19 Oct

[ October 24th, 2025 release on unmusic – Jussi Reijonen – salt – thirst ]

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Acclaimed guitarist and oud player Jussi Reijonen launches sayr, his intimate new series of recordings for solo string instrument, with a double release of two stunning new albums: Available October 24, 2025 via unmusic, sayr: salt | thirst and sayr: kaiho – live in helsinki are haunting meditations on finding the still point amid motion and chaos.

“★★★★½ Unlike anything in memory; it doesn’t simply alternate worldly assortments of styles but rather creates a new, genre-less, form… one of the best recordings of 2022.” —Karl Ackermann, All About Jazz on Jussi’s album Three Seconds | Kolme Toista

“Three Seconds | Kolme Toista is a stunner. This album is a single, unified, diverse, overwhelming statement.” — JazzTimes

02 Jul

[ July 14th, 2023 release via Suisa: Gabriela Martina – Homage to Grämlis ]

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Swiss vocalist/composer Gabriela Martina draws inspiration from nature and her family homestead for her stunning new song cycle Homage to Grämlis. Due out July 14, 2023, the album features 11 stylistically diverse original compositions melding jazz, blues, gospel, pop, American Songbook craft, funk and Alpine roots. Martina’s stellar band includes guitarist Jussi Reijonen, accordionist Ben Rosenblum, pianist Maxim Lubarsky, bassist Kyle Miles, and drummer Vancil Cooper.

★★★★“Gabriela Martin’s Swiss roots offer an incredible range…stunningly sung.” – John Ephland, DownBeat

“The songwriting and the singing both recall Joni Mitchell.” – Mark Sullivan, All About Jazz

01 Nov

[ November the 4th, 2022 release on Challenge Rec: Jussi Reijonen’s Three Seconds – Kolme Toista ]

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Three Seconds | Kolme Toista Brings Together an All-Star International Ensemble for Reijonen’s Ambitious and Heartfelt Project

“… extraordinary music…. his playing is deep, profoundly nuanced, and essentially unique throughout.” — Barry Cleveland, Guitar Player about Jussi’s debut album Un

“Musical cultures and sensibilities cross, evocatively…without blinking or apologizing.” – Josef Woodard, DownBeat

“Reijonen’s musical universe has no frontiers. It is a beautiful, sensual mosaic of traditions and influences.” – Eyal Hareuveni, All About Jazz

US Release Dates: CD November 4, 2022, Digital October 14, 2022 – Worldwide release date for digital and CD: October 14, 2022 via Challenge Records International