Norwegian Release: 14.06.2019
UK release: 06.08.2019
Star bassist and HUBRO veteran Mats Eilertsen presents his innovative cut and paste solo project featuring cameos from a supergroup of guests including Arve Henriksen, Eivind Aarset, Geir Sundstøl, Thomas Strønen and Per Oddvar Johansen.
Available August the 9th via ZOHO Music
Acclaimed composer/arranger Mike Holober resumes the helm of his all-star Gotham Jazz Orchestra after a ten-year hiatus
“Duke Ellington’s legacy is alive and well with pianist Mike Holober and The Gotham Jazz Orchestra… the details, subtleties and shades are refreshing and elegant.” – Elliott Simon, All About Jazz
“With exquisite textures and evocative arrangements that recall Gil Evans, and an Ellingtonian balance between ensemble and individual excellence, Mike Holober and his 17-piece Gotham Jazz Orchestra have evolved a special synthesis.” – Perry Tannenbaum, JazzTimes
Available August 9, 2019 via Pine Eagle Records
“Heartland American jazz of the very highest order.” Brian Morton, Point of Departure
“Tenor saxophonist Rich Halley’s music occupies the space where freedom and populism come together.” Bill Meyer, DownBeat
“Halley has a big full-throated sound that may recall prime Sonny Rollins.” Kevin Whitehead, Fresh Air, National Public Radio
Available July 26, 2019 via Patois Records
Mature collection of new songs showcases arresting lyrics and wide range of musical styles; collaboration began in songwriting class
Recording debuts often provide only a starting point: the seeds of a musician’s artistic vision, which may or may not flower and grow in the course of a career. The Blue Hour, the debut recording from vocalist and poet-lyricist Moy Eng, is something altogether different. It introduces the measured and mature work of a new (not young) artist – a woman who has excelled as a visionary arts administrator and philanthropic executive, embarking on a second-act career that she had hardly anticipated.
Available July 19, 2019 via Creative Differences/Lafayette Gilchrist Music
Pianist Lafayette Gilchrist Brings Together a Universe of Sound on Dark Matter, His Second Solo Album
“Lafayette Gilchrist has dug deep into [jazz piano] historyä he’s tapping into jazz’s spiritual, historical and cultural roots. He’s an old soul at ease in the modern world.” – Kevin Whitehead, NPR
“Gilchrist’s writing weaves together old-school funk rhythms with hip-hop cadences and raw street beats his melodic sensibility embraces the esoteric angularity of Andrew Hill and Sun Ra as much as the emotional directness of the blues.” – Troy Collins, All About Jazz
Available on July the 12th via Barefoot Records
Henrik Olsson is a Swedish guitarist and composer based in Copenhagen. He is a member of the improvising collective/record label Barefoot Records and is well established on the danish and international jazz/improvisation scene, where his playing have attracted attention through his own projects Penumbra Ensemble, The Hum, EHM as well as through various ad hoc contexts.
Available July 12, 2019 via Patois Records
“Luke Gillespie … [is] a superior pianist who [is] adept at harmonising and reinventing standards.” – Scott Yanow, LA Jazz Scene
Available June 21, 2019 via Capri Records
“Akiko’s playing is like watching a flower blooming, a bird spreading her wings in the music world. Akiko is here to stay.” – Dr. Lonnie Smith
“Jeff Hamilton is a most driving and technically accomplished drummer.” – David Badham, Jazz Journal International
“I love Graham Dechter’s warm guitar sounds… serious swinging, clean arrangements, a high level of intensity and a dose of beautiful lines.” – John Clayton
BAND APART (cram 012 LP and digital) out on CRAMMED DISCS June 21st
“We’re happy to be reissuing the complete works of French/American outfit Band Apart, one of the first bands to join the Crammed Discs roster, shortly after the label’s inception.” says Gregory Bauchau
release: 21.06.2019
Victoria collaborates with acclaimed trombonist, composer-arranger and bandleader Wayne Wallace and an assemblage of two-dozen musicians (including guest vocalist Kenny Washington) for a panorama of songs from each decade of the 20th century
“[Rebekah Victoria] has a large soprano range and her diction is right on.” – Herb Young, IAJRC Journal
“You can tell she has a complete understanding of every word she sings.” – Dan Singer, Singer’s Singer
