Jazz

Kamasi Washington - Fearless Movement

Expected Release 3rd May 2024 Kamasi Washington today confirms his new album, Fearless Movement, ...

Expected Release 3rd May 2024 Kamasi Washington today confirms his new album, Fearless Movement, is set for release May 3 via Young. Washington calls Fearless Movement his dance album. “It’s not literal,” Washington says. “Dance is movement and expression, and in a way it’s the same thing as music—expressing your spirit through your body. That’s what this album is pushing.” Dance as an embodied form of expression signals a shift in focus for Washington. Where previous albums dealt with cosmic...

Rod Stewart with Jools Holland - Swing Fever

Released 23rd February 2024 Sir Rod Stewart and Jools Holland with his Rhythm & Blues Orchest...

Released 23rd February 2024 Sir Rod Stewart and Jools Holland with his Rhythm & Blues Orchestra present the exquisite Swing Fever - a 13-track sparkling salute to the timeless songs of the big band years, reignited by two giants of their craft. For the first time, Britain's new partners in swing have united on record to share their peerless dexterity on a tribute to such truly great songs as 'Ain't Misbehavin’, 'Frankie And Johnny’, 'Sentimental Journey' and 'Lullaby Of Broadway’. The res...

ganavya - like the sky I've been too quiet

Release 26th April 2024 South-Asian vocalist, multi-instrumentalist and composer ganavya announce...

Release 26th April 2024 South-Asian vocalist, multi-instrumentalist and composer ganavya announces today her upcoming studio album “like the sky I've been too quiet” on Shabaka Hutchings’ Native Rebel Recordings. The album features contributions from artists including Kofi Flexxx, Floating Points, Carlos Niño, Leafcutter John and Mercury-nominated bassist Tom Herbert. Since graduating from Berklee College of Music, UCLA and Harvard, ganavya has quickly become a much-in-demand artist on the US...

Cassie Kinoshi's seed. - gratitude

Release 22nd March 2024 In March of 2023 Mercury Prize nominated composer & alto saxophonist ...

Release 22nd March 2024 In March of 2023 Mercury Prize nominated composer & alto saxophonist Cassie Kinoshi premiered a commissioned suite of music in front of a sold out crowd at London's Southbank Centre. She wrote the piece - gratitude - for her flagship large ensemble seed., in a special augmented formation that also featured turntablist NikNak and the London Contemporary Orchestra. Months later, Kinoshi passed the live recording to Dave Vettraino, who began the mixing process at Inte...

Meshell Ndegeocello - The Omnichord Real Book

Released 16th June 2023 Acclaimed GRAMMY-winning multi-instrumentalist, singer, and songwriter Me...

Released 16th June 2023 Acclaimed GRAMMY-winning multi-instrumentalist, singer, and songwriter Meshell Ndegeocello makes her Blue Note Records debut with 'The Omnichord Real Book', a visionary, expansive, and deeply jazz-influenced album that marks the start of a new chapter in her career. Following her 2018 covers album 'Ventriloquism', Meshell returns with an album of new original material that taps into a broad spectrum of her musical roots. The 'Omnichord Real Book' was produced by Josh J...

Mildlife - Chorus

Released 1st March 2024 Two-time ARIA Award-winning Naarm/Melbourne-based psychedelic jazz outfit...

Released 1st March 2024 Two-time ARIA Award-winning Naarm/Melbourne-based psychedelic jazz outfit Mildlife present their much-anticipated third studio album, Chorus. Following 2020’s Automatic and 2017’s Phase, Chorus arrives as Mildlife’s most optimistic record, serving as a sonic testament to the band’s unwavering adoration for the beguiling realms of 70s psychedelic and cosmic sounds.“Chorus is about a coming together of disparate elements. Not in some sort of utopian aesthetic where every...

Gregory Porter - Liquid Spirit (10th Anniversar...

Released 1st September 2023 After two solid albums on Motema, both of which earned GRAMMY nominat...

Released 1st September 2023 After two solid albums on Motema, both of which earned GRAMMY nominations, Gregory Porter made his Blue Note debut with Liquid Spirit in 2013. Recommencing with the water analogy that characterized his debut disc, Porter saw Liquid Spirit as a logical progression in his burgeoning discography as it touched on some of the same themes, particularly the highs and lows of romance, his childhood, and socio-political observations. The strength of Liquid Spirit lies in Po...

Joshua Redman - Where Are We

Released 15th September 2023 Acclaimed saxophonist Joshua Redman makes his Blue Note debut with w...

Released 15th September 2023 Acclaimed saxophonist Joshua Redman makes his Blue Note debut with where are we, his first-ever vocal project which features vocalist Gabrielle Cavassa, pianist Aaron Parks, bassist Joe Sanders, and drummer Brian Blade plus special guests Nicholas Payton on trumpet, Kurt Rosenwinkel on guitar, Peter Bernstein on guitar, and Joel Ross on vibraphone. At its core the album is both a celebration and critique of America—each song is about a specific geographical locati...