Jazz

The highly anticipated double album by the impressionistic Hristo Vitchev Quartet marks the 7th release as a leader for the internationally acclaimed guitarist. The new compositions and sonic textures explored here, catalog the evolution of this award...

The Here & Now's recording debut, Break of Day, is a fresh and delightful romp through melody and time. Drawing deeply from the rich tradition of jazz and pushing forward into other folkloric world music, the quintet seamlessly weaves in and out of...

The Helsinki-based Bowman Trio return with their second LP "Persistence", a strong effort showcasing the young trio's knack at creating dynamic, sparse and memorable music which carries well the term "loft jazz" occasionally attached to it. Here, drummer...

The Heavy Hitters music is built to tickle your mind, hit you in the heart and get your head swaying back and forth. We wanted to make soulful kickass swinging music that you might have heard on a Blue Note record back in the day. Not to look back but to...

The Heart of Wax is ballet music scored for string quartet, clarinets, flutes, saxophones, piano, double bass, keyboards and percussion. Based on the surrealist painter Alberto Martini's libretto and sketches, the Heart of Wax was composed by Andrea for...

The heart of this man had warmed ten thousand, thousand nights for all the world - that's what Jelly Roll Morton said of "Big Eye" Louis. This CD features the clarinetist joined by Charlie Love, Johnny St. Cyr, Austin Young, Ernest Rogers, "Wooden Joe"...

THE HEART OF THE MATTER the 11th CD from critically-acclaimed Grammy-nominated vocalist Jane Monheit, will be released by Emarcy/Decca Records on April 16th, 2013. An homage to great songwriters and voices from across a variety of musical genres, Monheit...

The haunting strains of a distant melody, the resplendent majesty of an angelic choir; the echoing cries of circling birds, the thundering clomp of charging hoofbeats; the menace of an ominous growl, the soul-stirring chime of a tolling bell, the urgency...

The haunting songs of Brazil's greatest composer are the focus of this impressive gathering of performers. Featured here are Jobim classics such as Desafinado, Dindi, The Girl from Ipanema, Insensatez, So Danca Samba, Dreamer and many others. All the...

The hardest swinging organ group around is lead by Hammond B-3 player joined by Eric Alexander-tnr sax, James Rotundi-tpt, Bob de Vos-gtr, Greg Rockingham-drms1. Blowing the Blues Away 2. Sweet Love 3. For the Love of You 4. This Is the Day (The Lord Has...

The Hammond organ received it's day in the sun thanks to virtuoso Jimmy Smith. The Blue Note label alumnus found instant success by making the unusual instrument the focal point of his work in jazz and blues. Collected are his most formidable works as a...

The Hamilton Music Award winner Chantal Chamberland releases her 'Best of' compilation album, Autobiography. Her trademark smoky, sultry jazz vocal is perfectly expressed in a wonderful diversity of genres, moving from sultry and soulful to bluesy and...