"Endless" can be heard as a record of a spiritual search, a question that resonates within the human being: what endures? what is true? what remains when all the voices of the world fall silent? In a culture that measures value by speed and visibility, this music proposes a different perspective — a perspective of duration, concentration, and trust. ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Contemporary Jazz
Artwork Records is thrilled to announce the release of Leave That In There, the sixth album by GRAMMY Award-winning pianist, composer, and bandleader Sullivan Fortner. Co-produced by Derrick Hodge and Jack DeBoe, Leave That In There presents Fortner’s most personal and self-referential statement to date. Across a dozen original compositions and one cover, the New Orleans native threads together musical references, memories pulled from family history, spiritual traditions, and sonic callbacks to earlier ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Contemporary Jazz
“Pegasus” is an album by the Dutch pianist and composer Sjoerd van Eijck, featuring the German cellist Jörg Brinkmann and the Norwegian drummer Jarle Vespestad. The trio was formed in 2019, when Van Eijck invited Brinkmann and Vespestad to perform at a Carte Blanche concert at the Paradox in Tilburg. The immediate musical chemistry between the three musicians led to further collaboration, resulting in this album. ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Contemporary Jazz
Fifteen, the first album from the collective trio of saxophonist and flutist Henry Threadgill, pianist Vijay Iyer, and drummer Dafnis Prieto, is out August 21, 2026 on Nonesuch Records, available to pre-order here. It is the label debut for all three musicians. The record takes its name from the number of years the trio has been performing together—first at a series of benefits for the New York City club the Jazz Gallery, a club they have ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Avantgarde Jazz
The project was conceived by Knowles as a tribute to his closest musical collaborators and was recorded over a period of two years. It follows on from his critically acclaimed debut album As Many, as One, released in 2024, which was named by NPR, amongst others, as one of the most important jazz discoveries of the year. An emerging voice in the Los Angeles jazz community, Knowles aims to embody spontaneity and sensitivity as an improviser, creating uniquely emotional experiences for audiences from the global stage. ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Contemporary Jazz
Jim Rotondi and Dena DeRose with their Vienna Quartet is the first and last of it’s kind as this recording was made just 2 weeks before the unexpected passing of the Jazz trumpeter Jim Rotondi. A project that was in the works for many years had finally come to fruition through the encouragement of the trumpet great and their music envelops a connection that can only come from decades of playing together. The musical collaboration began in NYC in the 1990s and continued during their professorships at the Jazz ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Contemporary Jazz
Spring Anthems ist eine Hommage an den Frühling. Eyolf Dale hat die Stücke in seinem eigenen Gartenstudio eingespielt. Neben dem klassischen Klavier nutzt er präpariertes Klavier, Spinett sowie diverse akustische Keyboard- und Perkussionsinstrumente. ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Contemporary Jazz
"Beneath Lifted Skies" is an intimate and expansive dialogue between bassist Linda May Han Oh and saxophonist Melissa Aldana, two singular artists who turn to the Great American Standard canon not as an act of nostalgia but as a means of discovery. Through a program of standards, bebop classics, free improvisations and solo meditations, the album honors the musicians who shaped the language of this musical tradition while revealing new possibilities ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Contemporary Jazz
Two bona fide guitar heroes in their respective fields – Eric Johnson in the rock realm and Mike Stern in the jazz world – go toe-to-toe on Eclectic, a scintillating musical showcase that brings together their disparate influences in one potent package. Guitar aficionados of all stripes will stand slack-jawed hearing these formidable six-stringers exchanging high octane licks on Stern’s funky “Roll With It” and Johnson’s cruising ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Contemporary Jazz
Love has a funny way of sneaking up on us. That’s the idea behind “Oh No, I’m in Love Again,” the title track from the new album from modern-day crooner Greg Farnese. But not even Farnese saw it coming when love, in all its myriad forms, emerged as the theme of the album itself. “It was the craziest thing,” Farnese says. “I just chose songs that I loved, and that I enjoyed performing live. I didn’t realize until after the fact that each one of these songs is about love from a different perspective.” ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Vocal
"Afternoon in New York" brings together violinist Richard Carr with father-and-son guitarists Bucky and John Pizzarelli Jr. for a session steeped in the language of swing and the Great American Songbook. Originally released in 1984 and long out of print on vinyl, the album is now available for streaming and digital download, giving a new generation of listeners access to this intimate, guitar-and-violin trio session. Recorded at Lobel Studios and engineered by Mike Lobel, the record captures the warmth and ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Crossover Jazz
“I am The Phoenix!” exclaims Steven EUGEne GROoVE. “After all that has happened in my life over the last several years, I literally am The Phoenix! In the story of the Greek Phoenix, he lived an amazing life, which is why he was reduced into ashes from flames of bright, vibrant colors. His transformation was meant to take his life to the next level to live out eternity. Sometimes you have to burn it all down and rebuild to get ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Smooth Jazz
Three years ago, Jamison Ross won the prestigious Thelonious Monk International Jazz Competition as best drummer. The Florida native now released his debut album and not only shows his drum chops, but also his talent as singer, producer, and composer. With “Deep Down In Florida”, he starts out on a bluesy note with a song that would have been a perfect vehicle for Gregory Porter as well. The very joyful instrumental “Martha’s Prize”, written by the great Cedar Walton ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Contemporary Jazz
Charles Tolliver All Stars= Right Now... And Then (Deluxe Edition - Remastered) ()
Newly remixed and remastered! Charles Tolliver All Stars: Right Now…And Then is not only Charles’ debut album as a leader (at just 26 years old) but also showcases the trumpeter, composer, and bandleader in both quartet and quintet formats. He is accompanied by a who’s who of musicians, including Gary Bartz, Herbie Hancock, Ron Carter, and Joe Chambers. ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Hard Bop
My trio with Tyrone Allen and Jimmy Macbride had recorded 2 records together, toured the world for the last few years as well as performing in NYC - I always love to emphasize how important our band sound is. This record is no exception. However, for this album, I am very fortunate to have our dear friend and one of the leading voices on saxophone in our generation, Nicole ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Contemporary Jazz
Denise Donatelli returns to Savant Records with Take My Breath Away, a celebratory new recording that finds the multi-GRAMMY® nominated vocalist bringing together contemporary songcraft, Brazilian music, her acclaimed jazz stylings and intimate balladry in a program as deeply personal as it is musically expansive. Long admired for her warm, expressive tone and interpretive depth, Donatelli once again joins ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Vocal
‘Muna’ means ‘to remember’ in Icelandic, and ‘mother’ in Elfdalian, a language spoken by around 3000 people in central Sweden. The working title of this music was ‘I’. The three last letters of Muna point to ‘one’ in Romance languages, and it is also a Scandinavian name, carried by the Lilja’s sister. ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Vocal
Jakob Bro 8 is a new studio recording featuring an all-star ensemble of Jakob Bro, Brian Blade, Craig Taborn, Chris Cheek, Jesper Zeuthen, Anders Christensen, Larry Grenadier & Marcus Gilmore, playing compositions by Paul Motian and Jakob Bro. The album was recorded in a single session at New York's Power Station with engineer James Farber, following a week-long residency at the Village Vanguard. ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Contemporary Jazz
Organist Larry Goldings, guitarist Peter Bernstein, and drummer Bill Stewart reconvene their celebrated trio on RHOMBUS, marking 35 years of history together exploring bold repertoire by Keith Jarrett, Wayne Shorter, Abdullah Ibrahim, Monk, and Irving Berlin, along with memorable originals. When they first took the stage at NYC’s Augie’s Jazz Bar (now Smoke Jazz Club,) organist Larry Goldings, guitarist ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Contemporary Jazz
A new collaboration between Skúli Sverrisson and Bill Frisell, recorded at EastSide Sound studios in New York. This duo album revives the intimate and profound dialogue that the Icelandic bassist and the impeccable guitarist from Baltimore established on the album Strata (Newvelle, 2018), with tracks such as ‘Sweet Earth’ and ‘Vanishing Point’. ‘Skúli built a framework that didn’t hold me back in any way,’ Frisell ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Contemporary Jazz
