Jazz & Blues

"For me, music is not about calculation; when I play, I follow my intuition. The creative impulse always comes from within me. My piano and I are at the center of my musical world." For Joel...

In its review of pianist Shai Maestro's ECM debut album, The Dream Thief, All About Jazz spoke of "a searching lyrical mood, emotional eloquence, and communal virtuosity that serves the...

One of the most successful European jazz compilation series and a cross-section of the current ACT program, compiled by Siggi Loch. Featuring Lars Danielsson, Birgit Minichmayr, Nesrine, KUU!, David...

Love remains... In 1993, three Swedish musicians, Esbjörn Svensson, Dan Berglund, and Magnus Öström, formed the band Est. Svensson and Öström had known each other since their childhood, when they...

“There are galaxies of piano trios in today’s jazz world,” BBC Music Magazine has stated, “but few shine as brightly as Marcin Wasilewski’s.” On their seventh ECM album, the versatile...

Stephan Micus is a one-man sound universe. He collects and studies instruments from around the world and uses them to create his own musical journeys. This is his 24th solo album for ECM, created in...

A remastered collector's edition of the 1959 album. The Penguin Guide to Jazz CD has called Mingus Ah Um "an extended tribute to his forefathers" and awarded it one of its rare crowns....

The Guardian's John Fordham described Neset as "one of the hottest European jazz talents of recent years." Neset uniquely combines Michael Brecker's killer virtuosity with the...

Singer Caecilie Norby is one of Scandinavia's most successful jazz artists, and she has always been a traveler between different musical worlds – jazz, soul, pop, rock, and classical. Featuring...

Singer Caecilie Norby is one of Scandinavia's most successful jazz artists, and she has always been a traveler between different musical worlds – jazz, soul, pop, rock, and classical. Featuring...

Cæcilie Norby / vocals and percussion Rita Marcotulli / piano Nicole Johänntgen / saxophone Hildegunn Øiseth / trumpet Lisa Wulff / bass Dorota Piotrowska / drums Marilyn Mazur / percussion (2004...

In 1987, Oscar Peterson led his quartet – featuring Joe Pass, Dave Young, and Martin Drew – during the final engagement of their 14-concert European fall tour at Helsinki's renowned...

This recording celebrates a significant anniversary: Evan Parker and Paul Lytton met in 1969, and after months of rehearsals, their first performance followed in 1970. It was a time of jazz...

Legendary bass virtuoso Jaco Pastorius' second solo album, Word of Mouth, showcases his incredible compositional skills and unprecedented multidimensional bass playing. The album combines jazz...

Oscar Peterson was probably the greatest and definitely the most famous pianist in jazz history. Although his solo and small ensemble work is well known, his career as a bandleader is often...

Gregory Porter's album All Rise, released on August 28, 2020, includes the following songs: "Revivalsong," "Faith In Love," "Long List Of Troubles," and "Modern...

Quartet Ajaton has released their third album Fin 23.1.2026. The group's innovative musicians now delve into the core emotions of Finnish tradition: tangos, Sibelius and folk melodies breathe new...

Ralph Alessi's fourth appearance as label director follows a series of solo albums that have received nothing but praise from both The New York Times and The Guardian. The latter praised...

Very few musicians are as well versed in both classical music and jazz as Finnish pianist Iiro Rantala. Accompanied by the acclaimed Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen, he now continues his classical...

Iiro Rantala plays the piano with "emotional magnetism and musical intelligence"; he has "virtuosic improvisational skills capable of a vast idiomatic and emotional range."...

Iiro Rantala / flyygeli Die Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen Florian Donderer / violin and orchestra conductor Recorded live at the Die Glocke Bremen jazzahead! gala concert...