KOLIZIO (Esperanto, collision) was born in 2017 from the simple desire of six Finnish brass players to make music together. By colliding with their special expertise, these virtuosos of classical and jazz music strive to find a fresh and genre-free perspective on chamber music composed for brass instruments. KOLIZIO’s repertoire mainly ...
Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827), Aaron Copland (1900–1990), Oskar Merikanto (1868-1924)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Classical Crossover
A Journey Through Virtual Dystopia
Toronto, ON prog metal outfit Red Handed Denial release their fourth studio album, produced, mixed and mastered by Lee Albrecht (The Devil Wears Prada, Of Virtue, Silverstein). 'A Journey Through Virtual Dystopia' is the band's most accomplished offering to date, both for song composition, musical technique; pushing their melodic and heavy game to a new ...
Genre: Rock
Subgenre: Modern Rock
Pianist and composer Kenny Barron, a towering figure in the jazz world with 13 Grammy nominations and induction into the American Jazz Hall of Fame, has been at the helm of sophisticated post-bop for many decades, never shying away from reinventing jazz standards, reshaping his own originals, or composing anew. He does all that in his latest album, Beyond This Place, for which he enlisted a ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Contemporary Jazz
Funk Band, Inc. (2024 Remaster from the Original Grit Tapes)
The return of Funk, Inc., one of the most popular soul jazz combos of the Seventies, is a remarkable story. Formed in 1969 by organist Bobby Watley, the Indiana-based group was signed to Prestige Records two years later by producer Bob Porter. The band’s inspired blend of impassioned jazz improvisation and riveting funk grooves was ...
Genre: R&B
Subgenre: Funk
With 'By The Way', their third album to be released on Dixiefrog Records, the Supersoul Brothers are clearly shifting categories. Each track on the album displays the Soul of the Pau-based band, which is carried by a simply stunning melodic quality. It's delicate, fresh, exquisite, and, above all, danceable like never before. ...
Genre: Blues
Subgenre: Electric Blues
Seth Lee Jones not only relishes his Oklahoma roots, but he actively nurtures them to ensure they remain real and relevant. His sophomore studio release, Tulsa Custom, reflects his strong work ethic, continually developing his unique playing style that complements his original material and fresh ...
Genre: Blues
Subgenre: Bluesy Rock
Fresh and intense solo piano. Debut album produced by Makoto Ozone. After graduating from Keio University, she moved to the U.S. and was selected for the Berklee Global Jazz Institute, where Danilo Perez serves as music director. In November, she held her first recital "Departure" at the Ginza Yamaha Hall. ...
Genre: Instrumental
Subgenre: Piano
Two female classical stars join forces to newly sound out Chopin’s Nocturnes.Pianist Olga Scheps and cellist Raphaela Gromes unite to present fresh and unique arrangements of six of Frédéric Chopin’s legendary Nocturnes on their new EP, released on May 10 by Sony Classical. ...
Composer: Frédéric Chopin (1810-1849)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Instrumental
City Swamp is the latest album by Jake Long, released by New Soil. This captivating jazz album showcases Long's exceptional talent as a drummer and composer, offering a unique blend of traditional jazz elements with modern influences. ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Contemporary Jazz
"Mélodies d'ailleurs" is the first album collaboration of Swiss soprano Viviane Hasler and her long-time friend and musical partner Maren Gamper. For this album, the two artists selected French songs from the turn of the 19th Century, known as the "fin de siécle" in France and beyond. Works by Claude Debussy, Ernest Chausson, Cécile Chaminade and ...
Composer: Claude Debussy (1862-1918), Wolfgang Rihm (1952-2024), Ernest Chausson (1855–1899), Cecile Chaminade (1857-1944), Reynaldo Hahn (1874-1947)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Vocal
Fair Youth (10th Anniversary 2024 Remix & Remaster)
UK-based instrumental band, MAYBESHEWILL, celebrate 10 years of their fourth studio album ‘Fair Youth’, with a newly remixed & remastered version of the record by the bands own Jamie Ward. As Jamie explains: “Fair Youth is a pretty ambitious album. The arrangements are pretty maximalist and we were treading ...
Genre: Rock
Subgenre: Adult Alternative
Even when music is notated relatively precisely, as in music, a performer must make many decisions because the notation does not specify all elements of the music. The process of deciding how to perform music that has been previously composed and notated is called "interpretation". Interpretations of the same piece of music by different ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Contemporary Jazz
In the dynamic landscape of contemporary jazz, Scottish pianist and composer Fergus McCreadie has carved a remarkable niche. Since 2021, his career has skyrocketed, marked by two acclaimed album releases that propelled him into the limelight – shortlisted for the Mercury Prize and clinching the Scottish Album of the Year (SAY) ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Contemporary Jazz
Named after the Japanese word for chameleon, Susan Wong’s twelfth album Kamereon highlights the Hong Kong-born singer’s unerring ability to bring a fresh, new complexion to a wide range of songs taken from different musical genres. Aided by her producer, the Osaka-born saxophonist Hisatsugu Suzuki, and his band, Wong has created a stylish jazz album brimming ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Vocal
Guitarist Greg Chako’s 17th album, Standard Roots, contains over 72 minutes of music, with additional ‘bonus tracks’ on the digital version of the album. Standard Roots represents a return to what Greg Chako calls his “roots,” because it features the trio format of guitar, bass, and drums that he began his professional playing career with over 30 years ago. ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Hard Bop
Ives: Piano Sonata No. 2 “Concord, Mass., 1840–1860” • The St. Gaudens (“Black March”)
Celebrating the sesquicentenary of Charles Ives’ birth, New England-based pianist and Ives scholar nonpareil Donald Berman releases a recording of the composer’s “Concord Sonata” using his own newly prepared edition which reveals fresh insights into the iconic work. Berman’s immersion into Ives’ sound world began under the ...
Composer: Charles Ives (1874-1954)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Instrumental
Under the motto "Svängo Nuevo", the Finnish harmonica quartet Sväng is entering its third decade of band history! The 10th album is being released in time for the band's 20th anniversary and is also the first with Tapani Varis on bass harmonica. In 2004, the ensemble made its debut with this unusual line-up. The self-titled debut album contained an irresistible musical mixture with a wide stylistic range. ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Crossover Jazz
In 2024, a new chapter unfolds in the history of one of the true pioneers in the electronic music genre - the Tromsø duo, Bel Canto. The upcoming album, 'Radiant Green", due for release on April 26th 2024, brims with creative and musical abundance. It sounds fresh and new while drawing from the unmistakable sonic landscape of the band's remarkable musical treasury, ...
Genre: Electronic
Subgenre: Electro-Pop
The album "Nonetheless" will be released on 26.04.2024 and is the duo's first album to be produced with James Ford. Ford is known for his work with artists such as Arctic Monkeys, Depeche Mode, Blur, Gorillaz and Simian Mobile Disco. "Nonetheless" contains 10 brand new tracks that were recorded and mixed in London last year, ...
Genre: Electronic
Subgenre: Electro-Pop
Tchaikovsky: String Quartets, Vol. 1
"There’s the Tsarist Tchaikovsky, the Soviet Tchaikovsky, the nationalist and the bourgeois Tchaikovsky, there’s the Tchaikovsky of the biographies, the Tchaikovsky of the musicologists, right up to the modern LGBT Tchaikovsky … and there’s the Dudok Quartet Amsterdam, sitting in a rehearsal room to say something that is ...
Composer: Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1993)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Chamber Music
