16th January 2019: Lab.FM previews ‘Vaporbabe’ from Seamus Blake’s forthcoming release ‘Guardians of The Heart Machine’ (15th March) + Kings Place album launch celebration show now on sale

Guardians of the Heart Machine – the debut Whirlwind release from tenor saxophonist Seamus Blake – symbolizes and protects the importance of creating music with feeling, blending his considerable experience in contemporary jazz with three exciting players originally from the French scene – pianist Tony Tixier, double bassist Florent Nisse

11th January 2019: Jazziz Magazine premieres video for ‘Bounce’ from Quinsin Nachoff’s upcoming release ‘Path of Totality’ (due Feb 8th)

Quinsin Nachoff’s Flux communicates an extraordinarily colorful palette of conceptual reasoning and musical expression in new release, Path of Totality. Working with saxophonist David Binney, pianist/keyboardist Matt Mitchell, drummers Kenny Wollesen and Nate Wood, plus guest artists, saxophonist/composer Nachoff’s overarching inspiration arose from the moon’s total eclipse of the sun

11th January 2019: Jure Pukl tours ‘Doubtless’ in Europe Feb/March with Melissa Aldana – tenor saxophone, Joe Sanders – double bass and – Gregory Hutchinson – drums + Creative Jazz Clinic 18th – 23rd Feb details

As New York-based saxophonist and composer Jure Pukl enthuses, Doubtless is pretty much a family project/album – an exuberant, high-spirited double-tenor quartet with wife Melissa Aldana plus close friends Joe Sanders (double bass) and Greg Hutchinson (drums). The band will be touring Europe starting Feb 28th Jure will also be running a Creative Jazz Clinic, a week of instrumental lessons,

10th January 2019: John Turville releases brand new videos recorded live at Pizza Express Jazz Club, album ‘Head First’ releases Feb 22nd + tour dates

Head First by John Turville Pianist and composer John Turville has established himself as a mainstay of the UK and European contemporary jazz scenes in his varied roles as sideman, co-leader and trio/quartet leader. So it’s testament to his considerable reputation that this debut quintet release, Head First, should include

7th January 2019: Ingrid Jensen & Steve Treseler celebrate ‘Invisible Sounds’ with 4 show residency at Birdland + press round up inc ★★★★ 1/2 review from All About Jazz and ★★★★ from DownBeat Magazine + HotBox feature

The release of Ingrid Jensen and Steve Treseler’s Invisible Sounds: For Kenny Wheeler (CD / DL / 180gram gatefold limited edition LP), an album dedicated to the life, music and legacy of Kenny Wheeler will be celebrated with four shows at Birdland Jazz Club, NYC on 23rd and 24th January.

3rd January 2019: Seamus Blake ‘Guardians of The Heart Machine’ (Seamus Blake – tenor saxophone, Tony Tixier – piano, Florent Nisse – double bass and Gautier Garrigue – drums) now available for pre-order, out March 15 + European tour dates

  CD • DL • 12″ 2x Gatefold LP – 180 Gram – Limited Edition pre -order: here   Guardians of the Heart Machine – the debut Whirlwind release from tenor saxophonist Seamus Blake – symbolizes and protects the importance of creating music with feeling, blending his considerable experience in

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