital Download]

Posted By: delpotro
Ill Considered - Precipice (2024) [Official Digital Download]

Ill Considered - Precipice (2024)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/44,1 kHz | Front Cover | Time - 44:22 minutes | 478 MB
Avant-Garde Jazz, Fusion | Label: New Soil, Official Digital Download

'Precipice' takes Ill Considered back to their improvisational roots. Idris Rahman, Emre Ramazanoglu & Liran Donin operate as one to create an album highlighting their superlative talents and rightful position at the helm of the UK's Jazz scene. A rebirth following 2021's acclaimed 'Liminal Space', this new album has a raw, stripped simplicity harking back to the seminal albums of 70's Jazz. Ill Considered collaborate again with acclaimed visual artist Vincent De Boer to create the artwork for the album.

Ches Smith - Laugh Ash (2024) [Official Digital Download 24/96]

Posted By: delpotro
Ches Smith - Laugh Ash (2024) [Official Digital Download 24/96]

Ches Smith - Laugh Ash (2024)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/96 kHz | Front Cover | Time - 50:51 minutes | 971 MB
Contemporary Jazz, Modern Creative, Avant-Garde Jazz, Electronic | Label: Pyroclastic Records, Official Digital Download

Smith’s new album, Laugh Ash, is perhaps his most startling and remarkable to date, a breathtakingly original set of music whose touchstones are myriad but ultimately meaningless in the face of an inventive and stunningly unfamiliar expression. Due out February 2, 2024 via Pyroclastic Records, the album makes thrilling use of disorientation and juxtaposition: starkly beautiful chamber melodies coexist with synthetic rhythms, explosive bursts of improvisation with elusive song forms, austere ambience with thundering complexity. Eclectic, undoubtedly, but in a paradoxical way that is defiantly cohesive while never losing sight of the fact that none of it should be.

Lage Lund, Matt Brewer & Tyshawn Sorey - Ashes (2024) [Official Digital Download 24/96]

Posted By: delpotro
Lage Lund, Matt Brewer & Tyshawn Sorey - Ashes (2024) [Official Digital Download 24/96]

Lage Lund, Matt Brewer & Tyshawn Sorey - Ashes (2024)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/96 kHz | Front Cover | Time - 36:39 minutes | 712 MB
Contemporary Jazz, Modern Creative | Label: J.M.I. Recordings, Official Digital Download

From Ike Quebec recommending Thelonious Monk and Bud Powell to Alfred Lion and Francis Wolff to Kenny Drew convincing every jazz star passing through Copenhagen to let Nils Winther record their shows, jazz labels have a rich history of receiving A&R help from musicians already on their label. So it was when Sasha Berliner raved about Norwegian guitarist Lage Lund. One quick listen to Lage’s fluid, distinctive lines and exquisite taste on guitar and we were hooked. In classic JMI fashion, we matched him in a trio with other favorites we wanted on the label.