Legendary jazz bassist Ron Carter leads his new “Foursight” quartet on this live recording from Sweden recorded in November 2018. The group includes drummer Payton Crossley, tenor saxophonist Jimmy Green, the and star pianist Renee Rosnes. The music includes “Cominando”,…
Philadelphia is the hometown of many great musicians, including one of the undisputed masters of jazz piano: Kenny Barron. Barron has an unrivaled ability to hypnotize audiences with his elegant playing, original phrasing, sensitive melodies and infectious rhythms. The Los…
Sona Jobarteh is a unique and pioneering musical icon of her time whose renown has been rapidly flourishing globally. Born into a Griot family from the Gambia, a tradition that dates back 7 centuries, she is the first female within…
Lucibelais a smile; a fresh breeze ruffling the bougainvillea blooms and wave tops. The young Cabo-Verdean was born in 1986 on São Nicolau, one of the Barlavento islands –the ‘windward’ isles to the north of the Sahel archipelago. Now she…
While at Juilliard, Francesco laid the groundwork of his ambitions as an interpreter of Bach’s music: he played and recorded the Piano Concertos with his ensemble The New Bach Players, as well as recording the Goldberg Variations (found on the…
Till Brönner (born 6 May 1971 in Viersen, Germany) is a jazz musician, trumpet player, singer, composer, arranger and producer. His approach is influenced by bebop and fusion jazz, but also modern pop music, movie soundtracks (especially old German movies),…
London born, Nigeria raised Ola Onabule has developed into one of the most unique and respected jazz singers in Great Britain over the past decade. His four octave voice and his ability to bridge elements of Soul, Jazz and World…
Natacha Atlas is an internationally-acclaimed artist with one of the world’s most distinctive voices. Long known for synthesising western and middle eastern vocal traditions with mind-blowing dexterity, Natacha’s latest work sees her push vocal and musical boundaries even further by…
Although Karen Souza’s voice seems to be made for Jazz, her career began under different pseudonyms, writing songs and providing vocals to several electronic music producers, which made her part of many House hits. Karen started flirting with Jazz when…
An audacious flurry of activity by Uri Caine has lifted the New York-based pianist to the upper echelons of his trade – and this brilliant solo jazz piano album is testament to both his exemplary compositions and virtuoso playing. It’s…
