Jazz

Zorn’s compositions for classical soloists with rhythm section are among the most successful and powerful meetings of classical and jazz ever conceived—completely notated virtuosic scores for classical players augmented by improvisers who illuminate the music with surprise, support, and an imaginative unpredictability. Mining this...

With Suite for Piano in 2022, Zorn began exploring classical forms in the context of the jazz piano trio. The second CD in the series was a beautiful collection of Ballades, released in July 2024. This third project presents nine Impromptus—free-wheeling forms that unfold...

Time OutTakes features 7 tracks that have never been heard before. These newly discovered recordings feature wonderful performances that are every bit as compelling as those on the original Time Out. We discovered that during the original 1959 sessions the Quartet also recorded "I'm...

MIKE CLARK RETURNS WITH AN ALL STAR BAND FOR ITAI DOSHIN! EDDIE HENDERSON HENRY FRANKLIN CRAIG HANDY AND PATRICE RUSHEN ALL CONTRIBUTE GREATLY Mike Clark returns to Wide Hive with an amazing ensemble. Eddie Henderson on Trumpet, Henry Franklin on Bass, Craig Handy on...

Written and recorded during the pandemic Roscoe has created music that is simply at peace and beautifully original.

Final Floor is eleven new tracks featuring saxophonist Kamasi Washington and trumpeter Erik Jekabson with longtime collaborators and songwriters Matt Montgomery and Gregory Howe. Joining them are Mike Hughes and on drums, Kasey Knudsen on alto saxophone, Ross Howe on fender guitar and Mike...

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Trumpet virtuoso Jonathan Powell (Eddie Palmieri, Blood Sweat & Tears) releases the 2nd vinyl volume of “Mambo Jazz Party” A current member of both Blood Sweat & Tears and Eddie Palmieri’s ensembles, trumpeter and composer Jonathan Powell has been noted for his “crackling range...

FEATURING GIACOMO SMITH (CLARINET), MOZES ROSENBERG (GUITAR), REMI OSWALD (RHYTHM GUITAR), AND WILLIAM BRUNARD (BASS).Giacomo Smith's Manouche is a heartfelt celebration of Django Reinhardt's legacy and the vibrant Jazz Manouche tradition. Featuring the extraordinary Dutch Sinti guitarist Mozes Rosenberg, Smith brings his deep love...

Stones Throw Records debuts new imprint Listening Position with the long-awaited reissue of Kelan Phil Cohran & Legacy's spiritual jazz masterpiece African Skies. A holy grail for jazz collectors, African Skies has been out of print since it's initial pressing of 1000 vinyl copies...

Saxophonist Jason Jackson's third album, produced by the renowned 16-time Billboard #1 guitarist Adam Hawley, is a masterful blend of smooth jazz and contemporary sounds that showcases Jackson's exceptional talent. With a stunning array of collaborations, the album features renowned artists like Rick Braun,...

Gilles Peterson presents International Anthem is a Deluxe Double LP compilation chronicling the legendary London-based radio host, DJ, label head, curator and cultural impresario's long-standing affinity for and interaction with artists and music from the Chicago-born record label International Anthem. The tracks on this...

GIFTED NYC BASED TRUMPET PLAYER DAVID SNEIDER RELEASES A DEBUT ALBUM THAT MARKS HIM OUT AS A RISING STAR IN CONTEMPORARY JAZZ.'Introducing' continues Cellar Music label owner Cory Weeds' mission to introduce exciting young jazz talent from Canada, the US and beyond to a...

BRANDON SUAREZ IS ONE OF THE UP AND COMING TENOR SAXOPHONISTS IN NYC TODAY. HIS DEBUT ALBUM FEATURES TYLER HENDERSON, CALEB TOBOCMAN AND JACOB SMITH.Brandon Suarez is one of the up and coming tenor saxophonists in NYC today. Originally from Cuba and having grown...

Eric Alexander - Like Sugar - Boasting a warm, finely burnished tone and a robust melodic and harmonic imagination, tenor saxophonist Eric Alexander has been exploring new musical worlds from the outset. On his new album for Cellar Music, Alexander has chosen to make...

JAMILE BRINGS WONDERFUL COMBINATION OF MODERN AND BRAZILIAN JAZZ TO CELLAR MUSIC FOR CELLAR MUSIC. FEATURING STEVE WILSON AND THE MIKI YAMANAKA TRIO.With a deep and versatile voice, vocalist, composer, and educator Jamile is leaving her mark wherever she goes.She captivates audiences with her...

CLARINETIST JAMES DANDERFER'S NEW ALBUM FOR CELLAR MUSIC, FEATURING MIKI YAMANAKA, STEVE DAVIS, CORY WEEDS, ATLEY KING, TYRONE ALLEN AND KUSH ABADEY.The new album "If Not Now" by Clarinetist James Danderfer. Recorded at the legendary Rudy Van Gelder Studio. The music was composed over...

MIKE LEDONNE'S GROOVER QUARTET RETURNS! NEW DOUBLE CD CONSISTS OF THEIR BRAND NEW LIVE ALBUM TURN IT UP! + THE CLASSIC 2004 ANNIVERSARY QUARTET ALBUM.Double Album Alert! CD 1 Turn it Up! LIVE At The Sidedoor! (2025) CD 2 Anniversary Quartet (2000)Mike LeDonne's Groover...

MULTI-INSTRUMENTALIST BRAD TURNER RETURNS WITH A NEW ALBUM JOINED BY BASSIST DARREN RADTKE, DRUMMER BERNIE ARAI & PERCUSSIONIST/CONGUERO JACK DUNCAN.Brad Turner is that rare, multi talented artist that conveys truth and beauty in a myriad of ways. Whether the channel is the trumpet, the...

PIANIST DAVID KIKOSKI REUNITES HIS TRIO OF BILLY HART ON DRUMS, JOE MARTIN ON BASS + SPECIAL GUEST RANDY BRECKER FOR THE LATEST SMALLS LIVE RELEASE.For the latests in the Smalls Live series, highly regarded NYC pianist David Kikoski reunites his stellar trio--featuring the...

CANADIAN SUPERGROUP TRIOIOGY ARE JOINED BY TENOR SAXOPHONE LEGEND SCOTT HAMILTON FOR THEIR NEW ALBUM ON CELLAR MUSIC.Triology is a supergroup of three award winning Canadian jazz musicians - Jodi Proznick on bass, Miles Black on piano and Bill Coon on guitar. All three...

Intersections is the latest musical offering from acclaimed saxophonist Jeremy Brown, featuring an extraordinary collaboration with award-winning trombonist Audrey Ochoa, pianist Chris Andrew, bassist Kodi Hutchinson, and drummer Tyler Hornby. Jeremy Brown, known for his extensive and diverse musical background as a conductor, classical...

Forward! is the killer second album of Amsterdam-based young lions The Dam Jawn. Featuring the legendary Alto Saxophonist Dick Oatts, throughout the entire album and eight fresh and audacious, original compositions. The Dam Jawn are Frank Groenendijk on Tenor Saxophone, Martin Diaz on Alto...

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Miles Davis shocked the music world in 1985 when he left Columbia Records after 30 years to join Warner Bros. Records. In October of that year, he began recording the album Rubberband in Los Angeles at Ameraycan Studios with producers Randy Hall and Zane...

Digitally remastered two CD edition. Released in 1961, My Favorite Things made John Coltrane a star with box-office pull previously reserved for the likes of Dave Brubeck and Miles Davis. The dazzling quartet treatment of the Richard Rodgers hit song features Coltrane on soprano...

Releasing on 8LP,Joni's Jazz features tracks from Mitchell's entire career-spanning catalogue, including repertoire from releases with other artists and labels. It is a dedication and a love letter to her greatest collaborators in the genre---Charles Mingus, Herbie Hancock, Jaco Pastorious, and Wayne Shorter among...

Releasing on 4CD,Joni's Jazzfeatures tracks from Mitchell's entire career-spanning catalogue, including repertoire from releases with other artists and labels. It is a dedication and a love letter to her greatest collaborators in the genre---Charles Mingus, Herbie Hancock, Jaco Pastorious, and Wayne Shorter among them...

Impressive debut album from an incredible young artist who has been omnipresent on acclaimed recent albums by Makaya McCraven (Universal Beings), Walter Smith III (In Common), Marquis Hill (Modern Flows, Vol. 2), and James Francies (Flight). Milt Jackson was a formative influence, Bobby Hutcherson...

Lee Morgan assembled an astounding crew for this epic session: Hank Mobley, Jackie McLean, Herbie Hancock, Larry Ridley, and Billy Higgins. Cornbread captures Morgan and everyone involved at their absolute best. Blue Note Tone Poet Series features all-analog, remastered 180-gram vinyl in deluxe gatefold...

Trumpeter Freddie Hubbard burst upon the Blue Note scene in June 1960 with his auspicious debut album Open Sesame. Within 6 months Hubbard had already recorded a follow-up (Goin’ Up) and appeared as a sideman on sessions with Tina Brooks (True Blue), Hank Mobley...

Marcus Anderson s thirteenth album HERO features thirteen original compositions, which is the quintessential soundtrack of our lives with a common thread of inspiration, perseverance, passion, and resilience. A new-age fusion jazz artist, Anderson s music as well as his message are even more...

2018 release, the first album in five years from the Canadian jazz singer. Produced by Grammy Award winning producer Russ Titelman (Eric Clapton, Randy Newman, Ricki Lee Jones), and arranged by pianist extraordinaire Larry Goldings, Holly, was mostly recorded at Sear Sound Studio in...

(2LP) Thelonious Monk Quartet live at Thanksgiving Jazz Benefit Concert in 1957

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Released in 1999, Traveling Miles is a tribute album by Cassandra Wilson to Miles Davis. Wilson's thirteenth career album, Traveling Miles will be reissued on 2 LPs as part of an overall Blue Note 75th anniversary vinyl reissue campaign spearheaded by current Blue Note...

This is a beautiful piano trio album and a chance to hear Stefano Bollani in a different context. Recorded in New York last October, with Manfred Eicher producing, Stone in the Water is the first of Stefano Bollani s ECM recordings to feature the...

Accordionist, Matinier, has long been a creative presence on ECM recordings. Now comes a new endeavor, with guitarist Seddiki who shares his far-reaching musical imagination. Seddiki has a background in classical music and has also worked with many improvisers across the idioms from jazz...

Released in 1969, Herbie Hancock's album, The Prisoner, is a powerful but overlooked masterpiece. A moving tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, this nonet session features some of the most exceptional instrumentalists in jazz including Joe Henderson, Johnny Coles and more. Hancock said of...

Ella Fitzgerald began her glorious association with the newly formed Verve label in 1956, and her Verve album debut `Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Cole Porter Song Book,' bankrolled the label's initial success. Singles taken from that album turned out to be big hits, as...

Blossom Dearie - Give Him The Ooh-La La, released in 1958 on Verve Records, captures pianist and vocalist Blossom Dearie's signature blend of cool understatement, crisp diction, and harmonic finesse. Produced by Norman Granz, the session features Dearie on piano and vocals, leading a...

What A Diff'rence A Day Makes, released in 1959 on Mercury Records, marked a turning point in the career of vocalist Dinah Washington - earning her a GRAMMY Award and bringing her rich, blues-informed style into the world of lush orchestral pop. Produced by...

In August 1965, great jazz pianist and composer Horace Silver brought a cutting-edge line-up to the Penthouse in Seattle with Woody Shaw on trumpet, Joe Henderson on tenor saxophone, Teddy Smith on bass, and Roger Humphries on drums. A newly discovered recording of those...

In August 1965, great jazz pianist and composer Horace Silver brought a cutting-edge line-up to the Penthouse in Seattle with Woody Shaw on trumpet, Joe Henderson on tenor saxophone, Teddy Smith on bass, and Roger Humphries on drums. A newly discovered recording of those...