Always a hot-bed for riveting new jazz, the eclectic roster over at Astigmatic Records tend to boast compelling influences ...

Jazzaggression, the Norwegian jazz label based in Finland has issued a fascinating historical set by Norwegian trumpeter ...

Gareth Lockrane’s musical journey started at the age of 10.  As many musicians do, he gained initial inspiration from his ...

Frederiksberg Records doesn’t shout. Andreas Vingaard’s New York label works quietly, bringing back records that once moved ...

In researching for this release, I discovered that it was actually Godtet, whose self-titled album release from back in 2017 ...

For the past decade, Spiritmuse Records has quietly but firmly established itself as one of the most vital curators of ...

Multi-instrumentalist and producer Felix Müller once again dons his guise as “The Offline” to chronicle another compelling ...

Half Silk Half Blade’ marks the debut full-length release from the long-gestating singer-songwriter Nadya Albertsson. With collaborations that have been bubbling away on Scotland’s burgeoning jazz and ...

A previously unissued post‑bop gem has finally emerged from the vaults of Finnish jazz history: a vibrant live recording from the Jyväskylä Arts Festival on the evening of 7 July 1970. Now released ...

A native of Skien, Norway but now US based, guitarist and composer Lage Lund’s latest album, Ashes is a trio offering. It’s his eleventh record as leader and follows his 2020 album, Life Of The Party.

I’m convinced Gondwana Records couldn’t get it wrong if they tried. The Manchester-based Matthew Halsall-helmed label consistently seem to find music that works beautifully as part of the label’s vast ...