Norwegian release: January the 21 , 2020
International release: February the 28, 2020
Hardanger-fiddler, composer and bandleader Erlend Apneseth follows up the acclaimed 2019 Hubro release, ‘Salika, Molika’ – a game-changing folk-meets-experimental-sound project where Apneseth’s regular trio was augmented by the addition of star accordionist Frode Haltli – with the richly collaborative ‘Fragmentarium’.
release date: 28.02.2020 via Outside in Music
Trombonist Nick Finzer Breaks New Narrative, Conceptual Ground with Cast of Characters on his Outside in Music release and explores the nature of influence and features his acclaimed longtime working group with Lucas Pino, Alex Wintz, Glenn Zaleski, Dave Baron and Jimmy Macbride
release date: 23 of February 2020
After the Meltdown, the second album by Peter Rylén’s Trio, with Kresten Osgood on drums and Casper Nyvang Rask on double bass, which will be released on CD and streaming on 23 February 2020 is not your usual session here: planned, rehearsed and put into the score. Neither is the trio itself, which doesn’t exist on the regular basis in real life. The Trio is a connection of Soulmates in music who are all enjoying playing together and that’s all that matters.
release date: 14th of February 2020 via Elvesang
“Ruminative and openhearted” – THE NEW YORK TIMES
“… and while you may not walk away with discernible melodies on the brain, you will have in your possession something far more indelible: a feeling that you have known the texture of a soul.” – NYC JAZZ RECORD
“Listen on headphones while tramping through the woods” – THE WIRE
This double disc of double bass improvisations was recorded at The Arctic Hideaway – a quiet retreat situated on the arctic islands of Fleinvær in the northern part of Norway.
release date: 14th February 2020
“This big band packs fierce solo power, but Fujii flexes all that muscle masterfully.” ― Tom Hull, The Village Voice
“Balances rousing swing with probing experimentation, updating the big band tradition with inspired verve and an abiding reverence for venerable customs.” ― Troy Collins, All About Jazz
“Interlocking riffs, driving rhythms and a tight band who do full justice to her imaginative conceptions, showing the benefits of a lineup barely changed since their 1997 debut.” ― John Sharpe, The New York City Jazz Record
realise date: 14th February 2020
On the upcoming fourth album Folketro, out on 14th february 2020, Danish quartet Slowburn, apart from the bands four regular members, almost triples the squad to bring to their music a new features with a wide array of prominent guest-musicians on violin, accordion , gamba, percussion and more.
release date: 14th of February 2020
“The music has an incredible flow, a sophisticated dramaturgy, is emotionally very intense and always impresses with a trumpet and flugelhorn sound that is hard to beat in terms of proximity and warmth,” stated NDR Info
“[…] each individual shows their personal touch, together they become music that unites loud and quiet, thoughtful and intense tones, Orient and Occident in an extraordinary way.” – Süddeutsche.de
Almost three years have passed since the release of the CD Outspoken and a lot has happened since then. The quartet’s tour of their release took them to Tunisia, Azerbaijan and Izmir, and from Spain to England all across Western Europe. Enthusiastic reactions from audience and media indicated that Masaa would successfully continue on their path. Here the Irade is coming then.
Release: 24.01.2020
For his sixth Hubro album, the Norwegian composer, bandleader and virtuoso guitarist Stein Urheim presents a new set of compositions for a specially formed group featuring three of his favourite musicians: bassist Ole Morten Vagan and percussionists/multi-instrumentalists Hans Hulbækmo and Kåre Opheim. Characterised by a relaxed, loose-limbed pulse rippling with cross-rhythms, and an epic, widescreen feel that can suggest the open vistas of the American west, the seven tracks function together as a kind of informal suite. Their strongly defined melodies and carefully layered textures evoke a luminously-coloured acoustic world where bucolic, country-rock tinged soundscapes meet world-jazz improvisations and a little of what might be termed pop-Americana.
release date: 20.01.2020
“…[a] fun and intriguing concept album…a musical tribute to the late Diz [that] invites listeners to imagine what might have happened if lessons about empathy and human decency had been embraced…. joyful and upbeat…” – Tom Henry, Toledo Blade
“Simply the best post bop album since the days of King Dizzy…. Bailey can soar like Dizzy did and blow lyrical too along with a band that totally follows the party line and is just about as close to what Dizzy would have if he were alive today.” – Lance Liddle, bebop spoken here
“John Bailey is a great improviser. Since we met as teenagers I’ve been taken with how natural a musician he is and how deeply his roots go into the tradition of jazz music. He’s a joy to listen to!” – Donny McCaslin, saxophonist
“Bailey’s playing is full of passion and fire, and he brings that energy to several musical styles.” – Jerome Wilson, All About Jazz
Release date: 17th January 2020
Oakland drummer/vibraphonist Dillon Vado didn’t necessarily set out to make a bold statement. As a young bandleader and composer, he wanted to forge a distinctive group sound with some of the most vividly inventive improvisers on the Bay Area scene. He achieved exactly that with his quintet Never Weather, but what makes Blissonance such an impressive debut album is the music’s combination of emotional and musical intelligence. The album is slated for release on January 17, 2020 on bassist Jeff Denson’s Ridgeway Records.
