On “Bliss”, Eric Schaefer and his band The Shredz blend the fusion jazz of the sixties with the jazz dub of the nineties and the club music of today to concoct an explosive hubble-bubble of a magic brew. Although it sometimes sounds like it,
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Modern Jazz
On “Beauty & Truth” a different Joachim Kühn can be heard. His new trio members Eric Schaefer and Chris Jennungs energized Kühn in a new way: his piano-playing is powerful and clear, and musically he has a way of going straight to the
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Contemporary Jazz
Jazz at Berlin Philharmonic V (Lost Hero - Tears for Esbjörn)
No other European jazz pianist has had such a formative influence in his field in recent years as the Swede Esbjörn Svensson, who died far too soon in 2008. In changing constellations, moods and interpretations, Iiro Rantala,
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Mainstream Jazz
The Long Wait is Over. Mare Nostrum presents 'The Sound of Europe'….. Part Two. Sardinian trumpeter Paolo Fresu, French accordionist Richard Galliano and Swedish pianist Jan Lundgren form the trio “Mare Nostrum”. This band forges
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Mainstream Jazz
Some Other Time - A Tribute To Leonard Bernstein
Right in time for Nils Landgren's 60th birthday celebration the most elaborate project of his unparalleled career will be published. This album includes the music of musicals like 'West Side Story and a phenomenal line-up, among others
Composer: Leonard Bernstein
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Vocal
The best thing I've ever heard! You've just gotta love their energy, the way they enjoy their music. Plus their team spirit, ability, playfulness...and their cojones. Thanks guys, just keep on doing what you do - live and on CD!'
Composer: Tobias Fleischer, Matti Klein, Adele Adkins, Paul Epworth, Pat Appleton, Felix Falk, Andre Seidel
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Mainstream Jazz
Kalle Kalima puts the Western back into country and western. High Noon: Wind scrapes across the empty streets... timorous townsfolk peek through closed shutters… as three figures head into town: a guitar-toting Finn from Berlin, Kalle
Composer: Stan Jones, Dimitri Tiomkin, Jimmy Kennedy, Jean Sibelius, Michael Carr, Jack Thorp, Leonard Cohen, Marty Robbins, Hiski Salomaa
Genre: Guitar
Subgenre: Jazz
Frank Woeste is not just an exceptionally fine pianist and a gifted exponent of the Fender Rhodes, he also has a thorough understanding of his own creative process. If all art is about leaving an impression, then Woeste's mission is to etch a
Composer: Frank Woeste
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Mainstream Jazz
“Connecting the unexpected” is the motto of Jazz at Berlin Philharmonic, a concert series curated and produced by ACT label boss Siggi Loch, which began in December 2012. A carefully selected unifying theme runs through each
Composer: Solveig Slettahjell, Knut Reiersrud
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Mainstream Jazz
Scott DuBois, the 37-year old American Jazz guitarist and composer is one of the most important figures on the young New York Jazz scene. His quartet plays original compositions which point to future trends. The group's focus is on collectiv
Composer: Scott DuBois
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Contemporary Jazz
Early Jazz was first and foremost Dance music, a fact which is all too easily forgotten these days. As each new Dance craze arrived on the scene, from Charleston and Ragtime, through Foxtrot and Lindy Hop, and then on to Jive, the development
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Mainstream Jazz
This release owes its original inspiration to a book published in 2013 entitled 'Nachtmeerfahrten' (Sea Journeys by Night), which takes the reader over to the dark side of romanticism, to a world of fantasy, of eerie shadows, and things that go
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Contemporary Jazz
Spirituals, blues, soul and roots music form the creative foundation for 'Thank You Baby!' 'This kind of music was familiar to me as a young lad. When Siggi Loch suggested devoting my new album to this music, I immediately was
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Mainstream Jazz
„Timeless Suite“ connects music of the past and the present in an distinctive, unique lineup – cello and accordion. Always keen on new influences – from Classical, jazz to world music, Klaus Paier and Asja Valcic form a congenial alliance.
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Mainstream Jazz
A jazz tribute to John Lennon. With his solo piano versions of the music of John Lennon and The Beatles, the Finnish pianist Iiro Rantala succeeds in preserving the soul of these timeless, immortal songs while at the same time adding something
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Mainstream Jazz
The virtuosity of Polish violinist Adam Baldych enables him to pass with astonishing ease through all kinds of borders: the boundaries of his instrument, the barriers between genres, the seams between composing and improvising.
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Crossover Jazz
Jazz At Berlin Philharmonic IV: Accordion Night
The programme is the star at “Jazz at Berlin Philharmonic”. The aim of the concert series, curated and produced by Siggi Loch, is to bring together different musicians in a way that has never been seen or heard before, with one thematic
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Mainstream Jazz
“Music for people with open ears and open minds. Far removed from a predefined style. Without any fear of mixing genres.” In 1992, this was the understanding of jazz that producer Siggi Loch based the launch of his ACT adventure
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Latin Jazz
