Pacific Eardrum is a jazz-rock band in late 1970's, co-lead by New Zealander keyboardist Dave McRae and his wife Joy Yates. The project issued two albums, "Pacific Eardrum" in 1977 and "Beyond Panic" in 1978, and ended its activity in 1979.

After trips to New-Yord and Cuba and inspiring human encounters, Jeanne Michard concretize her desire to form her own solo project et to imagine a repertoire that feature jazz, latino music and afro-caribbean music.

Music above all else. This is the credo that governs the artistic life of Trio Zeliha. With this first album Manon Galy, Maxime Quennesson and Jorge Emilio González Buajasan would certainly have delighted Verlaine. The soul of this trio is forged from the grace of perfectly complementary gifts; these ‘serenaders’ will surely move ‘lovely listeners’.

Franco Tonani & Nora Orlandi "SFERE LUMINOSE" - 1970 Italian Library masterpiece reissued via Holy Basil with 4 bonus tracks. Out on June/July 2024. Unbelievable session by Nora Orlandi and legendary jazz drummer Franco Tonani with Antonello Vannucchi (of I Marc 4) at Piano\Organ, directed by Giancarlo Gazzani and Robby Poitevin. Easily the best and the most solid Italian lounge library with amazing bossa, cinematic lounge and lounge funk\beat tracks led by the superb wordless vocals of Nora Orlandi plus an uncredited male vocalist with a superb warm sound. Tracks 1-8, written by Nora Orlandi is more easy and lounge featuring, among the others, the little bossa monster PAN DE AZUCAR with superb sexy female and male scat vocals. Tracks 9-14, written by Franco Tonani, is very groovy and funky with 3 killer Morricone-esque lounge funk track with heavy drums, groovy "I Marc 4" hammond and loads of female scat vocals and chorus! Killer record, listen!

Naked Bass II is a captivating album by Peter Herbert, released by Unit Records. This album showcases Herbert's exceptional talent as a bassist and composer, offering a unique blend of jazz, world music, and contemporary sounds.

Fabulae is the latest album by Clara Vetter Trio, released by Unit Records. This captivating jazz album showcases the trio's exceptional musical talent and creativity, offering a unique listening experience for jazz enthusiasts.

Fresh and intense solo piano. Debut album produced by Makoto Ozone. After graduating from Keio University, she moved to the U.S. and was selected for the Berklee Global Jazz Institute, where Danilo Perez serves as music director. In November, she held her first recital "Departure" at the Ginza Yamaha Hall. In November, she held her first recital "Departure" at Ginza Yamaha Hall. Her debut album, produced by Makoto Ozone, consists entirely of her own original compositions. The album is a perfect showcase of her talent, with original compositions reminiscent of Rachmaninoff, Chopin, and others, and her fresh and intense playing reminiscent of a young Keith Jarrett. The sound of the piano, recorded in a classical hall, is also notably beautiful.

With 'By The Way,' their third album to be released on Dixiefrog Records, the Supersoul Brothers are clearly changing categories. Carried by a simply stunning melodic quality, the soul of the Pau group oozes by every pore of each track on the album. It's delicate, fresh, exquisite, and, above all, danceable like never before. One thinks of Otis Redding, James Brown, Little Richard, or Lee Fields. These names are the breeding ground for the inspiration of the SuperSoul Brothers, a group that personifies the new wave of R-B perfectly.

John Storgards's acclaimed series of Shostakovich symphonies continues with this recording of Symphony No. 13. The BBC Philharmonic is joined by the bass-baritone Albert Dohmen and the Estonian National Male Choir. The symphony, subtitled 'Babiy Yar', caused a great deal of tension and controversy in the lead-up to its premiere, in December 1962 - not because of the music, but the poetry.

The virtues of Uchida's playing are the ones classically associated with Mozart: grace, fluidity, restraint, and a certain playful quality. Those are all on display in these performances of Mozart concertos from the 1770s, early in the composer's career. Uchida's style is more concerned with small details than with large spaces, and this puts her somewhat out of the mainstream in a work like the Piano Concertos

After early French violin concertos with Johannes Pramsohler and North German cello concertos with Gulrim Choï, it is now the turn of Ensemble Diderot’s harpsichordist to distinguish himself in this genre: Philippe Grisvard has chosen the repertoire of composers from the court of Frederick II, thus continuing Ensemble Diderot’s comprehensive exploration of the style of the Berlin School. The decision not to include Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach in this program facilitates the rehabilitation and rediscovery of composers whose contribution to the concerto genre is no less important. The result is a completely new program of virtuoso works in which the spirit of Bach father and son shines through time and again.

Claude Debussy wrote of Albéniz’s compositions: ‘Never has music attained such diverse impressions and colours. One closes one’s eyes and is dazzled by contemplating so many images.’ Iberia certainly fits this description beyond doubt, with its vivid evocation of Spain. Composed between 1905 and 1909, the collection is divided into four books, each containing three pieces. Book I opens with ‘Évocation’, which combines the southern Spanish fandango with jota song forms. ‘El Puerto’ was inspired by El Puerto de Santa María, in Cádiz, whilst ‘Fête-dieu à Séville’ depicts the Corpus Christi Day procession. ‘Rondeña’ and then ‘Almería’ are both depictions of Andalusian towns, and are followed by ‘Triana’, which evokes the Gypsy quarter of Seville.

Constellations, the 5th opus in the Solo series of the Orchestre national d’Île-de-France, invites you to discover the viola repertoire from the 19th century to the present day. Conveyed with sensitivity and panache by violist Guillaume Leroy, joined by Victor Metral and Aurélien Pascal, this album brings together six previously unreleased works by some of today’s leading composers, set against pieces from the Romantic and modern repertoire. From Schumann to Connesson, not forgetting Lutoslawski, Pépin, Vieuxtemps and Tanguy, let yourself be guided through this galaxy of poetic and powerful works.

For her fourth album, Half Moon Rising, the North Yorkshire-born country singer-songwriter headed to San Diego for an eight day session, mostly recorded live, the magic evident from the get go with balladeering soaring opening track ‘Heart and Soul’, a straightforward supportive love song (“I’ve danced with your demons/Now I live with all these feelings/Only I can ever save you”), leading into the pedal steel keening ‘A Love Like That’, another ballad reflecting on a love of similar devotion (“My old friend where have you been/Still out there searching for someone/What I’d give for a love like that… My dreams have been and passed/Through the eyes of my child I live now”).

"Elemental (Live)" is the sixth album of saxophonist and composer Stephen Philip Harvey his octet. It was recorded live at Radio Artifact in Cincinnati, OH. It features live recordings of the Elemental suite from their 2023 release. This is a digital onlyrelease.