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Pokaz Trio - Kintsugi

Pokaz Trio

Pokaz Trio - Kintsugi Pokaz Trio - Kintsugi Released: March 11, 2019 Jazz trio from UKRAINE. Futuristic jazz band. Piano- Andrew Pokaz Drums - Yakov Taruntsov Bass guitar - Eugene Myrmyr

Shida Shahabi - Shifts

Shida Shahabi

Shida Shahabi - Shifts Shida Shahabi - Shifts Shida Shahabi - Shifts Released: November 08, 2019 Label: FatCat Records A wonderfully immersive suite of five stunning new tracks, ‘Shifts’ expands upon Swedish-Iranian pianist / composer Shida Shahabi’s debut album and confirms her as a genuine new force in contemporary piano music. Shida Shahabi: piano Linnea Olsson: cello

Oliver Doerell - my life with M.

Oliver Doerell

Oliver Doerell - my life with M. Oliver Doerell - my life with M. Oliver Doerell - my life with M. Released: December 06, 2019 Label: Oxmose, France My life with M. an organic contact with sound where theatre and music could be perceived as a tool for the creation of a distant dream. Doerell's sonorities transpose a nostalgia for something never met or somewhere never been, an osmosis of absence and memory interrupted by scattered fragments of abstraction. The album reveals Oliver Doerell's artistic collaboration with German-Iranian dancer and choreographer Modjgan Hashemian. All pieces are reworked compositions for theatre plays from 2008 to 2018.

Yann Tiersen - Portrait

Yann Tiersen

Yann Tiersen - Portrait Yann Tiersen - Portrait Yann Tiersen - Portrait Released: December 06, 2019 Label: Mute Records Reclamation is at the heart of Yann Tiersen’s Portrait, an album that revisits and re-engages with music from nearly 25 years of a career. This isn’t a new idea — an artist re-recording their music — but Tiersen’s decision in some ways flies in the face of some of his more notable work. “It was important to keep everything in context,” Tiersen said in a phone interview with Aquarium Drunkard. “It was really important for me to have [the songs] back and to have them…in the environment they belong.” This sentiment lays at the heart of the sessions for Portrait. Yann Tiersen - Introductory Movement (feat. Stephen O'Malley) Yann Tiersen - Gwennilied (Portrait Version)

Norvald Dahl - Flying High

Norvald Dahl - Flying High Norvald Dahl - Flying High Released: November 19, 2019 Norvald Dahl - piano

The Sarto Klyn V - Disappeared

The Sarto Klyn V - Disappeared Released: November 02, 2019 All tracks written, performed and recorded by The Sarto Klyn V / Ian Ferguson

A Winged Victory for the Sullen - The Undivided Five

A Winged Victory for the Sullen

A Winged Victory for the Sullen - The Undivided Five A Winged Victory for the Sullen - The Undivided Five A Winged Victory for the Sullen - The Undivided Five Released: November 01, 2019 Label: Ninja Tune Purveyors of contemporary ambient and electronic inspired music, A Winged Victory for the Sullen make a bold return on new album “The Undivided Five”. The pair, made up of Dustin O’Halloran and Adam Wiltzie, have created iconic film scores and forward-thinking ambient groups, releasing a series of game-changing records for Erased Tapes and Kranky. On “The Undivided Five” they rekindle their unique partnership for only their second piece of original music outside of film, TV and stage commissions, creating an album that channels ritual, higher powers and unspoken creative energies...

KEITH JARRETT - MUNICH 2016

KEITH JARRETT

KEITH JARRETT - MUNICH 2016 KEITH JARRETT - MUNICH 2016 KEITH JARRETT - MUNICH 2016 Released: November 01, 2019 Label: ECM, ECM 2667 A solo concert from Keith Jarrett - recorded at Munich’s Philharmonie on July 16, 2016, on the last night of a European tour - finds the great improvising pianist at a peak of invention. Creating a spontaneous suite of forms in the moment with the assurance of a master builder – interspersing touches of the blues and folksong lyricism between pieces of polyrhythmic and harmonic complexity - he delivers one of his very finest performances.

Édouard Ferlet Quartet - Altérité

Édouard Ferlet

Édouard Ferlet Quartet - Altérité Édouard Ferlet Quartet - Altérité Édouard Ferlet Quartet - Altérité Released: October 25, 2019 Label: Mélisse ALTÉRITÉ quartet: piano - Édouard Ferlet flute, voix - Naïssam Jalal batterie, tambour ka - Sonny Troupé violoncelle, voix - Guillaume Latil Quartet Altérité - Récit [Clip Officiel] Altérité clip présentation CD

CHRISTINE OTT & ​TORSTEN BÖTTCHER - Nanook of the North

CHRISTINE OTT

CHRISTINE OTT & ​TORSTEN BÖTTCHER - Nanook of the North CHRISTINE OTT & ​TORSTEN BÖTTCHER - Nanook of the North CHRISTINE OTT & ​TORSTEN BÖTTCHER - Nanook of the North Released: October 25, 2019 Label: GIZEH Records Live soundtrack composed by Christine Ott & Torsten Böttcher Christine Ott : Piano, Toy Piano, Gong & Percussions Torsten Böttcher : Hang, Didgeridoo, Kalimba Nanook of the North tells the daily life of the Eskimo family living in Hudson Bay. Fights for life, constant shifts, fishing, seal hunting... The spectator shares the life of the family of the far north. "The magic of the film lies in the fact that they are themselves and that they are not comedy. They are." says Robert Flaherty. Christine Ott's sober compositions combined with unusual timbres by Torsten Böttcher marry these images together and bear witness to a great simplicity and humanity. NANOOK OF THE NORTH - performed by Christine Ott & Torsten Böttcher

Lorenzo Feliciati, Michele Rabbia - Antikythera

Lorenzo Feliciati Michele Rabbia

Lorenzo Feliciati, Michele Rabbia - Antikythera Lorenzo Feliciati, Michele Rabbia - Antikythera Released: October 25, 2019 Label: CAM Jazz Lorenzo Feliciati - Electric Fretted and Fretless bass, Keyboards, Samples and Soundesign, Electric Guitar. Michele Rabbia - Drums and Electronics with Cuong Vu - Trumpet on tracks 4/5 Andy Sheppard - Sax on tracks 2/8 Rita Marcotulli - Acoustic and prepared piano on tracks 2/5/8 Alessandro Gwis - Acoustic Piano and Reaktor generated electronics on tracks 1/6 Roy Powell - Hammond Organ, Moog and keyboards on track 7

Kai Schumacher - Raush

Kai Schumacher

Kai Schumacher - Raush Kai Schumacher - Raush Kai Schumacher - Raush Released: October 11, 2019 Label: Neue Meister "RAUSCH" is now the first time the focus is on his own compositions. Schumacher does without overdubs, no electronics are used at all. Instead, he has prepared his instrument analogously, i.e. manipulated the mechanics and strings of the piano in such a way that "weird" tones are deliberately created. Even the choice of words for the tracks goes beyond the usual format. Song titles like those of the first single "BRNFCK" would be more likely to be in the realms of metal or techno. Like "RAUSCH" as album title at all deliberately allows for ambiguities. Is it about excess? Should the sober everyday world be blurred by the music? Do we find ourselves in a state of sensual exaggeration when we listen? Kai Schumacher makes the conditions dance, lets them float, plays a game with acoustic perception. All this with a "broken" piano... Kai Schumacher - RAUSCH (Official Music Video)

Jo Berger Myhre / Ólafur Björn Ólafsson: Lanzarote

Jo Berger Myhre / Ólafur Björn Ólafsson

Jo Berger Myhre / Ólafur Björn Ólafsson: Lanzarote Jo Berger Myhre / Ólafur Björn Ólafsson: Lanzarote Jo Berger Myhre / Ólafur Björn Ólafsson: Lanzarote Released: October 04, 2019 Label: Hubro Following on from the Norway/Iceland duo’s startlingly assured debut, ‘The Third Script’ (Hubro, 2017), Jo Berger Myhre and Ólafur Björn Ólafsson’s new album, ‘Lanzarote’, represents a quantum leap forward. By the end of the relatively modest but incident-packed 32-minute duration, the listener may require substantial time for reflection. As good as the debut recording is, ‘Lanzarote’ goes much, much deeper, with an emotional reach to the music that is immensely affecting. The key to what might be called the emotional address of the new album as compared to its predecessor can be partlally found in the story behind its composition, for ‘Lanzarote’ is a project freighted with meaning whose references extend far beyond the formal properties of the music itself. Perhaps the most significant element is the shock reaction to the unexpected death of the Icelandic composer Jóhann Jóhannsson, with whom Ólafsson had frequently worked, and to whom the opening piece, ‘Grain of Sand’, is posthumously dedicated. An unapologetically beautiful, heart-tugging theme which acts as a kind of requiem or threnody for the late composer. Ключ к тому, что можно назвать эмоциональным адресом нового альбома ... можно частично найти в истории его композиции, поскольку «Лансароте» - это проект, наполненный смыслом, ссылки которого выходят далеко за рамки формальных свойств самой музыки. Возможно, наиболее значимым элементом является шоковая реакция на неожиданную смерть исландского композитора Йохана Йоханссона с которым Олафссон часто работал и которому посмертно посвящен вступительный текст «Песчинка». Неприятно красивая, душераздирающая тема, как реквием покойному композитору.

Hiromi - Spectrum

Hiromi

Hiromi - Spectrum Hiromi - Spectrum Released: October 04, 2019 Label: Concord Records New solo piano album “Spectrum” will be released worldwide on October 4th, 2019 (Japan on September 18th). 世界を駆けるピアニスト＝上原ひろみ、10年ぶりのソロ・ピアノ・アルバム。 上原ひろみ『Spectrum』 2019年9月18日 日本先行発売 Hiromi - Spectrum (Album Trailer)

Jim Perkins - Pools

Jim Perkins - Pools Jim Perkins - Pools Jim Perkins - Pools Released: October 3, 2019 Label: Concord Records Composed, recorded and produced by Jim Perkins Clarinet and bass clarinet - Katy Ayling Romantische Klangstrukturen, poliert mit empathischer Melancholie. Der große Punkt an Identifikation und gewissermaßen der Anker sind auf dem Album die ruhigen und beschaulichen Momente, die Pools zu bieten hat. Davon gibt es reichlich, hoch- romantische Klangstrukturen, poliert mit empathischer Melancholie. Tragende Rollen spielen die klassischen Instrumente, wie Klavier, Streich-Arrangements oder die Klarinette. Sensible Nuancen der Elektronik vollenden in einigen Stücken das Klangbild...

Manu Delago - Circadian

Manu Delago

Manu Delago - Circadian Manu Delago - Circadian Manu Delago - Circadian Released: September 13, 2019 Label: One Little Independent Records All music was written by Manu Delago Manu Delago – handpan, drums & percussion; Christoph Pepe Auer – clarinets & baritone sax; Alois Eberl – trombone & accordion; Georg Gratzer – flute; Bernie Mallinger – violin; Clemens Sainitzer – cello; Clemens Rofner – bass World-renowned handpan player and composer Manu Delago returns with a brand-new album, which comes hot off the heels of his acclaimed awe-inspiring short film and album project, Parasol Peak – the transfixing Circadian. The album, which is set for release on 13th September via One Little Indian Records (home to Delago’s musical peer Björk), takes the listener through the cycle of sleep stages, emulating REM, light sleep, deep sleep and abrupt awakening.

Trio Viret - Ivresse

Édouard Ferlet

Trio Viret - Ivresse Trio Viret - Ivresse Released: September 13, 2019 Label: Mélisse Composer: Jean-Philippe Viret Jean-Philippe Viret - contrebasse Édouard Ferlet - piano Fabrice Moreau - batterie Ivresse, dixième opus lancé en son nom, est le huitième enregistré par Jean-Philippe Viret à la tête de son trio cofondé avec le pianiste Édouard Ferlet et dans lequel Fabrice Moreau officie comme batteur depuis 2008... Présentation IVRESSE - TRIO VIRET

Julia Kadel Trio - Kaskaden

Julia Kadel Trio

Julia Kadel Trio - Kaskaden Julia Kadel Trio - Kaskaden Released: September 06, 2019 Label: MPS Julia Kadel – Piano / Composition Karl-Erik Enkelmann - Bass Steffen Roth – Drums „(…) das Trio (offenbart) in Kadels hintergründig-offenen Kompositionen und weitläufigen, aber nie zerfasernden Improvisationen mehr Bezüge zu zeitgenössischer Musik als zum amerikanischen Jazz, etwa in der Art, wie alle in der Band originäre Klangfarben kreieren, auf dem schmalen Grat zwischen Harmonie und Atonalität balancieren, gezielt Kontrapunkte und Dissonanzen setzen.“ – FAZ Julia Kadel Trio - EPK "Kaskaden" Julia Kadel Trio "Kaskaden" - Teaser

Favio López Bruno - Memorabilia

Favio López Bruno

Favio López Bruno - Memorabilia Released: September 05, 2019 Favio López Bruno: composition, arrangements, programming, sequencing, instruments, recording, production.

Edgar Knecht - Personal Seasons

Edgar Knecht

Edgar Knecht - Personal Seasons Edgar Knecht - Personal Seasons Released: September 06, 2019 Label: Ozella Edgar Knecht: Piano Frederik Köster: Trumpet Rolf Denecke: Bass Tobias Schulte: Drums Personal Seasons never fails to deliver on what fans have come to expect from pianist Edgar Knecht and his band: Sensual grooves, magical, melodic soloing and a unique fusion of jazz, classical music and German folk songs. At the same time, it is easily Knecht’s most ambitious album yet, encompassing two complete seasonal cycles. To realise his vision, he boldly decided to expand the group into a quartet. Trumpet player Frederik Köster turned out to be the ideal choice. After just one day spent discussing their approach, their next meeting already took place at the idyllic Fattoria Musica near Osnabrück for the recording session.

triosence - Scorpio Rising

triosence

triosence - Scorpio Rising triosence - Scorpio Rising Released: August 30, 2019 Label: SONY Music / OKeh Records piano: Bernhard Schüler bass: Omar Rodriguez Calvo drums & percussion: Tobias Schulte song composed by Bernhard R. Schüler Triosence - Arabian Princess

Luke Howard - The Sand That Ate The Sea

Luke Howard

Luke Howard - The Sand That Ate The Sea Luke Howard - The Sand That Ate The Sea Released: August 23, 2019 Label: Mercury Classics Piano, Composer: Luke Howard The Sand That Ate The Sea, originally composed for the namesake film by director Matthew Thorne, is a response to the community and conditions of the Australian outback. It features long-time collaborators Leonard Grigoryan, Lior and Erkki Veltheim, along with Erased Tapes-signed vocal ensemble Shards in Howard’s first compositions for choir. Luke Howard - Dinner Dance Luke Howard - Casino

Tambour - Constellations

Tambour - Constellations Tambour - Constellations Tambour - Constellations Released: August 23, 2019 Label: Moderna Records Composed and produced by Tambour (Simon P. Castonguay) Une musique qui devient pratiquement le prolongement du souffle humain, est-ce possible? Ça peut paraître mystique, voire spirituel, mais c’est pourtant l’impression que l’on a en écoutant l’œuvre de Simon P. Castonguay, alias Tambour. Depuis la parution de Chapitre I, son premier microalbum, en 2015, le jeune compositeur autodidacte nous livre des morceaux apaisants et méditatifs qui nous transportent hors de notre quotidien. Avec Constellations (ou comment arrêter le temps), cette respiration sous forme musicale est toujours aussi belle et lente, et perdure bien au-delà des cinq titres. Bienvenue dans l’univers d’un artiste trop peu connu, à découvrir, à écouter et dont les musiques font tant de bien qu’il faut les faire entendre sans réserve.

Studnitzky | KY - Live in Berlin

Sebastian Studnitzky

Studnitzky | KY - Live in Berlin Studnitzky | KY - Live in Berlin Released: July 19, 2019 Label: XJAZZ Music Studnitzky | KY : piano Laurenz Karsten: guitar Paul Kleber: bass Tim Sarhan: drums Live at Lido Berlin, taken from the album "Live in Berlin", released 19/7/2019 on XJAZZ Music. Studnitzky | KY - Egis [Official Live Video HD] Studnitzky | KY - Organic [Official Live Video HD]

Søren Bebe Trio - Pavane for a Dead Princess

Søren Bebe Trio - Pavane for a Dead Princess Søren Bebe Trio - Pavane for a Dead Princess Søren Bebe Trio - Pavane for a Dead Princess Released: Juny 28, 2019 Søren Bebe – piano, Anders Mogensen – drums, Kasper Tagel – double bass Pavane for a Dead Princess: Composer: Maurice Ravel, Arranger: Søren Bebe Released date: May 10, 2019, Released date: 28.06.2019, Label: OutHere Music Der Kopenhagener Pianist und Komponist Soren Bebe fügt sich nahtlos in die Reihe großer Namen des skandinavischen Jazz Pianos ein – Tord Gustavsen oder Esbjorn Svensson etwa kommen einem in den Sinn, wenn man Bebes gefühlvollem Spiel zuhört. All About Jazz, eine der führenden Jazz Webseiten der Welt, geht sogar noch einen Schritt weiter: “Bebe certainly belongs to the tradition of lyrical pianists that goes from Erroll Garner and Bill Evans through Keith Jarrett.”

Martin Tingvall - The Rocket

Martin Tingvall

Martin Tingvall - The Rocket Martin Tingvall - The Rocket Released: Juny 28, 2019 Label: Skip Records Martin Tingvall - Jazz/Solo-Piano On "The Rocket" Martin Tingvall more than ever before created his own genre and takes his audience on a journey into new musical worlds. But don't let yourself be fooled by the title: "The Rocket" is starting slowly and gentle into space. Martin Tingvall who is known as a jazzpianist but also feels at home in genres like rock, pop and filmmusic, has composed simple sounding but emotional touching melodies which seem to appear classical music themes. "Our world is rapidly changing. Digitisating is changing almost all areas of society and our daily life. With this album I wanted to create a counter-pole of tranquillity. At the same time I'm exploring new musical worlds. And it is always the music showing me the way." HOPE - Martin Tingvall (Official video)

Henning Fuchs - A New Beginning

Henning Fuchs

Henning Fuchs - A New Beginning Henning Fuchs - A New Beginning Henning Fuchs - A New Beginning Released: Juny 28, 2019 Label: Neue Meister Henning Fuchs: Piano, Keyboards, Electronics, Sampling, Programming Maria Todtenhaupt: Harp, Manu Delago: Hanghang, Elfa Rún Kristinsdóttir: Violine, Emmanuelle Bernard: Violine, Lotte Dibbern: Viola, Andreas Voss: Violoncello As sources of inspiration for an album, silence and stillness are unusual qualities. For Henning Fuchs and his debut "A New Beginning", however, they are a constant that represents both a virtue born of necessity and a creative impulse. "After a break of nine years, 'A New Beginning' marks the continuation of my vision from 2002, when I came to Berlin full of enthusiasm and euphoria with a degree from the Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts under my belt and took the decision to produce regular albums and give concerts around the world." Fuchs employs the technique of live performance and tape recording in analogue format to create a warm, flowing sound aesthetic. "A New Beginning" is devoid of breaks in content or composition – a credo that is central to what Henning Fuchs is trying to do: "I wanted to create a world in which you could immerse yourself and let your feelings and fantasy run free." Im Anfang war die Stille

Arshid Azarine & Friends - Sing Me A Song

Arshid Azarine Trio

Arshid Azarine & Friends - Sing Me A Song Arshid Azarine & Friends - Sing Me A Song Released: Juny 28, 2019 Label: Melmax Music Le pianiste de jazz d’origine iranienne Arshid Azarine (également médecin) vient d’enregistrer un étonnant album qui fait la part belle aux voix de son pays natal. C’est lors de la tournée avec son trio qui a suivi la sortie de l’album « 7 Djan » que ce projet est né. De Paris à Rome en passant par Londres et Téhéran, ces concerts ont accueilli divers chanteurs iraniens et ont permis des moments d’improvisations chargées d’émotion. Côté masculin les artistes invités sur ce disque sont le chanteur et percussionniste Habib Meftah Boushehri (membre de l’Azarine Trio), Amir Rafaati et Makan Ashgvari. Les voix féminines sont celles de Roya Arab (présente au début du groupe anglais Archive), Sussan Deyhim (Joe Jackson, Bobby McFerrin) et Niaz Nawab. Epk « Sing Me A Song » 2019 - Arshid Azarine & Friends

Carlos Cipa - Retronyms

Carlos Cipa

Carlos Cipa - Retronyms Carlos Cipa - Retronyms Carlos Cipa - Retronyms Dark Tree: Released:: Juny 07, 2019 Retronyms: Released: August 23, 2019 Label: Warner Classics »Retronyms« is Cipa’s third studio album. After his first two albums put a focus on the piano, Cipa exponentially expands his artistic approach as well as his colour palette on »Retronyms«. The eight pieces see Cipa bring together his background as a classically trained pianist and composer with his interest for pop music, jazz and electronic music in all its diverse facets. Each note on this album is meticulously thought through and yet »Retronyms« radiates with visceral liveliness. Cipa invited musicians from vastly different backgrounds for the recording of »Retronyms« and combined highly modern digital studio technology with analogue hardware, blended brass and woodwinds or electric guitar with piano sounds and more. Cipa himself plays the piano and a variety of keyboard instruments like the celesta or the harmonium, Rhodes piano, Wurlitzer and analogue synthesizers. Carlos Cipa – dark tree (Official Video)

Dock In Absolute - Unlikely

Dock In Absolute

Dock In Absolute - Unlikely Dock In Absolute - Unlikely Released: May 31, 2019 Label: CAM JAZZ The second album by Luxembourg trio Dock In Absolute offers further confirmation of their genre-shifting approach to trio jazz, with familiar bop elements intermingled with classical, pop and post-rock elements. Pianist Jean-Philippe Koch’s romantic melodism, electric bassist David Kintziger’s flowing lyricism (which is reminiscent of Steve Swallow) and percussionist Michel Mootz’s approach to the whole kit as an integrated musical instrument yields up an album of sustained and often surprising beauty. FLOATING MEMORIES, preview of video clip by Dock In Absolute

Rone - Motion

Rone - Motion Rone - Motion Rone - Motion Released: May 15, 2019 Label: Infine After completing a 12 minute composition, Rone worked with orchestral arranger Romain Allender to record the piece with the orchestra Les Siècles, accompanied by pianist Vanessa Wagner, and conducted by François-Xavier Roth...

Federico Albanese - The Twelve

Federico Albanese

Federico Albanese - The Twelve Federico Albanese - The Twelve Federico Albanese - The Twelve Released: May 13, 2019 Label: Neue Meister "The Twelve" is a soundtrack, but it also is an album very much in its own right, with tracks that stand on their own, "It tells the story of [..] twelve people even without you seeing the film" explains Federico Albanese. The pieces invoke feelings of meditation and anticipation that convey a wonderful sense of storytelling, and hearing about Albanese's inspiration for these only strengthens their narrative. Federico Albanese - North Variation Federico Albanese - The Twelve - The Stars We Follow (Teaser)

Renaud Garcia-Fons, Claire Antonini - Farangi (Du baroque à l'Orient)

Renaud Garcia-Fons

Renaud Garcia-Fons, Claire Antonini - Farangi (Du baroque à l'Orient) Renaud Garcia-Fons, Claire Antonini - Farangi (Du baroque à l'Orient) Released: April 26, 2019 Renaud Garcia-Fons & Claire Antonini, deux musiciens atypiques, ont créé ce duo il y a déjà plusieurs années. Renaud Garcia-Fons (born December 24, 1962) is a French upright-bass player and composer, notable for his customised 5-stringed bass. Luthist, graduated from the Lyon Conservatoire, Claire Antonini is considered one of the specialists of the French Music for lute of the XVII ° century. New album "Farangi" Teaser Duo Claire Antonini Renaud Garcia-Fons Sylvains d'orient · Renaud Garcia-Fons, Claire Antonini

ARENI AGBABIAN - BLOOM

ARENI AGBABIAN - BLOOM ARENI AGBABIAN - BLOOM Released: April 26, 2019 Label: ECM, ECM 2549 Areni Agbabian - Voice, Piano Nicolas Stocker - Drums, Percussion Improvising vocalist, folk singer, storyteller, pianist: on her ECM debut Areni Agbabian focuses the range of her skills in music that casts a quiet spell. A sparse music in which voice, piano and the subtle percussion of Nicolas Stocker (last heard on ECM with Nik Bärtsch’s Mobile ensemble), continually shade into silence. The California-born Agbabian, who came to international attention with the groups of Tigran Hamasyan, draws deeply upon her Armenian heritage, reinterpreting sacred hymns, a traditional tale, a folk melody transcribed by Komitas and more, and interspersing these elements among her own evocative compositions. Bloom was recorded in Lugano in October 2016 and produced by Manfred Eicher. Patience

Vanessa Wagner – Inland

Vanessa Wagner

Vanessa Wagner – Inland Vanessa Wagner – Inland Vanessa Wagner – Inland Released: April 26, 2019 Label: InFine Inland is the pianist’s continuation of the exploration of the minimalist composers register to complete the solo continuum of the Statea released in 2016 with the Mexican producer Murcof. Inland highlights a set of pieces, mostly rare or unavailable to date (Moondog, Nico Muhly, William Susman, Bryce Dessner, Gavin Bryars...) and some other well known (Philip Glass, Wim Mertens, Michael Nyman) that Vanessa Wagner performs with her classic pianist background and velvet sound.

Richard Luke - Glass Island

Richard Luke

Richard Luke - Glass Island Richard Luke - Glass Island Released: April 12, 2019 Label: Moderna Records "I’ve got that buzzing on my mind — that slight tugging of excitement and anxiety all at once of having discovered something new and special that I cannot wait to share with you. At first, it was just enough to hold back with a thought of music surely reaching your ears, but now that I’ve got a video, I simply cannot wait. Fans of electronic, modern classical, and solo piano sound will absolutely delight in the upcoming release from Glasgow-based composer Richard Luke."

Erlend Apneseth Trio with Frode Haltli - Salika, Molika

Erlend Apneseth Trio

Erlend Apneseth Trio with Frode Haltli - Salika, Molika Erlend Apneseth Trio with Frode Haltli - Salika, Molika Erlend Apneseth Trio with Frode Haltli - Salika, Molika Released: April 12, 2019 Label: Hubro "Folk past meets folk future in the Erlend Apneseth Trio’s new album of music, sound and spoken word, featuring accordionist Frode Haltli. The third album by the trio of Erlend Apneseth – Norway’s new star of the Hardanger fiddle – builds on the foundations set by their acclaimed debut recording, ‘Det Andre Rommet’ (which was nominated for a Norwegian ‘Grammy’) and its equally praised follow-up, ‘Åra’, to create a thrillingly contemporary-sounding amalgam of old and new, mixed and co-produced once again by Jorgen Traeen (Jaga Jazzist, Røyksopp, etc)." Erlend Apneseth Trio with Frode Haltli: Salika, Molika

Joep Beving – Henosis

Joep Beving

Joep Beving – Henosis Joep Beving – Henosis Released: April 5, 2019 Label: Deutsche Grammophon "You like beautiful compositions mixed in with your electronics? This is your jam. You want giant intellectual heady as fuck ideas to ponder through as stringed instruments propel your thoughts all the way to Wondertown? Welcome home. I can’t help but compare Joep to Diogenes, the cynic. While other educated and sophisticated fucks like Plato were dolling out some basic bitch shit, Diogenes challenged their ideals and pushed them to become their best while living out of a barrel with a bunch of dogs and drunk as fuck. Joep continues to prove that he’s the bad boy of classical music and he’s pushing everyone else in the genre to be better." Joep Beving - Henosis. A Film. (Full Movie)

Helge Lien Trio - 10

Helge Lien Trio

Helge Lien Trio - 10 Helge Lien Trio - 10 Released: April 5, 2019 Label: Ozella Helge Lien - piano Mats Eilertsen - bass Per Oddvar Johansen - drums Dass Lien zu Allem fähig ist, wusste man bereits. Diesmal hat er gleich Alles auf einmal gemacht: Klangmalerische Piano-Aquarelle und mitreißende Grooves, experimentelle Abstraktionen und runischen Jazz. Manche Stücke hier sind herbstlich und tröstend. Andere sperrig und verstörend. Doch finden sie alle letzten Endes zusammen.

Hania Rani – Esja

Hania Rani

Hania Rani – Esja Hania Rani – Esja Hania Rani – Esja Released: April 5, 2019 Label: Gondwana Records “I think I am the same as an artist and as a person. Music is my way of communication and I see the art, the music as a whole thing, with no borders, divisions, or even genres.”... Esja is her debut solo album and for Rani it is her first, real, personal statement as an artist. “No hiding behind the "collaborations" or "projects" anymore. For the very first time, finally - just me, as I am”... Originally, Rani hadn’t planned to release a solo piano album at all. “I would like to be considered first of all as a composer of music - so not being limited to any instrument or voice or whatever. The solo album came when I went to Reykjavik, where I wrote some new songs instantly while in the studio, so they were almost improvised compositions. It was then that I decided to release an unadorned solo piano album - telling a lot about my musical roots, which are definitely in this instrument. But it’s also just a small prelude of all the music that I want to share in the future”

Meditations & Prayers - Stabat Mater

Mathilde Grooss Viddal

Meditations & Prayers - Stabat Mater Meditations & Prayers - Stabat Mater Meditations & Prayers - Stabat Mater Released: April 1, 2019 Label: Giraffa Records, Oslo, Norway Norwegian experimental label run by Oslo based saxophonist / clarinettist Mathilde Grooss Viddal. Home of Eick/Viddal duo and Friensemblet. All Friensemblet albums from friensemblet.bandcamp.com mgviddal.com, friensemblet.com, giraffa.no Recorded live at Nordic Black Theatre/Kampenjazz as part of the three 'artist in residence' concerts by res.kamp Viddal in 2016. Inspired by psalms, chorals, prayers and meditations - a silent demand for meditation. Mathilde Grooss Viddal is a Norwegian musician and composer, known as the leader of Friensemblet and as member of bands like Lucky Loop and Eick/Viddal Duo. mgviddal.com

Bill Laurance - Cables

Bill Laurance

Bill Laurance - Cables Bill Laurance - Cables Bill Laurance - Cables Released: March 29, 2019 Label: Flint Music Bill Laurance's fifth solo album, Cables, consists of eight new compositions, informed by the exponentional growth of technology, themes of man and machine, nature, hopes and fears for the future, and the connections — or cables — that ultimately tie us all together.

NICOLAS PARENT TRIO – MIRAGE

NICOLAS PARENT TRIO

NICOLAS PARENT TRIO – MIRAGE NICOLAS PARENT TRIO – MIRAGE Released: March 29, 2019 Label: L'intemporel ... Celui dans lequel Nicolas a mis le meilleur de lui-même, avec de somptueuses compositions, entouré de Kentaro Suzuki à la contrebasse, Guillaume Arbonville aux percussions, et du violoncelliste que tout le monde s’arrache depuis des années, à savoir Vincent Segal. Si nous prenons le temps de vous parler de cet album, c’est que de notre point de vue il est important, essentiel même, de ne pas passer à côté de cet opus qui va profondément marquer ce début d’année 2019. La subtilité poétique et rythmique bat son plein, et même le génial Vincent Segal arrive à nous surprendre, tant nous sentons son plaisir d’intervenir ici comme invité. Un special guest qui semble comme plus lumineux encore grâce à l’apport de ce fomidable trio constitué de Nicolas Parent, Kentaro Suzuki et Guillaume Arbonville... Teaser#1 : Nicolas Parent trio, MIRAGE ("Doux mirage" feat. Vincent Segal) Teaser#2 NEW ALBUM : Nicolas Parent trio, Mirage ("Désert Blanc")

Markus Stockhausen, Alireza Mortazavi ‎– Hamdelaneh - Intimate Dialogues

Markus Stockhausen, Alireza Mortazavi ‎– Hamdelaneh - Intimate Dialogues Markus Stockhausen, Alireza Mortazavi ‎– Hamdelaneh - Intimate Dialogues Markus Stockhausen, Alireza Mortazavi ‎– Hamdelaneh - Intimate Dialogues Released: March 22, 2019 Label: Dark Companion Records ‎– DCLP009 ... The music in this album is absolutely new but within it breathes a very ancient, sunken soul, a hidden root. Alireza and Markus were so kind as to give me this beautiful recording they made in Italy three years ago... Meeting Markus was a beautiful moment of destiny. Our collaboration is nourished by complementary energies, creative forces that go beyond geographical boundries. Alireza Mortazavi. Making music with Alireza is a celebration of our friendship, and a confirmation of universal brotherhood. Markus Stockhausen.

Deaf Center - Low Distance

Deaf Center

Deaf Center - Low Distance Deaf Center - Low Distance Deaf Center - Low Distance Released: March 22, 2019 Label: Sonic Pieces Norwegian duo Deaf Center still consists of Erik K Skodvin (see too: his alter-ego Svarte Greiner or his superb label Miasmah) and Otto A Totland (Nest). Low Distance is Deaf Center´s third full-length studio album and perhaps the most focused effort by the Norwegian duo to date. After their last record Owl Splinters (2011) was quite an eclectic endeavor, Erik K Skodvin & Otto A Totland draw their sound back into something more quiet and minimal. The record starts with a piece of sweeping analougue electronics. It´s a spacious, yet dynamic opener that leads directly into the static tones and piano motivs of Entity Voice, which balances a new sense of abstractation with the classic Deaf Center sound. It´s warm and close while sounding like it´s set in the outer horizon. Overall Low Distance feels both alien and familiar with its atonal synths, close pianos and drowned out noises.

Fabrizio Paterlini - Autumn Stories

Fabrizio Paterlini

Fabrizio Paterlini - Autumn Stories Fabrizio Paterlini - Autumn Stories Released: March 15, 2019 Label: Fabrizio Paterlini Music by Fabrizio Paterlini Fabrizio plays the piano Violin: Eugenio Gargiola Viola: Massimo Brutti Cello: Silvia Dal Paos When I composed it, back in 2011, it was mostly a piano solo album. Then I started touring with my string trio and "Autumn Stories" started its mutation into something different - strings parts were added to some songs, some parts have been completely re-written and, when playing it "live", the original album sounded even richer and intense. So, why not putting it on a record so that everyone can listen to it? And, since we are here, this is the first release of my back catalog printed in vinyl. This work will be slow, but consistent, so each year I will re-issue one of my previous work in this wonderful format.

Doppler Trio - Nebula

Doppler Trio

Doppler Trio - Nebula Doppler Trio - Nebula Released: March 1, 2019 Label: Fattoria Musica Record Piano / synth: Daniël van der Duim Double bass / vocals: Floris-Jan van den Berg Drums / tablas: Hendrik Eichler The Doppler Trio is a new German / Dutch piano trio of three young musicians from the ArtEZ Conservatory Arnhem.

Kronos Quartet featuring Mahsa Vahdat & Marjan Vahdat - Placeless

Kronos Quartet

Kronos Quartet featuring Mahsa Vahdat & Marjan Vahdat - Placeless Kronos Quartet featuring Mahsa Vahdat & Marjan Vahdat - Placeless Kronos Quartet featuring Mahsa Vahdat & Marjan Vahdat - Placeless Released: March 1, 2019 Placeless, Kronos’ first collaboration with Iranian singers Mahsa and Marjan Vahdat, was released by Kirkelig Kulturverksted today and is now available to stream and download through Bandcamp, Apple Music, Spotify, Pandora and other platforms. Placeless features 14 songs composed by Mahsa Vahdat to classical poems by Hafez and Rumi and the works of contemporary Iranian poets Forough Farrokhzad, Mohammad Ibrahim Jafari and Vahdat’s husband Atabak Elyasi. Composers Sahba Aminikia, Aftab Darvishi, Jacob Garchik and Elyasi arranged the songs for string quartet. The album is produced by KKV’s founder Erik Hillestad. Kronos Quartet plays music from travel ban countries as political protest, but lets its Western roots take over

Abisko Lights - Point Of View

Abisko Lights

Abisko Lights - Point Of View Abisko Lights - Point Of View Abisko Lights - Point Of View Released: March 1, 2019 Dirk Flatau - piano Hannes Daerr - bassclarinet, glockenspiel Tabea Schrenk - cello Thomas Kolarczyk - double bass Benjamin Wellenbeck - drums The band name refers to a small town in the Swedish Lapland north of the Arctic Circle, where you can follow the fascinating spectacle of the Northern Lights particularly well.

Nathan Shubert - When You Take Off Your Shoes

Nathan Shubert

Nathan Shubert - When You Take Off Your Shoes Nathan Shubert - When You Take Off Your Shoes Nathan Shubert - When You Take Off Your Shoes Released: February 19, 2019 Label: Bigo & Twigetti Nathan Shubert: piano, field recording, Juno 6, Casio SK-1 Devon Kroeger: violin, Alex Hauka: cello, Sam Davidson: clarinet Den Albumtitel kann man als Metapher verstehen. When You Take Off Your Shoes, das Gefühl endlich daheim zu sein oder das Ende eines langen und beschwerlichen Weges. Diese emotionalen Eindrücke hat der Komponist nahezu perfekt eingefangen. Das Spiel am Klavier ist expressionistisch und fast schon poetisch, die Geräuschkulisse der jeweiligen Situation angepasst. Das Rauschen des Windes, Alltagsgeräusche wie Straßenlärm oder das Plätschern des Baches duellieren sich mit dem Klavier auf eine künstlerische Ebene. Die Resonanz am Klavier ist wie auf Folds gedämpft, die Musikelemente aus dem Ambient öffnen den Komponisten auch neue Möglichkeiten, in verträumte Dimensionen vorzudringen, und den Hörer mit auf eine atemraubende Reise durch die Akustik mitzunehmen.

Himmelsrandt - V A L E

Peter Honsalek - Himmelsrandt

Himmelsrandt - V A L E Himmelsrandt - V A L E Himmelsrandt - V A L E Released: February 16, 2019 Label: Unperceived Records, Germany "V A L E" was composed and recorded in 2018 by Peter Honsalek. Mixed and mastered by Peter Honsalek in 2019. Artwork by Melanie Kretzer. All music by Peter Honsalek. "Nacht-Leben" was recomposed by Ulrich Kaineder. Original music by Peter Honsalek. Peter Honsalek: All strings, piano, organ and synthesizer.

Yann Tiersen - ALL

Yann Tiersen

Yann Tiersen - ALL Yann Tiersen - ALL Yann Tiersen - ALL Released: February 15, 2019 Label: Mute Records ALL – out 15 February 2019 – is the first album to be recorded at Yann Tiersen’s new studio, venue and community centre, The Eskal, built in an abandoned discotheque on the island of Ushant, a small island positioned in the Celtic sea between Brittany and Cornwall, Tiersen’s home for the past 10 years. Yann Tiersen - Tempelhof (Official Audio) Yann Tiersen - Pell (Official Video)

Rymden - Reflections and Odysseys

Rymden

Rymden - Reflections and Odysseys Rymden - Reflections and Odysseys Rymden - Reflections and Odysseys Released: February 8, 2019 Label: Sony Classical Bugge Wesseltoft : Piano & Rhodes Magnus Öström: Drums & Percussion Dan Berglund: Bass While Bugge Wesseltoft is a musician with a keen appreciation of music wherever it comes from, and the unity among people that music can bring, he also appreciates music as an expression of an identity. His championing of the cause of "European Jazz as its own art form" sees him return to the piano trio format with the Swedish rhythm section consisting of Magnus Öström and Dan Berglund. The Lugubrious Youth Of Lucky Luke

HAUSCHKA - A Different Forest

HAUSCHKA

HAUSCHKA - A Different Forest HAUSCHKA - A Different Forest Released: February 8, 2019 Label: Sony Classical Oscar-Nominated composer & pianist Hauschka (Volker Bertelmann) is familiar to many through his evocative and emotional soundtracks – such as for the hit film ‘Lion’ (composed with Dustin O’Halloran), ‘Hotel Mumbai’, ‘Adrift’ or for the TV series ‘Patrick Melrose’. For his first album with Sony Classical - ‘A Different Forest’ - the renowned pianist and composer does away with his customary preparations to return to the sound of the pure piano with an album inspired by his experiences in nature. Hauschka - A Different Forest // Album Preview

Clemens Christian Poetzsch - Remember Tomorrow

Clemens Christian Poetzsch

Clemens Christian Poetzsch - Remember Tomorrow Clemens Christian Poetzsch - Remember Tomorrow Clemens Christian Poetzsch - Remember Tomorrow Released: January 25, 2019 Label: Neue Meister Composer, piano, producer: Clemens Christian Poetzsch Als "ein Haus mit dreizehn Zimmern – jede Komposition ist wie ein kleines Zimmer" bezeichnet Pianist und Komponist Clemens Christian Poetzsch sein Album "Remember Tomorrow". Eine umfassende Sammlung von dreizehn Songs, die jeweils wie eine eigene und in sich abgeschlossene Welt für sich stehen. Clemens Christian Poetzsch - Remember Tomorrow (Trailer)

Aukai - Reminiscence

Aukai

Aukai - Reminiscence Aukai - Reminiscence Aukai - Reminiscence Released: January 18, 2019 Label: Aukai Music German producer & multi-instrumentalist Aukai, aka Markus Sieber, grew up in the former East Germany, but his travels have taken him through Latin America, and he is now based in Colorado. "Aukai" is a Hawaiian term for a seafaring traveler, and on his second record, Branches of Sun, he has captured a certain nomadic wanderlust which might connect a listener to a certain peace of being in nature, high in the mountains.

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