Jazz

Nubya Garcia - Odyssey

Released 13th September 2024 Nubya Garcia isn’t an artist you can easily classify. Is it jazz? Su...

Released 13th September 2024 Nubya Garcia isn’t an artist you can easily classify. Is it jazz? Sure, the London-born saxophonist, composer and bandleader grew up studying the genre under the noted pianist Nikki Yeoh at Camden Music. But it isn’t until you listen to albums like 2020’s Source and 2024’s Odyssey that you hear broader creativity shining through: It’s jazz, classical, dub, R&B and whatever else Garcia wants to convey. It all comes from a place of exploration and self-study, of...

José James - 1978

Released 5th April 2024 Jose James - the forward-looking, genre-defying Jazz singer for the hip-h...

Released 5th April 2024 Jose James - the forward-looking, genre-defying Jazz singer for the hip-hop generation - has done it again. 1978 (his 12th studio album since 2008's The Dreamer'') announces an instant classic, combining James' deep love of jazz and hip-hop with songwriting and production nods to R&B heroes Quincy Jones, Michael Jackson and Leon Ware. Produced by James and featuring an all-star ensemble, 1978 pulsates with the socially conscious feel-good vibes of Marvin Gaye, Prin...

BADBADNOTGOOD - Mid Spiral

Expected Release At the start of 2024 BADBADNOTGOOD were brimming with new creative energy. Havin...

Expected Release At the start of 2024 BADBADNOTGOOD were brimming with new creative energy. Having just come off a run of one-off international tour dates and a series of sessions for projects with artists Daniel Cesar, Charlotte Day Wilson, reggie, Baby Rose, and Turnstile, the Canadian-trio of Al Sow, Chester Hansen and Leland Whitty were eager to get back into the studio to simply create. The trio called on some of their closest friends and collaborators, BADBADNOTGOOD touring member Felix...

Kamasi Washington - Fearless Movement

Released 3rd May 2024 Kamasi Washington today confirms his new album, Fearless Movement, is set f...

Released 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 ideas a...

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...

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...

Norah Jones - Visions

Released 8th March 2023 On March 8, nine-time GRAMMY winning singer, songwriter, and pianist Nora...

Released 8th March 2023 On March 8, nine-time GRAMMY winning singer, songwriter, and pianist Norah Jones will release her ninth solo studio album Visions, a collaboration with producer and multi-instrumentalist Leon Michels. Visions is a vibrant and joyous 12-song set that finds Jones singing about feeling free, wanting to dance, making it right, and acceptance of what life brings. It’s the yang to the yin that was Pick Me Up Off The Floor, Jones’ last album of new original songs which was re...

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...