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.

Eden Lonsdale: Dawnings

British/German composer Eden Lonsdale was born in 1996. When he was nine, he started making music with his cousin of the same age. When he was 12, he started enjoying [...]

Michael Eckroth Group: Human Geography

Grammy-nominated pianist/composer Micael Eckroth follows up his highly acclaimed Plena (Truth Revolution Records, 2021) with the vibrant and robust Human Geography, melding the sounds of contemporary jazz with elements of [...]

Angela Verbrugge: Somewhere

Based in Victoria, jny: British Columbia, Angela Verbrugge keeps a busy schedule as a singer, touring in Canada and farther afield. In addition to performing, she writes songs--jazz songs, new [...]

McCoy Tyner/Joe Henderson: Forces Of Nature: Live At Slugs'

How does one go about nominating Zev Feldman for a Nobel Peace Prize? Time and again, the intrepid "Jazz Detective" tracks down unknown, unheard, un-even-hoped-for sonic artifacts, painstakingly brushes away [...]

Bill Evans: In Norway

Pianist Bill Evans' career lasted from the late 1950s until his passing in 1980, but beginning around about 20 years into the 21st century CD releases under Evan's name have [...]

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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

Jazzfest Berlin 2024 - Part I

--- By Paul Acquaro It is always a marker of success when a concert confounds expectations, even if those same expectations had been set by a recording from the group [...]

Jazzfest Berlin 2024 - Part II

By Sarah Grosser  Nov 1, 2024 Haus der Berliner Festspiele Goran Kajfeš Tropiques  Goran Kajfeš. Photo by Fabian SchellhornGoran Kajfeš – trumpet, synthesizer Alex Zethson – piano, organ, synthesizer Johan Berthling [...]

Two organ duets

 By Stef GijsselsThe organ has never been one of my favorite instruments: it conjures up memories of heavy and ponderous religious ceremonies in dusty churches, of an artificial search for [...]

Samo Salamon - Sunday Interview

Photo by Janin Vezonik What is your greatest joy in improvised music?Definitely the moment of unpredictability and the communication with other musicians on stage. What quality do you most admire [...]

William Parker & Ellen Christi - Cereal Music (AUM Fidelity, 2024)

By Don Phipps A heartfelt beautiful effort, bassist William Parker and vocalist and composer Ellen Christi’s Cereal Music will warm your soul. Parker, an acknowledged bass virtuoso and an accomplished [...]

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.

Known as one of Europe’s finest jazz groups, the Marcin Wasilewski Trio certainly turned in a stellar performance at the Cadogan Hall on the penultimate day of the 2024 EFG [...]

Tim Berne’s music always reminds me of two other famous composers: J.S Bach and Charlie Parker. There’s something utilitarian about it: like Bach’s music, it can be played on any [...]

Singer and soul veteran Madeline Bell will be the RNCM Big Band’s guest star at their concert on Friday 13 December in the RNCM Theatre. For some time now, the [...]

Alice Zawadzki / Fred Thomas / Misha Mullov-Abbado with guest Saied Silbak

In Polish, Za Górami is a way of saying ‘once upon a time’ (“za górami, za lasami”/“behind the mountains, behind the forests”). So says singer and violinist Alice Zawadzki of [...]

Dan Forshaw’s Jazz Carols

One of the highlights of spending Christmas in London is experiencing the city’s festive spirit firsthand. From carol services at iconic locations like the Actors Church in Covent Garden, to [...]

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.

Ray Guntrip and Tina May – Mood In Blue

an album that will thrill Tina’s many fans, and also raise the profile of Tina and Ray’s collaboration. Digimix Records DGMX 594 Tina May (vocals); Ray Guntrip (piano, Fender Rhodes); [...]

Kim Cypher – Take Five Q&A

Photograph by Monika S. Jakubowska Please can you tell us about your new album and UK album launch? ‘Catching Moments’ is my third album. It has been an absolute labour [...]

Glen Manby – Life with Bird, Cannonball & an Alto

I first met and heard alto saxophonist Glen Manby play nearly forty years ago, and remember enjoying his playing in whatever context he found himself playing in. After I left [...]

Sun Ra Arkestra Under the direction of Marshall Allen – Lights On A Satellite

Strip away the mystique, forget the costumes, remove your preconceptions and listen to the music. IN+OUT Records Marshall Allen – leader, alto sax, EVI, gong, additional vocals; Tara Middleton – [...]

Scott Colley, Edward Simon, Brian Blade – Three Visitors

The artistry on THREE VISITORS showcases the trio’s ability to turn personal and musical influences into deeply moving experiences, a testament to the transformative power of improvisation and collaboration. GroundUP [...]

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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.

The Best Jazz on Bandcamp, October 2024
The Best Jazz on Bandcamp October 2024

a selection of nice jazz web sites

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

Die »Blutgräfin« Elisabeth Báthory gehört zu den bekanntesten Figuren der neueren Musik. Zu verdanken ist dies vor allem… [...]

Klappe, die zweite: Der eine, Bill Laurance, setzt sich ans Klavier. Der andere, Michael League, nimmt Platz zwischen… [...]

»Only Hinting«, also »nur angedeutet«, heißt das Debütalbum des Duos Clinic Stars, das den Monat seiner Veröffentlichung klug… [...]

»Alone«, der Opener von »Songs of a Lost World«, fängt auf unerschrocken ehrliche Weise das Gefühl tiefer Einsamkeit… [...]

Wer Jazz für ein abgeschlossenes Kapitel der Musikgeschichte hält, das nur retrospektiv anhand der alten, meist toten Helden… [...]

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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

John Williamson - The Northern Sea

Label: Ubuntu Music, 2024Personnel - John Williamson: double bass; Alex Hitchock: tenor saxophone; Jonny Mansfield: vibraphone; Jay Davis: drums; Immy Churchill: voice; Alex Wilson: piano. The up-and-coming British bassist John [...]

Transatlantic Trance Map - Marconi's Drift

Label: False Wall Records, 2024Personnel - UK Ensemble: Evan Parker: soprano saxophone; Matthew Wright: turntable, live sampling; Peter Evans: trumpet; Robert Jarvis: trombone
; Hannah Marshall: cello; Pat Thomas: live electronics; Alex [...]

Tom Harrell - Alternate Summer

Label: HighNote Records, 2024Personnel - Tom Harrell: trumpet, flugelhorn; Mark Turner: tenor saxophone (#1,2,3,9,10); Dayna Stephens: tenor saxophone (#4,5,6,8); Luis Perdomo: piano, Hammond B3, Fender Rhodes; Charles Altura: acoustic and [...]

Jenny Scheinman - All Species Parade

Label: Royal Potato Family, 2024Personnel - Jenny Scheinman: violin; Bill Frisell: guitar; Carmen Staaf: piano; Tony Scherr: bass; Kenny Wollesen: drums. Guests - Julian Lage: guitar (#3,6,10); Nels Cline (#7,8). [...]

Ben Goldberg / Todd Sickafoose / Scott Amendola - Here to There

Label: Secret Hatch Records, 2024Personnel - Ben Goldberg: clarinet; Todd Sickafoose: bass; Scott Amendola: drums. Clarinetist Ben Goldberg, bassist Todd Sickafoose, and drummer Scott Amendola join forces to form a [...]

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JAZZIZ Magazine – The Voice of a New Jazz Culture

https://www.jazziz.com THE JAZZIZ CHANNEL. News. Readers R Top Feature. new jazz albums you need to know about …

Join us for an exclusive interview with McIntosh President Charlie Randall as he dives into the rich history of McIntosh, the iconic audio brand that has defined hi-fi excellence for [...]

Quincy Delight Jones Jr., the legendary musician, producer, arranger, and cultural icon whose influence shaped more than seven decades of music, passed away on November 3, 2024, at his home [...]

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Welcome to the JAZZIZ Podcast. This is our new series of podcast conversations, hosted by JAZZIZ Online Editor Matt Micucci and featuring some of the best artists of today’s jazz and creative music [...]

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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.

Sixty years ago Mark Gardner saw why the Getz craze showed no sign of abating and accorded with Getz's observation that 'These guys know how to swing harder than most, [...]

Sixty years ago Steve Voce was pleasantly surprised to find that having a bunch of addicts record together wasn't maudlin and distasteful but swinging and satisfying The post JJ 11/64: [...]

Sixty years ago the famed blues singer opined on Jay McShann, Stan Getz, Louis Armstrong, Billie Holiday and others, and explained how the advent of Elvis Presley revived the careers [...]

Guitars belonging to the late Jeff Beck, a musician often associated with jazz, are to be auctioned at Christie’s in London on 22 January 2025. His wife Sandra Beck said [...]

They were frisking punters at Crazy Coqs on Saturday, on the off-chance they were secreting about their persons a crowbar, or at the very least a shoehorn, that would enable [...]

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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.

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 [...]

Welcome to the electronic forest… I first found out about Koshiro Hino’s music through last year’s KAKUHAN duo with Yuki Continue Reading [...]

When I posted a track as a Daily Tune (26th May) I said that this album had taken the top 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.

Wrecks is a duet album by David Maranha and Rodrigo Amado. It was recorded at Escola do Largo in Lisbon, Portugal, on June 4th, 2023, during a special evening dedicated [...]

Contemporary jazz has seen numerous artists taking it by storm, but a handful of them have been around for decades and crowned for being remarkable and distinctive. Guitarist and composer [...]

In this post, we highlight the Best Jazz Albums of 2012—each one offering a unique experience that has made a significant impact on the world of jazz. Rather than ranking [...]

From the African rhythmic rituals, Jazz originated in the African-American communities of Louisiana and underwent multiple astounding transformations over a century. Now, it is unequivocally accepted as an art form [...]

In this post, we take a look at the Best Jazz Albums of 2013—each one providing a unique experience that has contributed to an important part of jazz history. Instead [...]

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

Es ist eine rhythmisch aufregende Arbeit mit interessanten Wendungen, zwischen den Zeilen, über den Zeilen in den Zeilen – besonders Mǎmǎhūhū hat [...]

Für Roy Haynes und Lou Donaldson. Mit seltenen Live-Aufnahmen

Zum Tod der beiden Jazzlegenden Schlagzeuger Roy Haynes (99) und Altsaxophonist Lou Donaldson (98) Live-Aufnahmen, die an bayerischen Jazzspielorten entstanden [...]

Die Radiotipps in der Übersicht für alle Kultursender des Öffentlich-rechtlichen Rundfunks, ByteFM sowie des Ö1 und SRF 2. 17:00 Uhr [...]

Von Karl Lippegaus. Mehr Grammys als Maria Schneider hat bislang keine andere Jazz-Komponistin gewonnen. Sie liebt Auftragskompositionen und die Arbeit [...]

Beide Veröffentlichungen bieten Free Jazz in seiner reinsten Form. Für mich bedeutet das: Energie + Energie + Lautstärke. Oder wie [...]

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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

Roy Haynes (13.3.1925 – 12.11.2024), einer der wichtigsten und einflussreichsten Schlagzeuger in der Geschichte des Jazz, starb am Dienstag im Nassau County, NY. Er wurde 99 Jahre alt. Haynes war [...]

Louis Andrew Donaldson (* 1. November 1926 in Badin, North Carolina; † 9. November 2024) war ein US-amerikanischer Jazz-Altsaxophonist, Bandleader und Komponist. Photo: Lou Donaldson vom Ost-West-Festival Nürnberg, 1986 Der [...]

Knapp über 6 Wochen erfreute das Enjoy Jazz Festival in Ludwigshafen, Mannheim und Heidelberg Jazzfreunde ganz unterschiedlicher Ausrichtung. Es war wie immer ein vielfältiges Programm von Freejazz über zeitgenössischen Jazz [...]

Langsam geht das Enjoy Jazz Festival Richtung Ende, die finale Woche steht bevor. Zwischendurch können wir uns an Manfred Rinderspachers Fotografien einiger Konzerte erfreuen. Pat Meheny am 18.10.2024 BesetzungPat Metheny [...]

Fr 01.11. 19:31 – 20:00 UHRBig Time Jazz Jazz-Orchester, Big Band, Oktett – hier kommt Musik mit Vielen! Im Big Time Jazz stellen wir für Sie interessante und schöne Klänge [...]

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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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Avishai Cohen – Brightlight & Shifting Sands

Brightlight release 25.10.2024 Avishai Cohen - bass Guy Moskovich - piano Roni Kaspi - drums [...]

Jazzalben 2008

überzeugende Songs schreiben dagegen das Alboran Trio und Helge Lien und nach wie vor Esbjörn Svensson [...]

Jeroen Reggers – Ten Years from Now

release 22.11.2024 Jeroen Reggers - guitar Steven Delannoye - tenor saxophone Nicolas Thys - bass Gert-Jan Dreessen - drums [...]

Sylvain Rifflet – We want Stars 

Sylvain Rifflet – tenor saxophone Bettina Kee - Piano Vinvcent Taeger - Drums [...]

jazzweek 22nd november 2024 Marina Albero

Arturo Sandoval (tp), Matt Panayides (g), Hyeonseon Baek (voc), Jacob Chung (sax), Stan Harrison (sax), Marina Albero (p), Ben Paterson (p), The Heavy Hitters (crew) [...]

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

Laurie Anderson: Ark: United States V review – a long and winding bid to make sense of America

Aviva Studios, ManchesterContemplating a world of catastrophe and collapse, the veteran artist’s new three-hour show, though much too long and diffuse, has moments of poignancy – and joyThe world premiere [...]

Lars Danielsson/Verneri Pohjola/John Parricelli: Trio review | John Fordham's jazz album of the month

(ACT/Edition Palmer)Bassist Danielsson, guitarist Parricelli and trumpeter Pohjola combine folksy melodies, Latin grooves and free-roaming improv on this lustrous albumWhen ACT boss Siggi Loch asked the three European musicians who [...]

Jungle, funk and 14th-century Arabic astronomers: piano virtuoso Pat Thomas on his journey through jazz

He started out playing a cardboard piano, but became a key figure in the improv scene. Now at 64, the musician is having a moment with his danceable quartet [Ahmed]‘I [...]

Jeff Parker & ETA IVtet The Way Out of Easy review – a captivating, unhurried ebb and flow

(International Anthem)Recorded in a single evening, the American guitarist and his LA bandmates revel in trading ideas and moods over four extended piecesFrom 2016 until it closed in late 2023, [...]

Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat review – superb study of how jazz got caught between the cold war and the CIA

Johan Grimonprez’s fascinating documentary uses the assassination of DRC prime minister Patrice Lumumba to launch a dizzying look into the politics of jazz in the 1950s and 60sIt’s been quite [...]

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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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Essential Mixtape

Folding murmured dialog into road-trip snapshots and blissed-out synths, the two producers meld their respective style—wistful edits, lo-fi euphoria—into a rapturous pop-ambient blur. [...]

Lily of the Valley

Singer-songwriter Will Kennedy moves through grief in delicate and unsparing ways using the simple sounds of lo-fi indie rock. [...]

GNX

Kendrick’s glossy, hyper-local sixth album arrives after a year of unimpeachable victories. The question is, how much do you enjoy watching him take lap after lap? [...]

Trellis

The collective’s loosely defined blend of drifting ambient, driving funk, and buoyant electronic improv is not quite jazz, but also not not jazz. [...]

Scarlet Lamb EP

The South London producer takes on a darker electro-pop sound with an EP that captures the joy of oblivion and the slog of creative fatigue. [...]

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A selection of nice Jazz Web Sites

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