Bandleader, arranger and trumpeter Florian Raepke and his big band meet singer Charlotte Illinger on “Young And Foolish”. Having already appeared as a guest on Florian Raepke's first big band album “The Very Thought Of You” (2021), Charlotte Illinger now leads through this gala of eleven well-known and often interpreted melodies ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Vocal
Swedish rock band Spiders present their new album ‘Sharp Objects’! As with their previous releases, Spiders' sound is deeply rooted in classic rock'n'roll. However, ‘Sharp Objects’ offers something new by incorporating influences from the early 80's new wave and garage rock scene. Sounds like Blondie, Dead ...
Genre: Rock
Subgenre: Classic Rock
Prokofiev: Symphony No. 5 & Ode to the End of the War
Prokofiev's Fifth Symphony is extraordinary music, but typical of the composer in its blend of lyric and rhythmic elements. Conductor Vladimir Jurowski grasps all facets of the Russian composer's music, and the fine Russian National Orchestra responds to his direction splendidly. The flittering rhythms of the second movement ...
Composer: Sergej Prokofiev (1891-1953)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Orchestral
Eva Zalenga, winner of the German Music Competition, makes her GENUIN debut with an album featuring colorful and striking music for soprano and diverse instrumental ensembles. Highlights include a world premiere recording of Ignaz Lachner’s work, a rare find by Darius Milhaud, ...
Composer: Ignaz Lachner (1807-1895), Franz Schubert (1797-1828), Giacomo Meyerbeer (1791-1864), Pauline Viardot-Garcia (1821-1910), Rebecca Clarke (1886-1979), Arthur Bliss (1891-1975), Darius Milhaud (1892-1974)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Vocal
Second album by the Cologne drummer and composer in his quartet line-up with Tony Lakatos (tenor saxophone), Billy Test (piano) and Doug Weiss (bass) as a CD in a beautifully designed three-part digipack on JazzJazz. After ‘Choose Loose’ (2022), ‘Mocambo Affair’ is the second album that Dominik Raab has recorded together with Tony Lakatos, ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Modern Jazz
Pianist Louis Philippson inspires his generation with emotional and virtuoso videos on social media in favour of classical music. For his debut album ‘Exposition’, he pursues the same idea and combines his own compositions with new arrangements of well-known melodies from classical works as well as anime and pop songs. ...
Composer: Louis Philippson, Joe Hisaishi (1950), Dimitri Shostakovich (1906-1975), Jean Sibelius (1865-1957), Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924), Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750), Gustav Mahler (1860-1911), Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791), Carl Orff (1895-1982), Ludovico Einaudi (1955), Richard Wagner (1813-1883), Maurice Ravel (1875-1937), Andrew Lloyd Webber (1948)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Classical Crossover
Greg Coulson: Live at Crescent Records Studio
"Greg Coulson is a British musical powerhouse - an expressive singer-songwriter and dynamic performer who blends soul and classic rock with the groove of blues, funk and jazz. Known for his mesmerising stage presence and unique sound, Greg has quickly established himself as one of the UK’s most exciting and ...
Genre: Blues
Subgenre: Bluesy Rock
Atlanta’s Freshest R&B Singer-Songwriter Uses His Incisive Pen to Craft a Heady and Immersive Album About the Highs and Lows of Love. Chase Shakur’s keen songwriting unravels the complexities of modern love, communicating vast emotions with economical turns of phrase. Today, the Atlanta native officially announces WONDERLOVE, his next album, an ...
Genre: R&B
Subgenre: Soul
Julia Hülsmann’s quartet resurfaces with a fresh Norwegian voice on horn in tow and presents an attractive batch of originals that finds the group thoughtfully exploring common ground with a knack for adventure. When saxophonist Uli Kempendorff first joined Julia’s trio on 2019’s Not Far From Here, a new sense of expressionist urgency was ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Contemporary Jazz
Renascence’ is a true return to form and the crown jewel of their legendary discography. It picks up where their 1974 album ‘Promised Heights’ left off - a spiritual and sonic successor that gives a fresh, modern twist to their legendary sound, which remains fundamental to the early hip-hop and funk scenes in the US and UK. ...
Genre: R&B
Subgenre: Hip Hop Soul
Swing Invention is a captivating album by the Joscho Transatlantic Guitar Trio Stephan, released by Mgl Musik Produktion. This musical masterpiece showcases the incredible talent and synergy of the trio as they blend traditional swing music with innovative twists and modern influences. ....
Genre: Guitar
Subgenre: Jazz
A Plastic Theatre (Choral Works by Joanna Marsh)
The title work on this album is A Plastic Theatre, an extended setting of a five-act text by Katie Schaag exploring the connotations—whether positive or negative—of all things ‘plastic’. Joanna Marsh’s response is a work of pathos and humour, a tone which carries through to several of the other works presented here. ...
Composer: Joanna Marsh (1970)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Choral
Fresh from his triumphant onstage success in Paris, Berlin and Brussels singing leading roles in the operas of Rameau and Mozart, tenor Reinoud Van Mechelen presents his long-awaited first Mozart recording. Together with his ensemble A Nocte Temporis, he has devised a highly imaginative programme. From the eleven single opera and concert arias for tenor ...
Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Vocal
Renowned Canadian / International vocalist Holly Cole is set to release her 13th studio album, Dark Moon, on January 24th. Teaming up with her long-time live performance partners, along with additional musicians to create rich harmonies and layers, this album is a true ensemble project that highlights her signature style. ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Vocal
Nicole Zuraitis created siren songs volume 1 with a clear purpose in mind: Celebrate women songwriters. It’s a concept she’d been thinking about for years. Her own success as a songwriter made the project even more timely: in 2024, she became the first artist, man or woman, to win Best Jazz Vocal Album at the GRAMMYs for a project of ...
Composer: Joni Mitchell (1943)
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Vocal
This fresh European jazz with a larger band than usual fuses its sources without trying to lecture. Carl Wittig's Aurora Octet touches with the unexpected, it is there as a matter of course as a convincing synthesis of the old and new world. ...
Composer: Carl Christian Wittig
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Crossover Jazz
Live From The Record Plant (December 15, 1974) (Remastered)
The show presented here returns to Welch’s final days with Fleetwood Mac, possibly his last show with them. it is an excellent radio broadcast from the Record Plant, December 15, 1974. The show is live, but without an actual audience, being in front of only a couple dozen Record Plant-affiliated people, ...
Genre: Rock
Subgenre: Modern Rock
With their first album “Tanz' von innen”, the Divinerinnen ensemble impressed with this slender sound ideal that challenges the typical sound of Viennese light music. Three years later comes the new album “divinerisch!”, for which the seven musicians seem to have distilled and aired out their style ...
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Chamber Music
Live at Newport'77 (Remastered) (Live)
Live at Newport '77 was the second live recording of the Toshiko Akiyoshi – Lew Tabackin Big Band and was followed by another release, Live at Newport II recorded on the same day. Both albums were recorded at the 1977 Newport Jazz Festival. ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Big Band
The new version, 1432, add four extra tracks to the singer's recent "143" album. What’s New in "1432"? The four additional songs promise to bring fresh energy and emotional depth to an already celebrated album. Titles like ‘NO TEARS FOR NEW YEAR’S’ hint at reflective, seasonal themes, while ‘HAS A HEART’ and ‘OK’ might explore empowering and ...
Genre: Pop
Subgenre: Pop Rock
