release date: 1st of November 2019
Rune Grammofon are to release The Timeless Nowhere a 4LP set of unreleased material from Arve Henriksen. Taken from the past ten years the albums cover solo, collaborative and live performances. The four LP set includes CDs of the material and liner notes from The Hilliard Ensemble’s John Potter.
release date: 1st November 2019
“Two drummers make a dense, sometimes flying rhythmic carpet, […] virtuoso horns aggravate the dynamics with seemingly barely restrained urgency, resulting in spectacular solos breaks. – Norbert Krampf for the FAZ on SS’s appearance at the 49th German Jazz Festival
” …. more energy field than linear narrative. One does not listen to [the music] the creative will, but can also receive the flow of ideas. ” – Ralf Dombrowski for jazzthing
” … it offers brilliant instrumentalists like Mario Rom or Johannes Schleiermacher space, soloistically shine and can always rely on the magnificent ensemble sound. ” – Ulrich Stock for Die Zeit
release date: November the 1st, 2019
Hittin’ the Ramp: The Early Years (1936-1943) Compiles Nearly 200 Pre-Capitol Records Tracks by the Great Singer-Pianist. Deluxe Seven-CD/10-LP Package is First Comprehensive Collection of Cole’s Early Years Produced in Partnership with the Cole Estate. It includes Extensive Booklet with Interviews and Statements by Johnny Mathis,
Tony Bennett, Quincy Jones, Harry Belafonte, Freddy Cole and Others!
releases October 25, 2019
” Throughout Radiance, Peuker and company manage to push the boundaries of chamber rock by achieving a level of unpredictability and rawness that goes beyond that moniker ” – Mike Borella , Avant Music News
The third Peuker 8’s album, Radiance goes even further beyond what their last year’s WPJ debut Influx set up as a boundary. Or shall I say rather the lack of ones, TBPH. The Octet of young musicians led by the guitarist Paul Peuker definitely is showing themselves as a new voice on XXI century music firmament and they made a milestone in their achievement since bands 2014’s Nabel records debut Resound.
Denson’s trio recording features a collaboration with French guitarist Romain Pilon and celebrated U.S. drummer Brian Blade, available October 25, 2019 via Ridgeway Records
“Jeff is an exceptional musician who is a creative force … He is always thinking outside the box and bringing his musicality and lyricism to all of his work.” – Lee Konitz
“Denson is breaking new musical ground, proving that he should be counted as one of the leading bassists of contemporary jazz.” – Teddy Doering, Jazz Podium
release date: 18th October, 2019
“Chip Stephens is an impeccable technician, a clever, even daring composer, and a restless explorer of melody.” – Carlo Wolff, All About Jazz
“Glenn Wilson is an unsung hero in modern jazz.” – Michael G. Nastos, All Music Guide
“Sadness and Soul is warm, balanced, fluid music made from smartly chosen jazz standards and two originals played with feeling — for expressivity, yes, and for fun. May we please have more.” – Howard Mandel, writer, editor, President Jazz Journalists Association
release date: 25th October 2019; CD release concert on Thursday, October 24 at Birdland Theater, NYC
“Armed with a piano style that encompasses Bill Evans’s elegance, Herbie Hancock’s drive and Keith Jarrett’s passion, Gardony’s music … creates a meditative state conducive to the attainment of man’s most enduring and timeless aspirations.” – Eugene Holley, Village Voice
“He is a great musician and that’s all you need.” – Dave Liebman
release date: 18th October 2019
In March 2018, Escape Argot released the prominently cast Swiss trio to drummer Christoph Steiner (known from the band Hildegard learns to fly), his first joint album. Still Writing Letters was very well received internationally. The Confederation of Bern praised the “playful improvisational joke” of the “daring and enormously agile trio” and Bird Is The Worm was stunned to hear, “How suddenly they’re ready to shift into the most delicate phrasing, making the transition seem as natural as thunder to lightning, pressure into peace. “
Jazzzeitung.de summed up: “ Through their strong, homogeneous interplay, Escape Argot creates a very special sound, which unites musical opposites, grooving in a dreamlike way, and is determined by lyrical themes through to soulful, unbridled improvisations.”
And the Badische Zeitung from Freiburg stated: “Complex grammar and disarming directness, cleverly constructed textures and winning melos […] Escape Argot manages the feat of “
release date: 18th October, 2019
“Abbasi demonstrates that his music continues to thrill and seek out the new…” – Concerto Magazine
“In Abbasi’s hands, the globe’s music feels relentlessly new and progressive.” – Los Angeles Times
Comprehending the vastness of music’s evolution over almost a century, even in terms of jazz and world music alone, can be pretty mind-blowing – yet New York-based guitarist/composer Rez Abbasi spans that arc with an original release of quintet music based on A Throw of Dice (A Romance of India), a vintage black-and-white Indian-German silent film from 1929.
release date: 18th October 2019
“Boldly diverse, Yao’s compositions cut across the swath of contemporary jazz’s field, [amalgamating] a surprising range of styles and periods—sometimes within a single composition.” – Franz Matzner, All About Jazz
“John Yao makes it clear he’s not content to stand still.” – Jeff Potter, DownBeat
