Το Πνεύμα της Τζαζ συμπορεύεται με τις Εποχές του Έτους, και έτσι η συλλογή αυτή αποτυπώνει τα χρώματα και την ποικιλομορφία της Άνοιξης. Δεν διστάζει να φλερτάρει με τη γοητεία του συμφωνικού ήχου, να ανακαλύψει ψηφιακές επανεκδόσεις, να τιμήσει σπουδαίους σολίστες, να γιορτάσει με μεγάλες μπάντες, να αφουγκραστεί τρυφερές φωνές, να αναδείξει τις σύγχρονες τάσεις.
Και όλα αυτά γιατί η Μουσική Δημιουργία είναι ένα σπουδαίο ανθρώπινο επίτευγμα, που υποδεικνύει με τον καλύτερο τρόπο την Αρμονία του Σύμπαντος. Ας την αντιληφθούμε και εδώ, ακούοντας.
Καλή διασκέδαση!
Τα κομμάτια, τα άλμπουμ και οι μουσικοί που συμμετέχουν στη λίστα
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Kuna Maze – Layers (Tru Thoughts)
Jazz-hop, fusion, Lyon
Track: Stab
Link: Bandcamp
Ebba Åsman – When You Know (Dorado)
Vocal, jazz, alt.r&b/soul, Stockholm
Track: Time Out
Link: BackSeatMafia
Biomania – System D (Most Least)
Jazz-hop, Paris
Track: Devils
Link: Bandcamp
Steve Allee Big Band – Naptown Sound (Jazzville)
Contemporary jazz, big band, Indianapolis
Track: Spang a Lang
Link: Bandcamp
Jazzrausch Bigband – Brahms’s Breakdown (Bergson Music)
Crossover jazz, big band, classical, disco, München
Track: Variations on a Theme by Robert Schumann, Op. 9, Var. 9, Schnell
Link: Raus Geganden
Gerald Clayton – Ones & Twos (Blue Note)
New Jazz, New York
Track: Angels Speak
Feat: Gerald Clayton (p), Joel Ross (vbr), Elena Pinderhughes (fl), Marquis Hill (tr), Kendrick Scott (dr), Kassa Overall (pdc)
Link: Blue Note
Knats – Knats (Gearbox)
Modern jazz, fusion, UK
Track: In The Pitt
Feat: Stan Woodward (b), King David-Ike Elechi (dr), ..
Link: Bandcamp
Hollywood Saxophone Quartet – Warm Winds (Transatlantica, 1958/2025)
Jazz, classical, USA
Track: Khamsin
Link: Hollywood Saxophone Quartet
Eric Alexander – Chicago To New York (Cellar Live)
Contemporary jazz, New York
Track: The Lamp Is Low
Feat: Eric Alexander (ts, ss), Mike LeDonne (p), Dennis Carroll (b), George Fludas (dr)
Link: Bandcamp
Jim McNeely, Frankfurt Radio Symphony, Frankfurt Radio Bigband – Primal Colors (Challenge)
Big band, orchestra, third stream, Frankfurt
Track: Black
Link: Challenge Records
Adam O’farrill – For These Streets (Out of Your Head)
Modern jazz, free jazz, New York
Track: Speeding Blots of Ink
Feat: Adam O’Farrill (tr, flg), Mary Halvorson (g), Patricia Brennan (vbr), David Leon (as, fl), Kevin Sun (ts, cl), Kalun Leung (trb, euph), Tyrone Allen II (b), Tomas Fujiwara (dr)
Link: Bandcamp
Zhengtao Pan – Scenery in My Story (Outside in Music)
Contemporary jazz, big band, Boston
Track: It Could Happen To You
Feat: Zhengtao Pan (comp/arr), Andrew Gould (as), Walter Smith III (ts), ..
Links: All About Jazz, Paris Move
Marquis Hill, Audiotree – Audiotree Live (Audiotree)
New jazz, Chicago
Track: Libra, Chef’s Kiss
Feat: Marquis Hill (tp), Manasseh Croft (voc), Mike King (keys), Junius Paul (b), Makaya McCraven (dr)
Link: Bandcamp
Central Park Kids – Play Mozart (Compose, 1990/2025)
Crossover jazz, USA
Track:
Feat: David Matthews (p/arr), Lew Soloff (tp), Chris Hunter (as), George Young, (ts), Gil Goldstein (synths), Chip Jackson (b), Daniel Gottlieb (dr)
Link: Allmusic
Cameron Primus & Macam The Producer – A Black Crow’s Peace
Vocal jazz, remixes
Track: I’ll Sit Waiting
Link: Cameron Primus
Kannaste4 – Out Of Self and Into Others (We Jazz)
Modern jazz, free-bop, Helsinki
Track: New Life
Feat: Jussi Kannaste (ts), Tomi Nikku (tp), Petter Eldh (b), Joonas Riippa (dr)
Link: Bandcamp
Sheldon Agwu – Kintsugi (Sanctum)
electronica, experimental, hip-hop, London
Track: Kintsugi
Link: Bandcamp
Ches Smith – The Self (Tzadik)
Avant-garde/free jazz
Track: The Problem
Link: Tzadik
Elana Sasson – In Between (PKmusic)
World, vocal jazz, San Francisco
Track: Ay Ke Buena
Link: Bandcamp
it’s me? – Modular Music Machines (U n i t)
Ambient jazz, electronic, experimental, Switzerland
Track: o-pen
Feat: Matthias Tschopp, Jürg Zimmermann, ..
Link: Bandcamp
ΠΕΡΙΣΣΟΤΕΡΕΣ ΝΕΕΣ ΚΥΚΛΟΦΟΡΙΕΣ
(Μάρτιος-Απρίλιος 2025)
VOCALISTS
- David Linx – Real Men Cry
- Meredith d’Ambrosio – Midnight Mood (Sunnyside)
- Caili O’Doherty – Bluer Than Blue (Outside in Music)
- Rachael Calladine – The Game
- Martina Dasilva & Alex Goodman – Library (La Reserve)
Ft. Lucas Pino, .. - Rigmor Gustafsson – Rigmor på svenska
- Zola Marcelle – Home (Jazz Re:freshed)
TRUMPETERS
- David Pastor – The Abraxas Sessions, Vol. 4 (Dot Time)
- Marten Lundgren – Mårten Lundgren Plays Mårten Lundgren (Gateway)
- Paolo Fresu, Richard Galliano, Jan Lundgren – Mare Nostrum IV (ACT)
- Paolo Fresu – kind of MILES (Tuk)
- Eric Vloeimans, Jorg Brinkmann – Vivre
- Poppy Daniels – Keep on Going (Jazz Re freshed)
- Glauco Venier – Quartetto Nuovo (Artesuono)
SAXOPHONISTS, CLARINETISTS, FLUTISTS
- Adam Larson – Push to Exit (Outside in Music)
- Manuel Hermia, Simon Leleux – Metanoïa (Igloo)
- Timo Lassy & Timo Lassy Trio – Live In Helsinki (We Jazz)
- John Ellis – Heroes (Blue Room)
Ft. Michael Rodriguez, Gary Versace, Reuben Rogers, Kush Abadey - Branford Marsalis Quartet – Belonging (Blue Note)
Ft. Joey Calderazzo, Eric Revis, Justin Faulkner - Sharel Cassity – Gratitude (Sunnyside)
Ft. Cyrus Chestnut, Christian McBride, Lewis Nash, .. - Emma Rawicz, Gwilym Simcock – Big Visit (ACT)
- Chad Lefkowitz-Brown – Time in a Bottle
- Kamasi Washington – Lazarus (Adult Swim Original Series Soundtrack)
- Tobias Meinhart – Sonic River
Ft. Matt Penman, Obed Calvaire, .. - Diego Rivera – West Circle (Pos-Tone)
Ft. Art Hirahara, Boris Kozlov, Rudy Royston - Myron Walden – Flutes & Strings (Outside in Music)
- Joe Lovano, Marcin Wasilewski Trio – Homage (ECM)
- EUROBOTZ, David Binney – Live at Hot Clube 2005
- David Murray Quartet – Birdly Serenade (Impulse!)
Ft. Marta Sanchez, Luke Stewart, Russell Carter, Ekep Nwelle
TROBONISTS, TUBISTS
- The WDR Big Band Trombones – Extracurricular
- Altin Sencalar – Unleashed (Posi-Tone)
- Ilja Reijngoud, Martin van den Berg – The New 21 Trombones
- Reggie Watkins – Rivers
GUITARISTS
- Nels Cline – Consentrik Quartet (Blue Note)
Ft. Ingrid Laubrock, Chris Lightcap, Tom Rainey - Anoushka Shankar – Chapter III: We Return to Light
- Tommy Emmanuel – Live at The Sydney Opera House
- Tal Yahalom – Mirror Image (Adhyâropa)
- Jake Hertzog – Ozark Concerto (Zoho)
- Billy Marrows, Grande Família – The Penelope Album Live (Discuss)
- Martin Muller – Tempo Brasileiro (Galileo)
- Richard Pena – The Latin Side Of Jazz Guitar
- Charlie Ballantine – East by Midwest (Origin)
- Djabe, Chieli Minucci – Tour Of Waterfalls
- Gilad Hekselman – Downhill From Here (La Reserve)
Ft. Larry Grenadier, Marcus Gilmore
PIANISTS, KEYBOARDISTS
- Ensemble C, Claire Cope – Every Journey (Adhyâropa)
Ft. Matt Carmichael, Ant Law, .. - Sylvie Courvoisier & Mary Halvorson – Bone Bells (Pyroclastic)
- Bob James and Dave Koz – Just Us
- Vijay Iyer & Wadada Leo Smith – Defiant Life (ECM)
- Stefano Bollani & Iiro Rantala – Jazz at Berlin Philharmonic XV (ACT)
- Myra Melford, Michael Formanek, Ches Smith – Myra Melford Splash (Intakt)
- Yelena Eckemoff – Scenes from the Dark Ages
Ft. Trilok Gurtu, .. - Aki Rissanen, Steven Kamperman – Thou Shalt Worship the Rich and Famous (Eclipse)
- Hiromi, Sonicwonder – OUT THERE (Concord)
- Yaron Herman – Radio Paradise (Naive)
Ft. Maria Grand, Alexandra Grimal, .. - Greg Spero – Ego or Soul?
Ft. Nicole McCabe, Kac’ye Thompkins, .. - Cyrus Chestnut – Rhythm, Melody and Harmony (HighNote)
Ft. Stacy Dillard, .. - Jermaine Landsberger, Paulo Morello, Christoph Huber, Randy Brecker – Hammond Eggs Meets Randy Brecker (IN+OUT)
- Pablo Held – Unity
- Mehmet Ali Sanlikol – 7 Shades of Melancholia
- Spike Wilner Trio, George Garzone – The Children & The Warlock (Cellar Live)
- Carl Winther, Jeff “Tain” Watts & Richard Andersson – Steep Steps
- Silvano Monasterios – The River (Venezuelan Nonet)
Ft. Troy Roberts, Nestor Torres, Luisito Quintero, Alex Norris, Jeff Lederer, Ricky Rodriguez, Jimmy Macbride, Juan Diego Villalobos - Toomas Keski-Säntti – Unearth (Fresh Sound New Talent)
BASSISTS
- Billy Mohler – The Eternal
Ft. Jeff Parker, Damion Reid, Devin Daniels - Kaisa’s Machine – Moving Parts (Greenleaf)
Ft. Melissa Aldana, .. - Alex “Apolo” Ayala – Afro Puerto Rican Jazz
- Nathan East, Noah East – Father Son
- Anneleen Boehme – Eunoia (W.E.R.F.)
DRUMMERS, PERCUSSIONISTS
- Leon Anderson – Live At Snug Harbor (Outside in Music)
- Bill Stewart, Walter Smith III, Larry Grenadier – Live at The Village Vanguard (Criss Cross)
- Trilok Gurtu – Mirror
Ft. Arke String Quartet, ..
VIBRAFONISTS
- Warren Wolf – Life (Outside in Music)
- Chris Varga – Breathe (Caligram)
Ft. GEOF BRADFIELD, CLARK SOMMERS, .. - Sasha Berliner – Fantôme (Outside In Music)
Ft. Taylor Eigsti, Harish Raghavan, .. - Wolfgang Lackerschmid, Stefanie Schlesinger – Sharing Secrets (Dot Time)
ACCORDEONISTS, HARMONICISTS, ..
- Daniele Di Bonaventura & Arild Andersen – ROOTS (Tuk)
- João Barradas – Unfolding
HARPISTS
- Amanda Whiting – The Liminality of Her (Deluxe Edition)
VIOLISTS, VIOLONISTS, CELLISTS
- Asja Valcic – Inner Voice (Galileo)
BIG BANDS, ORCHESTRAS, ENSEMBLES
- Miho Hazama, Danish Radio Big Band & Danish National Symphony Orchestra – Live Life This Day: Celebrating Thad Jones (Edition)
- Brussels Jazz Orchestra & Naima Joris – Saudade
- WDR Big Band and 3 Cohens, Anat Cohen, Avishai Cohen, Yuval Cohen and Oded Lev-Ari – Interaction
- Christoph Suttner Jazz Orchestra – Metallurgy
- Poncho Sanchez – Poncho Sanchez & His Latin Jazz Band Live at the Belly Up Tavern
- Idris Ackamoor Ankhestra, Rhodessa Jones, Danny Glover: Artistic Being (Strut)
- Sean Nelson, New London Big Band – Don’t Stop Now
- Tom Sharp Jazz Orchestra – Daybreak Express
- NDR Bigband, Geir Lysne – Walking with Igor (A Suite for Soloist Orchestra)
- Sicilian Improvisers Orchestra – Live in Bologna at Angelica
GROUPS
- PKIII, Ursula Wienken, PK & Joshua Knauber – we´re big fans
- Kneebody – Reach (GroundUp)
BEATS, DJs & PRODUCERS, GROOVES & MOODS, SOUNDTRACKS ..
- Ben Lamar Gay – Downtown Castles Can Never Block The Sun (IA11 Edition) [International Anthem]
- ANAN / Agosta / Galathea – Room
- Joe Armon-Jones – All The Quiet (Part I)
- Hyldon, Adrian Younge – Hyldon JID023 (Jazz is Dead)
- Mark De Clive Lowe – past present (tone poems across time)
- Emma-Jean Thackray – Weirdo (Brownswood)
- Femi Kuti – Journey Through Life
- Aaron Shragge, Luke Schwartz, Damon Banks, Deric Dickens – Cosmic Cliffs
- J3PO – Soul & Circuitry
Ft. Bob Reynolds, .. - Adrian Younge – Adrian Younge presents Something About April III
- 44th Move, Alfa Mist, Richard Spaven – Anthem
- Butcher Brown – Letters From the Atlantic
- Makaya McCraven – In The Moment (IA11 Edition) [International Anthem]
- MC Yinka – DIVING
FEATURING GREEK ARTISTS (For more, go to jazzlibrary.gr & keepjazzin.gr)
- Savina Yannatou [voc], Primavera en Salonico, Lamia Bedioui – Watersong (ECM)
- Maria Manousaki [vl]- Behind Closed Doors (PKmusic)