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Coming Soon: Sons Of Noel And Adrian - Knots

It's been a few years, but finally Brighton-based folk supergroup Sons Of Noel And Adrian will release its second album "Knots" on May 21st via Willkommen Records.The musical collective consisting of twelve members, including Mike Siddell (Lightspeed Champion), William Calderbank (The Miserable Rich..more

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Future Sounds Of Jazz Vol. … by Various Artists
Compost Records
Mar 2012 (26 tracks)

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Retrospective by Lenny Macdowell
Blue Flame
May 2011 (24 tracks)

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Notations by Bert Weedon
Orange Leisure
Feb 2010 (30 tracks)

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Essential Jazz Masters by Red Galand
Burning Fire
Apr 2009 (37 tracks)

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Talking To Nils Frahm

A few weeks ago I met German pianist Nils Frahm in New York (that sounds so damn cosmopolitan, doesn’t it?) and had the chance to talk to him. I arrived at the Living Room in New York’s East Village, while he was doing his soundcheck, or rather tried to get some decent sound out of an old and shi..more

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Indigo Kid by Indigo Kid
Babel Label
Apr 2012 (9 tracks)

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Piazzolla in Brooklyn by Pablo Aslan Quintet
Soundbrush Records
Nov 2011 (10 tracks)

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Future Sounds Of Jazz Vol. … by Various Artists
Compost Records
Mar 2012 (26 tracks)

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Dreamer in Concert by Stacey Kent
EMI France
Mar 2012 (14 tracks)

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Chamber Music by Ballaké Sissoko & Vincent S…
Spectra Musique
Aug 2011 (10 tracks)

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Ghosts of the Sun by Bill McHenry
Sunnyside
Nov 2011 (9 tracks)

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To Whom It May Concern - Piano Solo Tonhalle Zürich

To Whom It May Concern - Pi… by Irène Schweizer
Intakt Records
Jan 2012 (10 tracks)

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Rio by Keith Jarrett
Universal Music Group
Feb 2012 (15 tracks)

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Forward Space by Andre Canniere Group
Whirlwind Recordings
Jan 2012 (8 tracks)

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Cohesion by Partikel
Whirlwind Recordings
Jan 2012 (12 tracks)

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Piano Jazz Trio

Wasted & Wanted by Michael Wollny's [em], Eva Kruse & Eric Schaefer
ACT Music, Feb 2012, Album, 12 Tracks

“Wasted & Wanted” is the fourth album by award-winning jazz trio Michael Wollny’s [em], formed by Jazz pianist Michael Wollny, bassist Eva Kruse and drummer Eric Schaefer. The album captures the trio in divergent moments of… more

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Virtuoso Duo Strikes Again

The Man Who Sold Himself by Gavin Harrison & O5Ric
kscope, Feb 2012, Album, 10 Tracks

For all its complexity, “The Man Who Sold Himself” by Gavin Harrison & 05Ric is not hard to digest. The duo’s third album shows strong influences by King Crimson and the solo albums of their singer/guitarist, Adrian Belew.… more

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Obsessive-Compulsive Jazz

OC DC by Get The Blessing
Naim Jazz, Mar 2012, Album, 8 Tracks

Get the Blessing: “OC DC.” No more, no less. If you can sit still during this groovy tour de force, you’re dead. Stone cold. Drums, bass, sax, trumpet and groove. Those are the five elements that make up “OC DC” – and if you… more

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A New Guru For Jazz

Black Radio by Robert Glasper
BLUE NOTE, Feb 2012, Album, 12 Tracks

The guest list on Robert Glasper's "Black Radio" reads like the who-is-who of contemporary hip hop and soul music. Bilal, Erykah Badu, Musiq Soulchild, Mos Def, Lupe Fiasco and Meshell Ndegeocello – just to name a few – join jazz… more

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Galeforce Instrumentals

A Little Bit Of Big Bonanza by Bushman´s Revenge
Rune Grammofon, Mar 2012, Album, 8 Tracks

Bushman’s Revenge are three formidable players who draw on blues rock, jazz rock, progressive rock and much more to create their own brand of instrumental rock. “A Little Bit of Big Bonanza” is the third album by this Norwegian… more

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The Good Groove

Big Fish by Cowboys From Hell
Double Moon Records, Mar 2012, Album, 10 Tracks

That a free jazz/groove jazz combo takes its name from a Pantera album is quite unusual. Add the title of a Tim Burton movie as album title and you’ll get quite an unusual mix. And, just as weird a mix is their freaky groove… more

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Kick That Jazz

Take The Floor And Lift The Roof by Christy Doran's New Bag
Double Moon Records, Oct 2011, Album, 8 Tracks

“Take the Floor and Lift the Roof” is the seventh album by jazz guitarist Christy Doran’s New Bag. It features an illustrious and bouncy mix of free funk, jazz rock, art and prog rock. The harsh “Hurry Up ’n’ Wait” displays some… more

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Improvized Soundscapes

Pintura by 1982
Hubro, Oct 2011, Album, 8 Tracks

“Pintura” by 1982 is only a snapshot in time of the group in the studio, as the trio completely improvizes its music. Harmonium, drums and fiddle, plus found instruments or objects, are the ingredients 1982 use to create their… more

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Wistful Jazzy Dubstep

Author by Author
Tectonic, Nov 2011, Album, 8 Tracks

Look what we have here: an album full of, dare we say, classic dubstep. While a lot of the genre’s key figures have taken their sound into different musical territories, experimenting with house, techno and whatnot, Jack Sparrow… more

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Emotional Space Music

Crossings by Herbie Hancock
Rhino/Warner Bros., May 2008, Album, 3 Tracks

Rarely was an album so aptly titled as Herbie Hancock’s “Crossings” (1972). This experimental fusion of jazz, soul and funk in an avantgarde mode marks Hancock’s transition from more traditional, or hip, forms of jazz during the… more

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