A selection of nice Jazz Web Sites

A selection of nice Jazz Web Sites

A selection of nice Jazz Web Sites

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All About Jazz Music, Musicians, Bands & Albums allaboutjazz.com All About Jazz covers the world of jazz music, with interviews of top musicians and bands, albums reviews, free music, videos, photos, and news.

Sophie Lüssi - Sandra Weiss - Fridolin Blumer - Andreas Wettstein: Atlantic Puffin

AllAboutBirds.org describes the Atlantic Puffin as "a sharply dressed black-and-white seabird with a huge, multicolored bill, the Atlantic Puffin is often called the clown of the sea." This album finds [...]

Vijay Iyer and Wadada Leo Smith: Defiant Life

As passionate as each man is intelligent, both pianist/composer Vijay Iyer and trumpeter/composer Wadada Leo Smith also manifest healthy egos. Accordingly, collaborations like Defiant Life require each man to contour [...]

Sergio Pamies: Time to Say

Spanish themes and rhythms reign supreme on Time to Say, Granada-born composer, arranger and pianist Sergio Pamies' fourth album, one that is enhanced on its opening and closing numbers, respectively, [...]

Jorge Cariglino: After the Storm

Spanish-Argentinian guitarist Jorge Cariglino has maintained an important influence on the jazz game in jny: Madrid for most of his life. He teaches in there, plays with a variety of [...]

Branford Marsalis Quartet: Belonging

For his Blue Note debut, saxophonist Branford Marsalis and his long-standing quartet--pianist Joey Calderazzo, bassist Eric Revis and drummer Justin Faulkner--hit the sweet spot again and again and again, reinterpreting [...]

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The Free Jazz Collectivefreejazzblog.org – We are pleased to bring you the Free Jazz Blog’s top album (s). Last week we presented our top recordings, which was drawn from the top 10 lists of the writers

Dikeman, Hong, Lumley, Warelis - Old Adam on Turtle Island (Relative Pitch Records, 2025)

By Don Phipps The music created on Old Adam on Turtle Island by four skillful musicians – John Dikeman on tenor sax, Marta Warelis on piano, Aaron Lumley on bass, [...]

Onilu (Joe Chambers, Kevin Diehl, Chad Taylor) – Onilu (Eremite Records, 2025)

By Stuart Broomer I first listened to Onilu on Blue Monday, January 20th, 2025, the most depressing day of the year, at least according to a notion invented by a [...]

Andrea Giordano - Àlea (Sofa, 2024)

By Ferruccio MartinottiThe equation is error proof: vision + ideas + courage = a record that deserved to rotate on our turntable. Endless are the combinations and one of those [...]

Catching up with Impakt Records: Part II

By Nick Ostrum Impakt Records is a label dedicated to documenting Cologne’s free improvisation scene, much of which revolves around the club Loft Köln. The imprint has been in operation [...]

Catching up with Impakt Records: Part I

By Nick Ostrum Impakt Records is a label dedicated to documenting Cologne’s free improvisation scene, much of which revolves around the club Loft Köln. The imprint has been in operation [...]

UKJazz News

Past Link to London Jazz News – News, reviews, features and comment …News, reviews, features and comment from the UK jazz scene and beyond.

Joe Lovano + Antonio Faraò Trio, Lizz Wright

There can be powerful and transformational moments in live concerts. You never forget them. This was one of them. Joe Lovano is the Artistic Director of the Bergamo Jazz Festival. [...]

In recent years, Ethan Iverson has emerged as a leading jazz scholar and writer. His essays are deeply insightful, and his Substack newsletter, Transitional Technology, is a must-read for any serious [...]

Avishai Cohen drew a full crowd to Ronnie Scott’s on Tuesday night (18 March) for the second night of his three-night residency. Cohen couldn’t have been more warmly received at [...]

light.box is the duo of Alex Bonney and Pierre Alexandre Tremblay, both on electronics, but with Bonney doubling on trumpet and Tremblay doubling on bass guitar. They have made four [...]

With her first album in over five years, Yazz Ahmed has incorporated themes and rhythms from her Bahraini heritage with a jazz sensibility and some of the best musicians on the UK [...]

Jazz Views Net

www.jazzviews.net www.jazzviews.net. All That Jazz. Purchase CDs, vinyl & downloads directly from. the artists via their website. or chosen online platform. Album Reviews.

Renaissance stands as a compelling addition to the saxophonist’s discography. ECM 2846 / 754 0837 Nicolas Masson (soprano & tenor saxophone); Colin Vallon (piano); Patrice Moret (double bass); Lionel Friedli [...]

The Emily Masser Quintet – Songs with My Father

There is something rather special about Emily Masser, and in partnership with her father Dean has produced an excellent album that somehow avoids the obvious, bringing some wonderful songs out [...]

Isabelle Olivier – Impressions

IMPRESSIONS is both a tribute to earlier artistic movements and a bold statement of jazz’s continuing evolution. Like the best Impressionist paintings, it invites listeners to lose themselves in its [...]

Retrospective RTS 4427 Double CD centenary tribute Mel Tormé (1925-1999) Say the words Mel Tormé and many people will just think Mountain Greenery sung by The Velvet Fog. But there [...]

LOST THREADS is the perfect conclusion to a trilogy that continually evolved, maintaining its vibrancy and energy until the very end. April Records Artturi Rönkä – Piano; Daniel Sommer – [...]

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Jazz in Europe – Jazz news from Europe Jazz In Europe Netherlands magazine is a full-colour glossy publication. Produced quarterly, the magazine features interviews with European and International jazz musicians as well as interesting articles related to the world of jazz. Order Now HYPNOTIC BRASS ENSEMBLE – BAD BOYS OF JAZZ New Album Now Available

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Bandcamp Jazz Bandcamp ist ein Online-Musikdienst und eine Plattform zur Promotion, die sich insbesondere an unabhängige Künstler richtet. Künstler bei Bandcamp besitzen eine veränderbare Microsite mit den Alben, die sie hochladen. Viele Titel können kostenfrei auf der Internetseite abgespielt werden.

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HVV-MAG knapp und würzig vorgestellt über die Jazzwiese hinaus –

»Boogie« zielt direkt auf den Körper. Wie überhaupt Funk seit dem programmatischen Albumtitel »Free Your Mind … and… [...]

Die Durchschnittstemperatur auf dem zweiten Loraine James-Album, das sie unter dem Namen Whatever The Weather veröffentlicht, beträgt zarte… [...]

Das italienische Produzentenduo Maurizio & Dandolo, bestehend aus Cosimo Mandorino und Marcello Giordani, ist bislang mit zwei EPs… [...]

Freitagabend. Draußen fällt Regen. Ein Kumpel kommt vorbei. Wir beschließen, die vierte Edition von »Midnight in Tokyo« zu… [...]

Ehrlich gesagt ist das nicht das Nachfolgealbum, das man erwartet hätte. Besser gesagt: Man hätte gar kein Nachfolgealbum… [...]

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Jazzfuel Matt Fripp from „I’m British but currently based in Paris, France “ Articles, resources & support for jazz musicians & jazz fans

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Jazztrail New York – EXPLORING THE NEW YORK JAZZ SCENE AND BEYOND

Petros Klampanis - Latent Info

Label: Enja, 2025Personnel - Kristjan Randalu: piano; Petros Klampanis: bass, electronics; Ziv Ravitz: drums. The versatile Greek bassist Petros Klampanis embraces the classic piano trio in his new outing, Latent [...]

Ivo Perelman / Ken Vandermark / Joe McPhee - Oxygen

Label: Mahakala Music, 2025Personnel - Ivo Perelman: tenor saxophone; Ken Vandermark: baritone saxophone; Joe McPhee: trombone. On his latest album, Oxygen, the thrill-seeking tenor saxophonist Ivo Perelman joins forces with [...]

Artemis - Arboresque

Label: Blue Note Records, 2025Personnel - Ingrid Jensen: trumpet; Nicole Glover: tenor saxophone; Renee Rosnes: piano; Noriko Ueda: bass; Allison Miller: drums. The acclaimed all-female quintet Artemis, assembled in 2016 [...]

Boyce Justice Griffith - The Point

Label: Outside in Music, 2025Personnel - Boyce Justice Griffith: tenor and soprano saxophone; Anthony Harvey: trumpet; Isaiah J. Thompson: piano; Marty Jaffe: bass; John Sturino: drums. The Point is the [...]

Nels Cline - Consentrik Quartet

Label: Blue Note Records, 2025Personnel - Nels Cline: guitar; Ingrid Laubrock: tenor saxophone; Chris Lightcap: bass; Tom Rainey: drums. In his latest album, Nels Cline—an astoundingly skilled guitarist and composer— [...]

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JAZZIZ Magazine – The Voice of a New Jazz Culture

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Jazz Journal Jazz Journal ist ein monatlich erscheinendes britisches Jazz-Magazin, das seit 1948 erscheint und damit eine der ältesten heute noch erscheinenden Jazzzeitschriften überhaupt ist. Sitz ist in Loughton in Essex. Ein Schwerpunkt ist Mainstream Jazz. Seit 2009 ist die Zeitschrift mit Jazz Review vereinigt.

Kenny Wheeler Legacy: Some Days Are Better – The Lost Scores (Greenleaf Music CDGRE 1113X) Fame came relatively late for virtuoso trumpeter Kenny Wheeler. He was 38 years old when, [...]

James Baldwin (1924-1987) is considered by many to be one of the greatest American writers of the 20th century. Born into poverty in Harlem, New York, he became an activist [...]

Oh People: Part-Time Elegance (April Records APR140CD) Oh People is a quintet consisting of five young, highly respected Danish musicians who came together for this debut album recorded in 2023 [...]

Sara Serpa: Encounters & Collisions (Biophilia Records) Sara Serpa is a singer of a different order who loosely embodies a strand of “the tradition” in which the taking of risks [...]

O’Doherty, Caili: Bluer Than Blue They say :  Lillian “Lil” Hardin Armstrong is a name most jazz aficionados recognize, having read it in the annals and footnotes of jazz history, but [...]

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From Madrid, jazz, free improvisation and cacophony Search for: aJazz Noise’s picks of – Bit of a miserable year, 2021. Lots of enthralling music and new sounds, mind you. Worth focusing on that for.

I saw one of those posts the other day… one of those ‘there is no new music anymore’ posts. Apparently, Continue Reading [...]

So, 2024… an entire year gone by with no aJN reviews posted (Daily Tunes series still going strong, though). There Continue Reading [...]

As the world continues to crumble around us, 2023 nevertheless saw the release of a ton of fascinating sounds. Not Continue Reading [...]

This is heavy… an atmospheric, elegiac, yearning, defiant, soul-scrubbingly cathartic, harshly beautiful suite of doom, noise, metal and indie esoterica. Continue Reading [...]

A.MAIAH is the nom-de-music of guitarist-composer Asier Pérez Basterra. Previously featured on aJN’s 12-ish Guitar (and-only-guitar) Albums In The Last Continue Reading [...]

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Best of Jazz Bestofjazz.org aims to help its visitors discover amazing jazz records. To do so, we review all the new jazz releases that we believe are worth your time. We also create monthly selections of jazz albums to be released in the coming days or weeks. This way, you will always be up to date with the newest releases and informed on what to wait for.

We can already tell that the end-of-year selection for 2025 is going to be a tough call, especially in the duet category. During the first three months of the year—January, [...]

In this post, we are shining a spotlight on the Best Jazz Albums of 2010—each one offering a distinct and memorable experience that has contributed to shaping jazz. From innovative [...]

Jazz in Sweden in the 21st century is nothing short of a reaffirmation of its innovative music scene. While the country has long been home to jazz legends like Jan [...]

The United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization declared International Jazz Day in 2011 “to highlight jazz and its diplomatic role of uniting people from all corners of the globe.” [...]

In this post, we take a moment to spotlight the standout Jazz Albums of 2011—each one delivering a distinct and powerful experience that has left a lasting mark on the [...]

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Radiohörer – RADIO – UND MEDIENTIPPS FÜR NEUE MUSIK, JAZZ, FILM, KONZERTE UND HÖRBARES

Von Tobi Müller (Zeit Online). Nubya Garcia ist ein Star des Londoner Jazz. Beim Treffen in Berlin zeigt sich: Auch [...]

„Dieses Album ist zutiefst persönlich, geboren aus der Erfahrung von Verlust und dem anhaltenden Gefühl, dass diejenigen, die wir verloren [...]

Hört eine Auswahl von Titeln aus Veröffentlichungen, die das Team von The Wire während der Produktion unserer Ausgabe vom April [...]

Zonic Radio Show 19.3.2025 „Alles so schön bunt/grau hier“.

Ost/West-Punk-Blicke mit Jan Müller (Tocotronic) und Alexander Pehlemann. Und mit Musik von u.a. Nina Hagen, Blitzkrieg, Dezerter, Hans-A-Plast, Planlos X. [...]

Die Radiotipps in der Übersicht für alle Kultursender des Öffentlich-rechtlichen Rundfunks, ByteFM sowie des Ö1. 00:05 Uhr Deutschlandfunk Kultur Klangkunst [...]

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Jazz in Deutschland / Germany jazzpages.de/info Jazzpages – Das Portal zum Jazz in Deutschland seit 1997 Die Jazzpages sind ein Projekt von Frank Schindelbeck und publizieren seit Mitte der 1990er Jahre Informationen zum Jazz

Di 01.04. 21:00 – 22:00 UHRJetztMusikThe Sleep of Reason Produces Monsters beim Jazzfest Berlin 2024Von Julia Neupert Sie waren sicher die jüngste Band beim 60. Jubiläum vom Jazzfest Berlin – [...]

Die Pianistin Julia Huelsmann war mit ihrem Quartett am 06.03.2025 im Mannheimer Jazzclub Ella uns Louis Besetzung:Julia Huelsmann (p)Uli Kempendorff (sax)Marc Muellbauer (b)Heinrich Koebberling (dr) Manfred Rinderspacher Fotografie Der Beitrag [...]

Pierre Favre – ein Perkussionist mit helvetischer Präzision und Sinn für Sounds In der helvetischen Region von Le Locle genießt das Uhrmacherhandwerk eine noble Tradition. Davon scheint der dort am [...]

Die vier Musiker lernten sich in der lebhaften und dynamischen New Yorker Musikszene der späten 1980er- und frühen 1990er-Jahre kennen. Seitdem hatten sie immer wieder die Gelegenheit, in verschiedenen Besetzungen [...]

Die jazzwerkstatt Peitz hat 2024 den Jazzpreis Brandenburg ins Leben gerufen, um außergewöhnliche künstlerische Leistungen im Jazz zu würdigen. Der Preis wird auch 2025 wieder vergeben. Musiker, die das Konzertleben [...]

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Jazz Thing jazzthing.de Jazz thing ist eine deutsche Jazz -Zeitschrift, die seit November 1993 fünfmal jährlich erscheint (November/Dezember/Januar, Februar/März, April/Mai, Juni/Juli/August,

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Magazin für Jazz Musik – jazz-fun.de – Magazin für Jazz Musik Jazz-fun.de will mehr erfahren. »The music doesn’t have so far to go« – das ist wie ein Zaubervers für alle Musiker

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Jazzwax Marc Myers writes regularly for The Wall Street Journal and is author of „Rock Concert: An Oral History“ (Grove), „Anatomy of a Song“ (Grove) and „Why Jazz Happened.“ Founded in 2007, JazzWax has won three Jazz Journalists Association awardsn and cacophony

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Highresaudio Fortlaufend Neuerscheinungen – hier als Link zum Jazz | weitere Genres in der Menüauswahl

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Downbeat The publication was established in 1934 in Chicago, Illinois. It is named after the „downbeatin music, also called „beat one“, or the first beat of a musical measure.

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Jazzwise, the UK’s biggest selling jazz monthly and the leading English language jazz magazine in Europe, has changed the way jazz magazines look and think with a stunning

a selection of nice jazz web sites

Michael’s Jazzblog from Switzerland It’s time to provide another list of interesting albums that have been released in the last few months.

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Kamasi Washington – im Theater des Westens

Kamasi Washington der Titan, der Pharoah Sanders, der Sun Ra und Charismatiker, die Botschaften, die er mitbringt, lauten: Musik bereitet Spaß und verbreitert Freude. Die politische Botschaft lautet: bringt mehr [...]

Unzeit Quartett – Live

Matthias Bauer - bass Joe Hertenstein - drums Frank Paul Schubert - saxophone Celine Voccia - piano [...]

Jazz Albums February 2025

Aus der Architektur weiß ich, dass man nie versuchen sollte, der Natur entsprechend zu entwerfen, sonst entwirft man nur Struppiges und Kautziges - in der Musik scheint mir die Lust [...]

Kinan Azmeh, CityBand – Live in Berlin

Musik, die den Unterschied macht. Am 08.04.2025 wieder im Pierre Boulez Saal [...]

Billy Mohler – The Eternal

And what could be the leitmotif of a passion: one wants to know where those who threaten to disappear here and there remain or what else they have produced, one [...]

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The Guardian Jazz die Jazzabteilung des Guardian mit nahezu täglichen Jazz Reports und Reviews

44th Move: Anthem review – veers admirably from the beaten path

(Black Acre)Pianist and producer Alfa Mist’s latest project, with drummer Richard Spaven, showcases two musicians at the top of their gameIn the London jazz scene of the past decade, pianist [...]

Missed out on Glasto? Here’s 30 major festivals you can still book now

From whomping dub soundsystems and bruising thrash metal to comedy, jazz and kids’ entertainment, this year’s UK festivals have something for everyone – and you’ve still got time to get [...]

‘Reopen these youth clubs’: Ezra Collective’s Femi Koleoso on nurturing young artistic talent

Drummer and band leader used Brits awards stage to spotlight clubs that help musicians like himself to thriveAfter the high of a record-breaking night at the Brits where his band, [...]

Everybody Loves the Sunshine is just one point of perfection in Roy Ayers’ truly ubiquitous legacy | Alexis Petridis

Ayers’ genre-bending jazz-funk sound produced one fantastic album after another – and then found a new lease of life in hip-hop sampling• Roy Ayers, jazz-funk pioneer behind Everybody Loves the [...]

Roy Ayers obituary

Jazz-soul vibraphonist and band leader best known for his laid-back summer track Everybody Loves the SunshineWhen Ruby Ayers, a piano teacher, took her five-year-old son Roy to a concert by [...]

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Jazz Zeitung Das JazzZeitungs-Blog. Hier schreiben Rainer Wein, Jörg Lichtinger, Peter Ortmann, Thomas Spitzer, Benjamin Schaefer, Martin Hufner …

Nach dem Radiofestival der ARD: „listen, adapt & improve“

Das ist eine Bratwurst. © Martin HufnerNach dem Radiofestival der ARD: „listen, adapt & improve“ – Bitte improven ARD, wenn ihr schon sonst euch eurer langerworbenen Stärken und eurer Jazzexpertise [...]

Der „unelektrischste E-Bassist“: Norbert Dömling ist seit über 50 Jahren auf der Bühne

Ein richtiger Franke! Hat man Norbert Dömling am Telefon, weiß man nach wenigen Sätzen, wo er als Junge Fußball gespielt hat. Der Bassist ist ein waschechter „Frangge“, um dem Idiom [...]

Das Ende einer föderalen Radiokultur ist so gut wie beschlossen

Absturz now. Foto: HufnerWährend man sich angeblich diskussionsbereit zeigt wenn es um die Zukunft des Radios geht – so sucht ARD-Vorsitzender Kai Gniffke aktuell auch das Gespräch mit Teilen der [...]

Desaströs in vielerlei Hinsicht: Der Deutsche Jazzpreis 2023

Deutscher Jazzpreis. Foto: Oliver HochkeppelEin Kommentar von Oliver Hochkeppel Im vergangenen Jahr, bei der zweiten, erstmals in Bremen an die jazzahead! gekoppelten Verleihung des Deutschen Jazzpreises, war man im Vergleich [...]

Soundtrack zum Gebäck: Plätzchenbäcker Till B.

The New Krümelmonster: Till Brönner. Foto: Martin HufnerEr hat dieses Mal keine flammende Wutrede in Sachen Corona gehalten, was ihn bekanntlich bis zu Anne Will ins Studio gebracht hat oder [...]

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For Melancholy Brunettes (& sad women)

Michelle Zauner’s lovely, pensive, capital-R Romantic fourth album takes a step back from autobiography to examine the performances and peril of fame itself. [...]

Affectionately

Where her group Good Sad Happy Bad’s post-punk sounds effortless, Raisa K’s careful soundscaping—blending lo-fi guitars, low-key vocals, and industrial clang—is immaculately controlled. [...]

Elvers Pass

The Welsh producer’s latest mini-album gather some of his most intricate and inventive music yet, adding elasticity, humor, and deeply plaintive moments to a classic minimal-house palette. [...]

Consentrik Quartet

In a new quartet of seasoned New York improvisers, the Wilco guitarist reveals his range, balancing soft duets with hard grooves and ballads with bedlam. [...]

Chapter III: We Return to Light EP

Alongside sarod and percussion, the sitarist and composer—daughter of virtuoso Ravi Shankar—closes out her suite of mini-albums with a record dedicated to musical heritage and blissful optimism. [...]

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