02 Apr

[ April the 4th, 2025 release on HUBRO:Erlend Apneseth – Song over støv ]

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release date: 04.04.2025 on Hubro Records

…Song over støv [Song over Dust] draws inspiration from the idea that we are, consciously or unconsciously, always relating to what came before, whether it’s childhood or traditions.”

The boundaries between contemporary art music and folk music are pushed as Apneseth and his all-star ensemble invite listeners into their very own musical universe.

The album can be seen as a continuation of Nattsongar from 2017, where associations with music from around the world strongly influenced the expression. Apneseth drew inspiration from his own childhood both during the creative

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01 Apr

[ April the 4th, 2025 release via Irabbagast Records:Matthew Muñeses & Riza Printup – Pag-Ibig Ko, Vol.1 ]

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Out April 4, 2025 via Irabbagast Records, Pag-Ibig Ko Vol.1 features the beautiful sentimentality and national pride of the kundiman songbook

“Muñeses shows how music can provide both a respite from our daily challenges and a renewal of our motivation to persevere.” – Joe Ross, Roots Music Report review of Noli Me Tángere

“A very poetic, moving and often exciting sophomore album, Muñeses and company bring much melody and richness into this modern jazz outing that will resonate with fans of the genre around the globe.” – Tom Haugen, Take Effect review of Noli Me Tángere

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27 Mar

[ March the 28th, 2025 – Satoko Fujii Tokyo Trio – Dream a Dream – Libra Records ]

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Satoko Fujii’s  Tokyo Trio  Dream a Dream to be released on March 28, 2025, via Libra Records

“Satoko Fujii’s Tokyo Trio isn’t even close to being a conventional jazz trio. . . . But it is a Satoko Fujii ensemble in every sense, with the grace, sophistication, surprise and ingenuity found in every other of her ensembles.” — S. Victor Aaron, Something Else!

“Ms. Fujii’s Tokyo Trio has all the requisites for a landmark avant Jazz Improv Trio.” — Grego Applegate Edwards, Gapplegate Music Review

 

After two previous live recordings, pianist-composer Satoko Fujii’s Tokyo Trio made their third release, Dream a Dream in the studio. The beautifully detailed recording cements their place as one of the leading piano trios of our time. The group has an innate chemistry that allows them to navigate Fujii’s compositions as well as improvise with telepathic unity. It’s an unbeatable combination of individual and collective expression that keeps the music always lively and surprising. The album will be released March 28, 2025 via Libra Records.

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25 Mar

[ March the 28th, 2025 release on L & H Production: Yelena Eckemoff – Scenes from the Dark Ages ]

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release date: 28.03.2025 via L & H Production

Scenes from the Dark Ages is the latest recording from Russian-born pianist  Yelena Eckemoff and her latest, mostly Italian-made sextet, sporting guitarist Riccardo Bertuzzi, flautist Carlo Nicita, violinist Eloisa Manera, bassist Riccardo Oliva if not the presence of the legendary drummer & percussionist Trilok Gurtu.

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23 Mar

[ March the 21st, 2025 release via Rewound Echoes: Isabelle Olivier – Impressions ]

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Acclaimed jazz harpist and composer Isabelle Olivier explores Impressionism in music and the visual arts with her genre-melding new album

Impressions, the remarkable genre-melding album from acclaimed jazz harpist/composer Isabelle Olivier exploring Impressionism in music and the visual arts, will be released this Friday, March 21, 2025 in the US.

The album brings together jazz and classical influences via a remarkably versatile electro-acoustic ensemble. With its many references to Chicago art and artists, Impressions brings together the two metropolises that Olivier calls home – the Windy City and the City of Lights. She celebrates the album on Thursday, April 24, 2025 at PianoForte in Chicago.

“Leaping from traditional repertoire to time- and space-tripping avant-garde, the musicians fuse groove and improvisation, and perform with a kind of measured steadiness that only could be delivered by their highly skilled hands.” – Denise Sullivan, DownBeat review of OASIS
“[Olivier’s] bold approach is characterised by permanent risk-taking and a strong desire to collaborate with musicians and artists from various backgrounds.” – Joel Chevassus, 6Moons.com
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21 Mar

[ March the 21st, 2025 release on ECM Records: Vijay Iyer, Wadada Leo Smith – Defiant Life ]

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release date: 21.03.2025 on ECM records

Defiant Life, Smith’s powerful second duo album with Vijay Iyer, is out today, March 21 via ECM

” A shared awareness of human cruelty and its inability to permanently erase its opposition suffuses every note” – Bill Meyer, The Wire

“Sublime, meditative…a calming masterpiece” – Jim Hynes, Glide

“Disciplined, solemn music by two masters of communication that provides a serious response to serious issues” – Kevin Le Genre, Jazzwise / Editors Choice

This recording session was conditioned by our ongoing sorrow and outrage over the past year’s cruelties, but also by our faith in human possibility. – Vijay Iyer

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20 Mar

[ March the 21st, 2025 release on Patois Records: Salsa De La Bahia Vol.3 – Renegade Queens ]

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release date: 21.03.2025 on Patois Records
With the first two volumes of Salsa de la Bahia, arranger and trombone maestro Wayne Wallace and filmmaker Rita Hargrave provided a detailed history of the San Francisco Bay Area’s vibrant and oft-overlooked Latin jazz scene.
“Renegade Queens is a welcome and necessary record of the indispensable contribution of highly talented women to the Bay Area’s rich jazz and salsa scenes.” – Catalina Maria Johnson, DownBeat, March 2025

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19 Mar

[ Mehmet Ali Sanlıkol invents new digital microtonal keyboard ]

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Grammy-nominated NEC faculty member Mehmet Ali Sanlıkol invents the Renaissance 17 (R17), a new digital microtonal keyboard instrument

Sanlıkol’s patented digital microtonal keyboard marks a revolutionary step in instrument making and is featured on the inventor’s forthcoming recording

The 3D version of R17 to be debuted on Sanlıkol’s March 26 Jordan Hall concert

The 3D printed Renaissance 17 (R17), invented and patented by Grammy-nominated New England Conservatory faculty member Mehmet Ali Sanlıkol, marks a revolutionary step in instrument making. 

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16 Mar

[ March the 21st, 2025 release on TMR Music: Ted Rosenthal Trio – High Standards ]

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Release Date: March 21st, 2025

Pianist and composer Ted Rosenthal is set to release “High Standards,” the first of four distinct new albums over the next year, titled “Trio in 4 Acts,” on TMR Music.

“Rosenthal is a pianist of the rarest skill, weaving rapid single-note lines that expand into rich chordal patterns, parallel octaves, and hints of the blues,” – Leonard Feather, Los Angeles Times.

“There are not many modern jazz pianists as dexterous as Mr. Rosenthal,” – Nate Chinen, New York Times.

“A musician’s musician who expertly balances technique and taste,” – The New Yorker.

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