15th December 2014: Tori Freestone at EFG London Jazz Festival – Two great reviews from Jazz Journal and London Jazz.

Tori Freestone is saxophonist, flautist and violinist who has been performing at the forefront of the British improvised music scene as both a side woman and highly regarded bandleader for over a decade. Her multi-faceted skills have seen her work as a core member with such diverse bands as the Ivo Neame

15th December 2014: January’s Down Beat Magazine-JC Sanford speaks about creative arranging and arranging for the Modern Large Jazz Ensemble.

2014 Release Sampler by JC Sanford Orchestra Although he originally built a reputation through big band writing, JC Sanford has forayed into many other areas – composing for solo piano, wind and brass formations and various mixed chamber ensembles. A founding member of the composers’ federation Pulse (with Darcy James Argue

12th December 2014: Winter Sale until Dec. 20th: 30% off all site content now open to the public

Greetings everyone. We’d like to thank you for the ongoing support of our label and artists during 2014, our biggest and best year yet.  We are constantly inspired and grateful for the amount of generosity you have all shown us by attending our concerts, sharing our content online and purchasing

11th December 2014: BIG NEWS: Alex Garnett’s ‘Bunch of Five’ release ‘Andromeda’ January 26th ft. Liam Noble, Tim Armacost, James Maddren Michael Janisch + UK tour

  Andromeda is the second solo release from the acclaimed London-based saxophonist and composer Alex Garnett and is the debut recording of ‘Bunch of Five‘ his new two tenor saxophone project. This quintet brings the classic dueling saxophone format into a contemporary context, giving it a fresh face without losing

4th December 2014: Highlights of reviews in from for Jochen Rueckert’s ‘We make the Rules’ from UK Vibe, Jazz Thing & Blue Rhythm and other European publications plus…interviews with Jochen.

We Make The Rules is the debut WWR release from the multifaceted drummer & composer Jochen Rueckert, a German native who’s been based in NYC since 1995, where he’s become one of the preeminent artists of his generation known for his work with Marc Copland, Kurt Rosenwinkel, Nils Wogram’s Root

4th December 2014: Four star reviews from DownBeat Magazine, The Scotsman, UK Vibe and The Observer for Cloudmakers Trio’s ‘Abstract Forces’. Plus, four star review and full feature from Jazzwise.

Amongst the hotbed of talent on the London post-jazz improv scene there is one band that stands out from the crowd for their no-gimmick & uncompromising approach to music making, that effortlessly marries the complex with accessibility. Under the leadership of the award-winning multi-instrumentalist Jim Hart, the Cloudmakers Trio represents

1st December 2014: ‘First Meeting – Live in London, Volume 1’, brings more great reviews from Jazz Journal, Jazz Times, Musikheaven and more for Lee Konitz, Dan Tepfer, Michael Janisch and Jeff Williams.

Konitz is “one of the most consistently brilliant, adventurous and original improvisers in the jazz tradition” (John Zorn). His recorded legacy is massive and uniquely influential, stretching back to his recordings in the late 1940s with the Claude Thornhill Band, Lennie Tristano and Miles Davis, and his debut as leader

1st December 2014: Prior to his European tour starting on December 2nd, more reviews in for Bobby Avey’s ‘Authority Melts From Me’: 5 Stars from All About Jazz, Concerto Magazine and more…

  Authority Melts from Me is the fascinating new album from Bobby Avey, praised by the New Yorker magazine as “A young pianist of invention and refinement.” Winner of the 2011 Thelonious Monk Competition for composition, Avey also received the 2011 “New Jazz Works: Commissioning and Ensemble Development Grant” from

25th November 2014: “Amazing”, “Awesome”, “Fascinating”, “Sheer Class” – John Escreet’s ‘Sabotage and Celebration’ reviewed across Germany, Austria and Switzerland

2013 Releases Sampler by John Escreet Since moving to New York in 2006, John Escreet has had a powerful impact, and has emerged as one of the most creative and original pianists on the music scene there. He is highly revered amongst his peers for his creativity, openness and for

20th November 2014: More great reviews in from across Germany, Austria and Switzerland for Ollie Howell’s ‘Sutures and Stitches’

Sutures and Stitches is the debut solo album from the multi-award winning drummer, composer and bandleader Ollie Howell, a remarkable young man who has overcome some of life’s biggest obstacles and  used these events to compose a program of inspired music. Currently based in London, and already establishing a name

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