28th November 2017: Cloudmakers Five to release debut album ‘Traveling Pulse’ Feb 23rd with Euro tour in England, Scotland, Norway and Ireland

Announcing the debut release from Cloudmakers Five – Traveling Pulse – for February 23rd, 2018   Under the leadership of vibraphonist Jim Hart, Cloudmakers Five is the new band grown from his long-standing Cloudmakers Trio with Michael Janisch and David Smith, now augmented with Austrian-born guitarist Hannes Riepler and French-based alto

15th November 2017: Boston declares Michael Gibbs Day + tour review round up

  Congratulations to Mike Gibbs who last month received an honorary doctor of music degrees from Berklee College of Music during a concert celebrating his 80th birthday. The City of Boston declared October 19th 2017 as Michael Gibbs Day (See below). In September Mike and his Big Band performed a series

10th November 2017: “First rate playing and shimmering moments of sheer brilliance.​”​ ★★★★ All About Jazz. Andrew Bain’s ‘Embodied Hope’ ft George Colligan, Jon Irabagon and Michael Janisch released today

  “Bain’s skilled and memorable compositions on Embodied Hope are expertly executed with first rate playing and shimmering moments of sheer brilliance.” ★★​★★ All About Jazz​   CDs, Downloads & More:  Embodied Hope   Embodied Hope by Andrew Bain New routes in musical exploration are at the heart of drummer Andrew

8th November 2017: Preston Glasgow Lowe announce three shows at Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Club, London 27th/28th/29th November + live videos from Billboard Live, Tokyo and forthcoming album news

David Preston, Kevin Glasgow & Laurie Lowe are three of London’s most creative young instrumentalists. Their music is a mash-up of relentless rhythmic energy, harmonic dystopia, and virtuosic improvisations. The follow up to debut album Preston – Glasgow – Lowe has been recorded and we’ll be sharing more news on

7th November 2017: ​★★★★​ reviews from The Guardian, Jazzwise Magazine and All About Jazz + Jazzwise Magazine feature amongst press highlights for Rez Abbasi’s Unfiltered Universe ft Vijay Iyer, Rudresh Mahanthappa, Johannes Weidenmueller and Dan Weiss

Completing a trilogy of albums whose compositions are infused with the various, colorful strands of traditional music from his Pakistani/Indian homeland, New York guitarist Rez Abbasi’s Unfiltered Universe presents the line-up of pianist Vijay Iyer, alto saxophonist Rudresh Mahanthappa, bassist Johannes Weidenmueller and drummer Dan Weiss, plus guest appearances from renowned

1st November 2017: Latest press highlights for Quinsin Nachoff’s Ethereal Trio from across Europe and US including DownBeat Magazine, Concerto Magazine and Culture Jazz

An album which blends through-composition and improvisation, each piece having its own plot and internal logic. Quinsin Nachoff – saxophone Mark Helias – double bass Dan Weiss  – drums Find out more:  Quinsin Nachoff’s Ethereal Trio       Latest press highlights for  Quinsin Nachoff’s Ethereal Trio: “Tightly controlled, perfectly balanced,

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