01 Jun

[ June the 11th, 2021 release via Pyroclastic Records: Ches Smith and We All Break – Path of Seven Colors]

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release date: 11.06.2021 via Pyroclastic Records

The recording and accompanying film showcase the band’s synergistic connection and exhilarating, alchemical mix of musical forms

5-stars. “Haitian traditions inspire the percussionist’s exhilarating hybrid of melodic drums, evocative vocals and fiery improvisation… Smith wanted the resources of traditional vocalists, highly melodic drummers and melody-instrument jazz improvisers to become spontaneously inseparable on this long honed adventure. We All Break have made a tour de force of it.” – John Fordham, The Guardian

4-stars. “Smith brings a jazz sensibility, opening the band to exploration and excavation into the pieces he built from drum patters with new songs written by and traditional tunes woven in by Brevil…The results are inviting and engaging, playing to tradition without being beholden to it.” – Kurt Gottschalk, Stereophile

5 stars. “The pieces are all profoundly original…. simply extraordinary, innovative and important…infinitely beautiful and pure…. a truly rare work that – at these levels of quality – has never really been even imagined before.” – Vic Albani, All About Jazz Italia – Album of the Week

“I’ve been on the scene, and know a lot of people, but projects like this are the kind of thing you live for.” – saxophonist and MacArthur Fellow Miguel Zenón

With its remarkable merging of traditional Haitian Vodou with contemporary jazz and beyond, the groundbreaking album offers eight evolutionary/revolutionary tracks performed by a collaborative octet of world-class musicians. They are drummer/composer Ches Smith, pianist Matt Mitchell, saxophonist Miguel Zenón, bassist Nick Dunston, vocalist Sirene Dantor Rene, and master drummers Daniel Brevil, Markus Schwartz and Fanfan Jean-Guy Rene.

18 May

[ May the 28th, 2021 re-issue/release via Crammed Discs: HECTOR ZAZOU – Geographies ]

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release date: 28.05.2021 via Crammed Discs

Hector Zazou – Geographies – remastered edition – vinyl , CD & digital – out 28 May 2021 on Crammed Discs

Hector Zazou is known for many groundbreaking albums and collaborations, including the Zazou Bikaye LPs. Yet this orchestral suite originally released in 1985 showcases some of Zazou’s most exquisite compositional work, fusing a chamber ensemble, some classical and pop vocals, unorthodox production, and an ironical, affectionate take on early 20th century classics (think Satie et al). With evocative song titles such as Cine Cittá & Sidi Bel Abbès, and even a catchy folk-like tune (Vera C.), this album is a playful voyage in time and space.

The cover is adorned with a reproduction of a painting by Gérard Garouste who, at the time, was viewed as a vanguard of the neoclassical/postmodernist movement. More about that below.

15 May

[ May 21, 2021 release via Capri Records:Keith Oxman and Frank Morelli – The Ox-Mo Incident ]

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release date: 21.05..2021 via Capri Records

“A smoking straight ahead date that is pure fun…one can only hope that there’s more of the same in the offing. Hot stuff.” – Chris Spector, Midwest Record

“If anyone still needs convincing that outstanding jazz players live and work in places other than on the East and West Coasts, they should check out Denver-based Keith Oxman… an excellent improviser with a fine sound, agile technique and sure harmonic sense. He also exhibits a thorough knowledge of the hard bop language and can swing like crazy.” – David Franklin, JazzTimes

“Morelli coaxed the most exquisite tones from his instrument. They were at times husky, gruff and growling, and at others sweet and soaring across three octaves, but always mellow and elegant, like a fine, mature red Burgundy.” – John Farnworth, The Register Guardian

On the album, tenor saxophonist Oxman and bassoon virtuoso Morelli, accompanied by pianist Jeff Jenkins, bassist Ken Walker, and drummer Todd Reid, find unique common ground as jazz meets classical. The two gifted instrumentalists turn the novel conjunction of two strange bedfellows into an intoxicating sound and a charming conversation between like-minded souls.

12 May

[ May the 21st, 2021 realizes via TUM Records: Wadada Leo Smith’s year-long celebration of his 80th birthday , Two major boxes: Sacred Ceremonies & Trumpet ]

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release date: 21.05.2021

TUM Records Celebrates Wadada Leo Smith’s 80th Birthday Year!

Throughout 2021, TUM Records will celebrate the coming 80th birthday of renowned composer and trumpeter Wadada Leo Smith with a series of new releases showcasing his monumental artistic vision. The yearlong celebration kicks off on May 21 with a pair of three-CD boxed sets, one an inspiring solo trumpet recording captured in a beautiful historic setting (Trumpet), the other a meeting of three true masters, Smith, Bill Laswell and Milford Graves (Sacred Ceremonies).

07 May

[ May the 14th, 2021 release via Artists Recording Collective: Alchemy Sound Project – Africa Love ]

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release date: 14.05.2021 via Artists Recording Collective

“…breathtaking… Call them chamber jazz, modern big band or classically influenced, the diverse yet synergized works on ‘Afrika Love’ are skillfully composed and arranged, sophisticated and enthralling.” – Monarch Magazine

“…five compelling and gifted musicians, each with their own unique and powerful creative vision… their multi-gendered, multi-racial makeup as a group offers a positive example of cooperative humanity.” – Dee Dee McNeil, Musical Memoirs

★ ★ ★ ★ “…a mesmerizing combination of chamber jazz, symphonic music, modern jazz and big band. You might even hear strains of Charles Mingus in this aurally delicious mix.” – Bob Protzman, DownBeat Magazine

04 May

[ Cécile McLorin Salvant delivers intimate home performance to raise funds for public health in Haiti ]

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Grammy Award-winning artist Cécile McLorin Salvant has partnered with the Haitian Global Health Alliance to release an intimate fundraising performance, At Home, recorded in her Brooklyn loft. The video will be available for viewing from May 10 – 31, with all proceeds benefiting GHESKIO, a world-renowned public health organization serving patients in Haiti.

02 May

[ May the 7th, 2021 release via Libra Records: Satoko Fujjii’s Tokyo Trio – Moon on the Lake ]

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release date: 04.05.2021 via Libra Records

“The music rattles the bones as often as it soothes the soul and no composer is more masterful at balancing and grounding those extremes…continually absorbing and unlike anything else.”

– Karl Ackermann, All About Jazz

Pianist-composer Satoko Fujii brings together a new piano trio on her latest release Moon on the Lake captured live at Tokyo’s famous jazz venue, Pit Inn. The Tokyo Trio features Fujii with two of the most in-demand younger musicians on the Japanese jazz scene, bassist Takashi Sugawa and drummer Ittetsu Takemura. They form a lithe, quick witted trio, capable of terrific speed and excitement as well as subtle textures and tone colors. Moon on the Lake puts their wide range and capabilities on full display

01 May

[ May the 7th, 2021 release via Sunnyside Records: Noah Haidu – Slowly:Song for Keith Jarrett ]

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release date: 07.05.2021 via Sunnyside Records

5-stars “…a stunning album. Not only does it sum up the spirit of so many Jarrett/DeJohnette/Peacock performances, but it realises a fresh and inspiring take on the piano/bass/drums trio format… it brings together three great musicians who just play their hearts out, with skill, intelligence and a quintessential jazz verve.” – Mike Gates, UK Vibe

“Haidu’s ability to express deep feelings is striking.” – Tony Hall, Jazzwise (UK)

“Infinite Distances pulses with soul…a sumptuous record that swings and grooves with far out moments.” – Dan Ouellette, DownBeat Magazine

29 Apr

[ May, the 3rd, 2021,11 am-11:30 am EDT, Livestream – Wadada Leo Smith’s Symphony No. 2 Winter in a live streamed, multi-location presentation ]

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May 3, 11 am-11:30 am EDT – Register for Livestream

The inaugural MM Performer-Composer class will perform Wadada Leo Smith‘s Symphony No. 2 Winter in a live streamed, multi-location presentation. The performance is part of the Performer-Composer Stone Lab, a workshop led by artists-in-residence at The Stone, “a not-for-profit performance initiative dedicated to the experimental and avant-garde.”

The new Performer-Composer Master of Music (MM) degree at The New School’s College of Performing Arts is designed for musicians whose passion lies at the intersection of composition, performance, and improvisation.

20 Apr

[ April the 30th, 2021 re-issue/release via Crammed Discs: Aksak Maboul, Benjamin Lew, Minimal Compact, Tuxedomoon : Made To Measure Vol.1]

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release date: 30.04.2021 via Crammed Discs

Crammed Discs‘ legendary Composers’ Series is reactivated in 2021, with the release of new albums remastered vinyl reissues of several classics starting with: MADE TO MEASURE Vol.1 : Minimal Compact, Benjamin Lew, Aksak Maboul and Tuxedomoon (April 30th – further details below) and MADE TO MEASURE Vol.5: Hector Zazou‘s Geographies (May 28th)