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Stone, Salt & Sky: Beamish, Maconchy, Strachan, R Clarke

Formed in 2019, award-winning violin and cello duo GAIA have rapidly won plaudits for their pioneering programming and bold and daring performances.Their debut album release features three works specially written for the duo, and also bears testimony to their championing of works by underrepresented and overlooked voices from classical music’s ...

Composer: Rebecca Clarke (1886-1979), Sally Beamish (1956), Elizabeth Maconchy (1907-1994), Duncan Strachan (1987)

Genre: Classical

Subgenre: Chamber Music

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Brand New Life

GRAMMY®-nominated harpist and composer Brandee Younger releases her new album, "Brand New Life". Produced by multi-hyphenate drummer and composer Makaya Mccraven, on Brand New Life, Younger celebrates one of her greatest inspirations, iconic jazz harpist and composer Dorothy Ashby. Ashby is widely credited with having asserted the harp’s ...

Genre: Jazz

Subgenre: Contemporary Jazz

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The Deep End

Susanna Hoffs, cofounder of the multi platinum-selling Bangles, career solo artist, and one of pop music's premier interpreters, has partnered with legendary producer, Peter Asher (James Taylor, Linda Ronstadt, 10,000 Maniacs) to curate and record a collection of Susanna's favorite classic and contemporary popular songs, ...

Genre: Pop

Subgenre: Pop Rock

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Les Égarés

Les Égarés is more than a record. It’s play space, a locus of musical life, a poetic asylum inhabited by two twosomes who for years have excelled in the art of crossfertilising sounds and transcending genres. They are Ballaké Sissoko (kora) and Vincent Segal (cello) on the one hand and Vincent Peirani (accordion) and Émile Parisien (sax) on the other. ...

Genre: Jazz

Subgenre: Crossover Jazz

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PRISMA

The German-based Goldmund Quartet expands its modern classical music repertoire with a deep dive into the world of contemporary classical music arranged for string quartet. The album features pieces by Arvo Pärt, Uno Helmersson and Philip Glass, as well as newly composed pieces by Sophia Jani and Pascal Schumacher. ...

Composer: Philip Glass (1937), Arvo Pärt (1935), Uno Helmersson (1977), Pascal Schumacher (1979), Sophia Jani (1989)

Genre: Classical

Subgenre: Chamber Music

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Gift from the Trees

Mammal Hands fifth album ‘Gift from the Trees’ offers a fresh perspective on the unique trio’s singular music. The first to be recorded in a residential studio, the band enjoyed the opportunity to go late into the night searching for a deeper, more organic experience, closer to both their writing process but also their trance-like live ...

Genre: Jazz

Subgenre: Crossover Jazz

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Morning Report (Deluxe)

This deluxe edition of the Arkells' Morning Report Includes the #1 hit song “Knocking At The Door,” along with new acoustic recordings of "Knocking At The Door," "My Heart’s Always Yours," and "And Then Some”. Hamilton’s hardest-working musical heroes Arkells return with their fourth studio album, Morning Report. ...

Genre: Rock

Subgenre: Adult Alternative

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Top Dog

Ten years ago, in 2012, drummer and composer Snorre Kirk released his first album under his own name: BLUES MODERNISM. One might have assumed that a drummer's debut album would be all about showcasing his instrument, a purely flashy artefact. Snorre Kirk was, and still is, different in this respect. His inspiration is undoubtedly rooted in the cradle ... #!EN!#> Ten years ago, in 2012, drummer and composer Snorre Kirk released his first album under his own name: BLUES MODERNISM. One might have assumed that a drummer's debut album would be all about showcasing his instrument, a purely flashy artefact. Snorre Kirk was, and still is, different in this respect. His inspiration is undoubtedly rooted in the cradle ...

Genre: Jazz

Subgenre: Modern Jazz

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Get Ready

Since its inception and arrival somewhere in the 1950s, the organ combo format has been one of the more elusive concepts in modern music. It pulls influences from a multitude of sources: jazz, blues, gospel, R&B, funk, Latin, rock… and the list goes on. Often pigeonholed by critics as one-dimensionally “greasy”, organ combos are in fact one of the most versatile and relatable groups in ...

Genre: Jazz

Subgenre: Mainstream Jazz

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Radio Transient

RADIO TRANSIENT, is the all-new and breathtakingly original album from celebrated Lenoir, North Carolina singer-songwriter Chris Church. RADIO TRANSIENT features ten songs in a fresh, sparkling, and propulsive new style for Chris, each framing his renowned melodic instincts, lyrical wit and unmistakable vocal firepower in a giddy new – and irresistible – context. ...

Genre: Rock

Subgenre: Modern Rock

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Current

From the trademark melancholy tone of Scandinavian Jazz, to cinematic synth textures and propulsive programmed drum machines, Danish quintet ‘Andorra’ embodies the melting-pot spirit of jazz. Their sophomore album ‘Current’, set to release March 23rd on April Records, brings a hard-hitting Indie-Rock-esque attitude to a sound which is bold, fresh, and full of twists. ...

Genre: Jazz

Subgenre: Fusion

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It's Always Now

Ralph Alessi’s fourth appearance as a leader for the label follows a singular album run that’s been met with nothing but praise from The New York Times to The Guardian. The latter lauded Ralph’s previous recording Imaginary Friends (2019) for its “elegant balance ...

Genre: Jazz

Subgenre: Contemporary Jazz

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Bach: Partita & Concertos

Introducing Il Gusto Barocco's latest album, a new approach to Baroque music. Each ensemble member is given a platform to showcase their talents as a soloist, choosing their own program and interpreting the selected works in a very special way. Director Jörg Halubek believes in the concept of "extended chamber music," where players ...

Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

Genre: Classical

Subgenre: Concertos

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New Works & Classics Reimagined (Live from SFJAZZ Center 2022)

Recorded during the SFJAZZ Collective’s four-night residency in October 2022 on the Miner Auditorium stage at the SFJAZZ Center, documents new works from the all-star ensemble. Additionally, the album includes fresh new approaches to timeless classics, like a two-part medley of Billie Holiday’s “God Bless The Child” and Earth, Wind ...

Genre: Jazz

Subgenre: Free Jazz

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Aleksi Heinola Quartet

In the autumn of 2021, four musicians and close friends joined forces for a week of touring and recording. This double longplayer album captures the essence of their appraise live performances accumulating in a 2-day recording frenzy at the legendary Finnvox studios Helsinki. The album features a mix of new and original Aleksi Heinola ...

Genre: Jazz

Subgenre: Hard Bop

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Blood Brothers

One of the most-anticipated albums of the year, is the upcoming Blood Brothers album featuring multi-Blues Music Award-winners Mike Zito and Albert Castiglia. The duo concluded a highly-successful string of “Blood Brothers” shows in the spring/summer of 2022 with new tour dates already announced beginning in February and running through the summer, culminating with a special appearance at the Big Blues Bender in Las Vegas ...

Genre: Blues

Subgenre: Bluesy Rock

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Lord Of Chaos

Killing Joke confirm that all hope is probably lost (or at least missing) with their first new studio material in over seven years… Enter the “Lord of Chaos” EP—two brand new recordings, plus two re-workings of songs from the confrontational UK band’s last studio album, Pylon (2015). ...

Genre: Rock

Subgenre: Adult Alternative

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Balans

Balans, Harald Lassen's fourth album, is a fascinating self-portrait of an improviser who finds freedom in a good song, a songwriter who invites listeners and fellow musicians to explore what he has created, and an artist who understands that the only valid taste is the personal. ...

Genre: Jazz

Subgenre: Modern Jazz

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Blackletter Garland

The debut album from the brand-new collaboration between three of UK folk’s most unique and prestigious voices; Marry Waterson, Lisa Knapp and Nathaniel Mann. ‘Blackletter Garland’ by Hack-Poets Guild boasts twelve fascinating interpretations and original compositions that tell intricate tales of birth, love, conflict and ...

Genre: Folk

Subgenre: Traditional Folk

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Sketches Of The Red Districts

This new Laibach album, through a new/fresh interpretation, examines the conflict-ridden genesis of the band's formation in the industrial town of Trbovlje in 1980 and questions the band's aesthetic, sonic and ideological roots from the distance of time. ...

Genre: Electronic

Subgenre: Experimental

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