23 Nov

[ November the 29th, 2024 release on Susanna Sonata: Stina Stjern – Vivid Peace Restored ]

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release date: 29.11.2024 on Susanna Sonata 

Composer and performer Stina Stjern has for over 25 years been a steady presence in the Norwegian music scene – starting out as a vocalist in the rock band Supervixen while studying jazz in Trondheim, Stjern’s road has been anything but predictable, and has over the years shown a will to experiment and explore new areas in her music making. Her new album ”Vivid Peace Restored” is perhaps her most radical musical statement yet, as the entire album is made using cassette tape.

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21 Nov

[ November the 22nd, 2024 release via TryTone Records: Tobias Klein – Undrilling the Hole ]

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Undrilling the Hole, due out November 22, 2024, via TryTone Records, features seven new compositions by alto saxophonist/artistic director Tobias Klein, with trumpeter Bart Maris, saxophonist John Dikeman, guitarist Jasper Stadhouders, bassist Gonçalo Almeida and drummer Philipp Moser.

“What’s exciting—and impressive—about Spinifex’s music is the way the group manages to absorb and synthesize a variety of influences [and] produce something greater than a simple grab-bag of styles… they’re also able to foreground technical mastery via incredibly tight, complex structures and at the same time leave room for freer play and discovery.” – Eric McDowell, The Free Jazz Collective

“This heavily international group specializes in a collective meshing, combining the precision of composed themes with ample leeway for crashing over the barriers, splattering down onto a grassy field of wild improvisatory freedom.” – Martin Longley, All About Jazz

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19 Nov

[ November the 22nd, 2024 release via Perdido Records: Jacqui Dankworth – Windmills ]

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release date: 22.11.2024 on Perdido Records

Jacqui Dankworth returns in exquisite vocal form on her multifaceted new album “WINDMILLS“, commanding interpretations of songs by composers ranging from Sérgio Mendes to Stephen Sondheim, Michel Legrand to Michael McDonald.

“One of our finest singers, regardless of category.” – Clive Davis, Sunday Times

“A subtle control of dynamics and a voluptuous tonal richness that seems to make almost any material sound special.”- John Fordham, The Guardian

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13 Nov

[ November the 15th, 2024 release via Long Song Records: Joe Fonda Quartet – Eyes on the Horizon ]

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Eyes on the Horizon, bassist/composer Joe Fonda’s powerful tribute to his former teacher and mentor Wadada Leo Smith, will be released on November 15, 2024 via Long Song Records.

Featuring Fonda, Smith, pianist Satoko Fujii, and drummer Tiziano Tononi, it is a gift given by a mature artist out of respect to another whose example of artistic integrity, perseverance, and ongoing creativity continues to inspire him to this day.

“a real virtuoso and composer of the highest order.” — Anthony Braxton

“Fonda is a serious seeker of new musical horizons.” — Boston Phoenix

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12 Nov

[ November the 15th, 2024 release on Earshift Music: Peggy Lee & Cole Schmidt – Forever Stories of: Moving Parties ]

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release date: 15.11.2024 on Earshift Music

Cellist Peggy Lee and guitarist Cole Schmidt are quite simply two of the most important composer-improvisers to have emerged from Vancouver’s vibrant creative music community. Both wield vast vocabularies on their respective instruments and with them, they can coax out a seemingly endless array of sonic colours within just as many stylistic frameworks. They’re also united by their shared gift for a particular sort of melodicism—one that can sneak its way into multiple idioms and expressions.

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11 Nov

[ November the 15th, 2024 release on Traumton Records: Arne Jansen, Anders Jormin, Uwe Steinmetz – The Pilgrimage ]

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release date: 15.11.2024 on Traumton Records
Out of this excellent collaboration,  between legendary Swedish bassist Anders Jormin and German, Berlin-based musicians, guitarist Arne Jansen and saxophonist Uve Steinmetz, comes this extraordinary recording, which I am sure with time passing by, will become Iconic. Just listen to it and wait.
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10 Nov

[ November the 15th, 2024 release on SAIL CABIN: Elin Forkelid – Songs to Keep You Company on a Dark Night ]

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Saxophonist and composer Elin Forkelid has been setting the tone for Swedish jazz for over 15 years. With her new project Songs to Keep You Company on a Dark Night, she explores a more subdued and contemplative side of her art. The origin and inspiration for the project is trumpeter Kenny Wheeler‘s album Angel Song from 1997, a record that has accompanied Elin for a long time.

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