To be honest, a large amount of today’s countless jazz recordings are not particularly interesting, nor do they have any artistic value. This does not only concern self-released albums, but also releases coming from well known names and labels.
However, digging in this relatively limited summer production, one can discover jazz qualified modern beats, more complex compositions and creative playing addressed to a demanding audience, as well as mainstream jazz with some character.
So, here is our new playlist, that you are invited to enjoy, shouldering your own part of responsibility 🙂
LISTEN HERE:
Basic Information & links:
——————————
Richard Pavlidis – Iconography
Genre: Contemporary jazz
Label: Self-Released
Place: Melbourne, AU
Reviews: AllAboutJazz, ABC, JazzWeekly
Listen: Bandcamp, Deezer, Spotify, Youtube
Richard Pavlidis (ts), James Bowers (p), Owen Downie (b), Darryn Farrugia (dr)
Stik Figa, The Expert – Ritual
Genre: Jazz-hop, hip-hop/rap, psychedelic
Label: Rucksack Records
Place: Dublin, Ireland
Reviews: TodaysHiphop, ScratchedVinyl
Listen: Bandcamp, Deezer, Spotify, Youtube
The Expert : music, producer, Stik Figa : lyrics, vocals
Daniel Hersog Jazz Orchestra – Open Spaces (Folk Songs Reimagined)
Genre: Contemporary jazz, big-band
Label: La Reserve Records
Place: Vancouver, CA
Reviews: JazzSensibilities JazzpressGpointAudio
Listen: Bandcamp, Deezer, Spotify, Youtube
Daniel Hersog (conductor), Scott Robinson (bs, bcl, fl), Kurt Rosenwinkel (q), Noah Preminger (ts), Brad Turner (tp), Dan Weiss (dr), …
Dean Saghafi – Wastelands Groove
Genre: Latin jazz
Label: Self Released
Place: New York
Listen: Deezer, Spotify, Youtube
Dean Saghafi (reeds)
Mama Terra – The Summoned
Genre: Acid jazz
Label: Acid Jazz Acquisitions Ltd.
Place: UK
Listen: Bandcamp, Deezer, Spotify, Youtube
Marco Cafolla, (pianist, composer), …
Denny Zeitlin – Crazy Rhythm: Exploring George Gershwin
Genre: Piano jazz
Label: Sunnyside
Place: California
Reviews: AllAboutJazz, Marlbank, SomethingElseReviews
Listen: Bandcamp, Deezer, Spotify, Youtube
Eunmi Lee – Introspection
Genre: Modern jazz, classical, big band
Label: You&Me Music
Place: New York
Reviews: AllAboutJazz, JazzTrail, ParisMove
Listen: Bandcamp, Deezer, Spotify, Youtube
Eunmi Lee (p. comp), Alan Ferber (trb), Remy Le Boeuf (as), John Ellis (ts), Ari Hoenig (dr), ..
Kurt Rosenwinkel – Undercover (Live at the Village Vanguard)
Genre: Modern jazz
Label: Heartcore Records
Place: Berlin, DE
Reviews: AllAboutJazz, JazzWise
Listen: Bandcamp, Deezer, Spotify, Youtube
Kurt Rosenwinkel (q), Aaron Parks (p), Eric Revis (b), Greg Hutchinson (dr)
Sophia Tomelleri – This is Smooth Sax Jazz
Genre: Mainstream jazz
Label: Playaudio
Place: Milan, IT
Listen: Deezer, Spotify, Youtube
Sophia Tomelleri (ts), Massimo Faraò Trio
Matt Wilde – Hello World
Genre: Beats, contemporary jazz, hip-hop
Label: Band on the Wall Recordings
Place: Manchester, UK
Reviews: UkVibe
Listen: Bandcamp, Deezer, Spotify, Youtube
Matt Wilde (keys), …
Frode Gjerstad & Matthew Shipp – We Speak
Genre: Avant-garde/free
Label: Relative Pitch Records
Place: Berlin, DE
Listen: Bandcamp, Deezer, Spotify, Youtube
Frode Gjerstad (alto sax, Bb clarinet), Matt Shipp (piano)
Monika Kabasele – Grecofuturisme
Genre: Vocal jazz, world
Label: Art District Music
Place: Paris, FR
Reviews: ArtDistrictMusic, ParisJazzClub
Listen: Deezer, Spotify, Youtube
Monika Kabasele (voc, comp.), …
Darren Johnston – Wild Awake
Genre: Modern jazz
Label: Diskonife
Place: Brooklyn, New York
Reviews: JazzTrail
Listen: Bandcamp, Deezer, Spotify, Youtube
Darren Johnston (tr, voc), Dayna Stephens (ss, ts, bs), Jacob Sacks (p), Sean Conly (b), Ches Smith (dr)
BLK ODYSSY – DIAMONDS & FREAKS
Genre: Hip-hop, neo-soul, jazz-hop
Label: EARTHCHILD / EMPIRE
Place: Austin, Texas
Reviews: Guap, AustinChronicle
Listen: Deezer, Spotify, Youtube
BLK ODYSSY, ft. Cory Henry, Bootsy Collins, …
Maïlys Maronne – Geometriks
Genre: Modern jazz
Label: Onze Heures Onze
Place: Paris, FR
Reviews: OnzeHeuresOnze
Listen: Bandcamp, Deezer, Spotify, Youtube
Maïlys Maronne (p, voc, comp), …
Robert Glasper, Derrick Hodge – Run The World: Season 2 (Music from the STARZ Original Series)
Genre: Soundtrack, new jazz, r&b/hip-hop/neo-soul
Label: Loma Vista Recordings
Place: USA
Listen: Deezer, Spotify, Youtube
Robert Glasper, Derrick Hodge, …
Wet Ink Ensemble – Missing Scenes
Genre: Electronic, avant-garde jazz, modern classical
Label: Carrier Records
Place: New York
Reviews: MusicalAmerica
Listen: Bandcamp, Deezer, Spotify, Youtube
Gerry Gibbs & Thrasher People – Family
Genre: Contemporary jazz, soul-jazz
Label: Whaling City Sound
Place: San Antonio, Texas
Reviews: WhalingCitySound, MakingAScene
Listen: Deezer, Spotify, Youtube
Gerry Gibbs (dr, keys, comp.), …
Reginald Chapman – Accretion
Genre: New jazz, alt. r&b/hip-hop/neo-soul, big band
Label: Fresh Selects
Place: Brooklyn, NY
Reviews: InspiredSoundBlog
Listen: Bandcamp, Deezer, Spotify, Youtube
Reginald Chapman (bass trb, bass tr, flh, synths), …
Terrace Martin & Curly – Curly
Genre: New jazz, jazz-hop, soul/funk
Label: Sounds of Crenshaw/BMG
Place: LA, California
Reviews: Soulbounce, RockTheBells
Listen: Deezer, Spotify, Youtube
Terrace Martin, ft. Kamasi Washington, Larry Goldings, Cory Henry, Robert “Sput” Searight, ..
Peter Herbert, Peter Madsen – Puppet’s Dance
Genre: Contemporary jazz
Label: Newton Records / PAO Records
Listen: Deezer, Spotify, Youtube
Peter Herbert (b), Peter Madsen (p)
Knoel Scott, Marshall Allen – Celestial
Genre: Free-bop
Label: Night Dreamer
Place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Reviews: MarlBank
Listen: Bandcamp, Deezer, Spotify, Youtube
Knoel Scott (as, fl, voc), Marshall Allen (as, EWI), …
Dave Liebman – Live at Smalls
Genre: Free jazz
Label: Cellar Live
Place: New York
Reviews: AllAboutJazz, JazzFM
Listen: Bandcamp, Deezer, Spotify, Youtube
Dave Liebman (ss), Peter Evans (tp), Leo Genovese (p), John Hébert (b) and Tyshawn Sorey (dr)
Terrace Martin – Fine Tune
Genre: Free jazz
Label: Sounds of Crenshaw/BMG
Place: New York
Reviews: BMG, PassionWeiss
Listen: Deezer, Spotify, Youtube
Terrace Martin, ft. Elena Pinderhughes, Ben Wendel, Robert Glasper, Kamashi Washington, Brandee Younger, Derrick Hodge, Cory Henry, ..
M O R E N E W R E L E A S E S
(that you may be interested in)
VOCALISTS
-
Meshell Ndegeocello – The Omnichord Real Book (Blue Note)
-
Elina Duni – A Time to Remember (ECM)
-
Maria Pia De Vito – This Woman’s Work (Parco Della Musica)
-
Roxana Amed, Frank Carlberg – Los Trabajos y Las Noches
-
Aja Monet – when the poems do what they do(ft. Christian Scott, Elena Pinderhughes, Marcus Gilmore, ..)
-
Michael Stephenson, Alexander Claffy – Outskirts of Town (Cellar Live)
-
Lucia Cadotsch – AKI(ft. Kit Downes, Kurt Rosenwinkel, ..)
-
Jody Sternberg, Alain Jean-Marie – Castles in the Sand
-
Douyé – The Golden Sèkèrè
-
Angelina Jordan – Old Enough (UMG)
-
Caity Gyorgy – You’re Alike, You Two (La Reserve)
TRUMPETERS
-
Marquis Hill – Rituals + Routines (Edition)(ft. Joel Ross, Braxton Cook, ..)
-
Ambrose Akinmusire – Beauty is Enough (Origami Harvest)
-
Ray Vega – East West Trumpet Summit: Coast to Coast (Origin)(ft. Thomas Marriott, Orrin Evans. .)
-
Benny Benack III – Third Times the Charm (La Reserve)(ft. Chad Lefkowitz-Brown, Emmet Cohen, Peter Bernstein, ..)
-
Štěpánka Balcarová – Emotions
SAXOPHONISTS, CLARINETISTS, FLUTISTS
-
Michael Blake – Dance of the Mystic Bliss
-
Noah Preminger – The Dank
-
Sam Newsome, Dave Liebman – Soprano-Logues
-
Donny McCaslin – I Want More (Edition)
(Jason Lindner, Tim Lefebvre, Mark Guiliana) -
Chris Speed Trio – Despite Obstacles
-
Matt Ulery – Mannerist
-
Patrick Cornelius – Book Of Secrets (Posi-Tone)(ft. Behn Gillece, Art Hirahara, Peter Slavov, Vinnie Sperrazza, ..)
-
Marius Neset, The Norwegian Radio Orchestra – Summer Dance (ACT)
-
Clark Gibson – Counterclock (Cellar Live)(ft. Sean Jones, Michael Dease, Lewis Nash, ..)
-
Tony Lakatos – Nothing Like a Ballad
-
Zoh Amba/Chris Corsano/Bill Orcutt – The Flower School
-
Benjamin Koppel, Jacob Karlzon – Humanity
-
Benjamin Koppel, Scott Colley, Brian Blade – P E R S P E C T I V E
-
Claire Daly – VuVu for Frances(ft. George Garzone, ..)
-
Mehmet Ali Sanlıkol – Turkish Hipster (Tiger Turn)(ft. Anat Cohen, Antonio Sanchez, Miguel Zenón, ..)
-
Peter Epstein – Two Legs Bad (Shifting Paradigm)
TROMBONISTS, TUBISTS
-
Nick Finzer – Dreams Visions Illusions (Extended) (Outside In Music)(Lucas Pino, Alex Wintz, Glenn Zaleski, Dave Baron, Jimmy Macbride)
-
Jorginho Neto – Jorginho Neto Collective & Big Band – Mudanças
-
Doug Beavers – Luna
GUITARISTS
-
Pat Metheny – Dream Box
-
Alex Ward – Furthered
-
George Freeman – The Good Life (HighNote)(Joey DeFrancesco, Lewis Nash, Christian McBride, Carl Allen)
-
Joel Harrison – Anthem of Unity (HighNote)(ft. Gary Versace, Gregory Tardy, Jack DeJohnette)
-
Ernest Pipó – Outside the Church (Underpool)
PIANISTS, KEYBOARDISTS
-
Enrico Pieranunzi, Bert Joris, Frankfurt Radio Bigband – Chet Remembered (Challenge)
-
Brad Mehldau, Ian Bostridge – The Folly of Desire
-
Orrin Evans – The Red Door (Smoke Sessions)(ft. Nicholas Payton, Gary Thomas, Robert Hurst, Marvin “Smitty” Smith, ..)
-
Jean-Michel Pilc, Francois Moutin, Ari Hoenig – YOU are the Song (Justin Time)
-
Manuel Valera Quintet – Vessel (Criss Cross)(ft. John Ellis, Alex Norris, ..)
-
Helen Sung, Marquis Hill – Everybody’s Waltz (Outside in Music)
-
Bill O’Connell – Live in Montauk (Savant)(Craig Handy, Santi Debriano, Billy Hart)
-
Joachim Kühn – Komeda (ACT)(ft. Jazz at Berlin Philharmonic, ATOM String Quartet, Chris Jennings, Eric Schaefer)
-
Jacques Loussier, Pierre Michelot, Christian Garros – Trio Loussier • Play Bach (Ermitage)
-
Will Bonness – Is This a Dream?(ft. Virginia MacDonald, Allison Au, ..)
-
Mike Nock – Hearing (ABC)
-
Art Lande, Sam Williams – Portals
BASSISTS
-
Linda May Han Oh – The Glass Hours (Biophilia)
(Mark Turner, Sara Serpa, Fabian Almazan, Obed Calvaire) -
Barre Phillips, Giancarlo Nino Locatelli – Danze Degli Scorpioni (WE INSIST!)
-
Brian Bromberg – The Magic of Moonlight
DRUMMERS, PERCUSSIONISTS
-
Asher Gamedze – Turbulence and Pulse (International Anthem)
-
Anne Paceo – B’Sides
-
Tyshawn Sorey – Continuing (Pi)
(Aaron Diehl, Matt Brewer) -
Brian Blade & The Fellowship Band – Kings Highway
(ft. Jon Cowherd, Myron Walden, Kurt Rosenwinkel, ..) -
Tony Allen, Adrian Young – Tony Allen JID018 (Jazz is Dead)
-
Sammy Figueroa – Searching For A Memory(ft. Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Aymée Nuviola, Miguel Zenón, ..)
-
Yussef Dayes – Marching Band / Tioga Pass (Brownswood)
VIBRAPHONISTS
-
Sasha Berliner – Sasha Berliner and Tabula Rasa (SWR Jazzhaus)
-
Christos Rafalides – Home(ft. Thana Alexa, Antonio Sanchez, Petros Klampanis, ..)
-
Warren Wolf – Chano Pozo: Origins
-
Jalen Baker – Be Still (Cellar Live)
VIOLINISTS, CELLISTS
-
Vincent Courtois, Daniel Erdmann, Robin Fincker – Nothing Else
HARMONICISTS, ACCORDIONISTS, BANDONEONISTS
-
João Barradas – Solo II (Live At Festival D’aix-En-Provence) (Clean Feed)
BIG BANDS, ORCHESTRAS, ENSEMBLES
-
Steven Feifke – Catalyst (La Reserve)(ft. Alexa Tarantino, Lucas Pino, Sam Dillon, ..)
-
WDR Big Band, Chuck Owen – Renderings
-
Buselli-Wallarab Jazz Orchestra – The Gennett Suite
- Roscoe Mitchell Orchestra and Space Trio at the Fault Zone Festival
-
Quartet San Francisco, Gordon Goodwin’s Big Phat Band, Take 6 – Raymond Scott Reimagined
-
The 14 Jazz Orchestra – Islands(ft. Mark Egan, Peter Erskine, Mike Mainieri, Ed Calle, ..)
-
Zé Eduardo, Orquestra Jazz de Matosinhos – Alter Ego
GROUPS
-
EABS, Jaubi – In Search of a Better Tomorrow
-
Soft Machine – Other Doors
- Paul Tynan, Aaron Lington – Bicoastal Collective: Chapter Six (OA2)
-
Lowcountry – Lowcountry (Ropeadope)(ft. Chris Potter, Charlton Singleton, ..)
-
Howl Quartet – Airglow
BEATS, DJs & PRODUCERS, GROOVES & MOODS, SOUNDTRACKS ..
- Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah – Bark Out Thunder Roar Out Lightning
-
Joe Armon-Jones, Maxwell Owin – Archetype
-
High Pulp – Days In The Desert(ft. James Brandon Lewis, Brandee Younger, Kurt Rosenwinkel, Jeff Parker, Telemakus, ..)
-
Damon Locks, Rob Mazurek – New Future City Radio (International Anthem)
-
Sera Kalo – Exante
-
Secret Night Gang – Belongs on a Place Called Earth (Brownswood)
-
Nicola Conte – Umoja(ft. Zara Mcfarlane, Timo Lassy, ..)
-
Greg Surmacz – What We Can Assume
-
DJ Green Lantern – Jazz Dream
FEATURING GREEK ARTISTS (visit keepjazzin.gr)
-
Christos Rafalides (vbr) – Home(ft. Thana Alexa, Antonio Sanchez, Petros Klampanis, ..)
-
Tania Giannouli (p) – Solo
-
Nassia Gofa (voc) & The Jazz Tales – Herkyna
-
Valia Calda – Homeland
-
Los Tre – Free Spirit
-
Dimitris Klonis (dr) – Trace(ft. Thodoris Kotsifas, Haris Haralabous, Dimitris Tsakas, Dimitris Angelakis, Periklis Trivolis, ..)