The american baryton and crooner Gregory Porter released his fourth album called “Take Me To The Alley” . Jazz influences and his soul voice, which made his success, are still here on the 15 tracks of the record, like on the single “Don’t Lose Your Steam“.

Grammy award winner, Gregory Porter, performs to a rapturous sold out Berlin Philharmonie live in May 2016. This stunning modern classical venue is the perfect place to capture Gregoryʼs mellifluous Baritone, along with his band of remarkable musicians. Includes performances of Holding On, Hey Laura, 1960 What?, and the superbly haunting Take Me To The Alley.

Ruthie Foster with her 2017 album. During the recording of her new CD, Ruthie Foster had to dissolve her household and fight for the care of her 5-year-old daughter. Soul, blues gospel, rock music is a way to handle her problems. A very fine, emotional album - listening is worth it.

There's a quiet intensity to the latest from Belgian jazz artist Melanie De Biasio. The multi-instrumentalist has stated that new album Lilies, her fourth, is the result of a solitary retreat with just "Pro-Tools, my computer and my cheap Shure SM-58 microphone." The project comprises nine tracks of stark melodies, a groove-oriented sensibility and a smoky smolder. De Biasio's atmospheric lyrics arrive wrapped in silky swagger and a noirish electronic pulse. Nina Simone is a clear influence, as seen on the sexy piano-driven title track, while the pump of "Gold Junkies" speaks to a tumultuous relationship, "Afro Blue" has a hypnotic pulse and the layered thrust of "All My Worlds" rides an after-hours organ sound to emotional effect. Less is more with Lilies — De Biasio goes big with a subdued sound, and the end result is luminous.

Epic in both scale and sound, Melanie De Biasio's 24 minute-long track "Blackened Cities" is already attracting whispers suggesting it could be 'her masterpiece.' Inspired by the post-industrial landscape of her home-town Charleroi, "Blackened Cities" finds unexpected hope rediscovered in cities such as Manchester, Detroit and Bilbao.

26 октября 2017 вышла новая расширенная версия альбома "Day Breaks". Расширенный трек-лист включает в себя добавление девяти песен, записанных в прямом эфире в Нью-Йорке во время выступления в Sheen Center’s Loreto Theater в октябре 2016 года. На втором диске представлены live версии песен “Don’t Know Why” и “Sunrise” в исполнении Norah (вокал, фортепиано), Chris Thomas (бас), Brian Blade (ударные), Pete Remm (Орган Хаммонда) и бэк-вокалистов из Tank And The Bangas.

Шестой сольный студийный альбом американской певицы и автора песен Norah Jones вышел 7 октября 2016 года. В альбом вошли девять новых песен и три кавера.

Коллекционное издание, содержит 10 редких и неизданных ранее песен некоторых любимых артистов Norah Jones.

Keiko Matsui’s 2013 Soul Quest album was particularly important to the Tokyo-born pianist, not only because it celebrated the 25th anniversary of her debut U.S. release but also because she made it following the 2011 earthquake and tsunami that devastated Japan—which she experienced first-hand. Live in Tokyo, presented here on both audio CD and DVD, captures Matsui’s first return to her hometown since the tragedy, the finale of her 2014 tour. It reprises most of Soul Quest more or less faithfully, Matsui accompanied by her road band of guitarist JP Mourao, saxophonist Tom Braxton, Rico Belled on bass and Dave Karasony drumming. She’s also joined by guitarist Chuck Loeb, who produced half of Soul Quest, and tenor saxophonist Kirk Whalum, who played on it.

Keiko Matsui is an icon of Contemporary Jazz. With over 1.2 million units sold in the U.S. along and sold out appearances at concert halls across the world, she is one of the most recognized artists in the genre. Her elegant piano melodies and gentle jazz grooves have enormous appeal and never disappoint the loyal fan base which she has cultivated with over a dozen albums and hundreds of stunning live shows.
Keiko follows up 2012 s critically acclaimed production The Road with the brilliant new album Soul Quest without a doubt her most heartfelt release yet. The impressive list of special guests includes saxophone greats Kirk Whalum, Andy Snitzer (of Rolling Stones fame) and Dave Mann, hit making guitarist Chuck Loeb (Fourplay), superstar bassists Marcus Miller (Miles Davis) and Will Lee (of David Letterman fame), drummer and mega-producer Narada Michael Walden (Mariah Carey, Whitney Houston) and more.

After our 3-year-long and sensuous journey and love affair with the remarkable Soul Quest release and tour, our resident princess ofKeiko Matsui Journey CD contemporary jazz and World music, pianist/keyboardist/composer/visionary Keiko Matsui is back with – what else?—another guaranteed smash hit project called Journey to the Heart. Oh yes. Get ready for yet another colorful and soul-satisfying journey offered up by one who has never learned the meaning of the words “quit” or “mediocre.”

A sophisticated, forward-thinking jazz bassist, Gary Peacock is a subtle yet distinctive musician whose intuitive, sympathetic ear for group interplay has found him crossing from straight-ahead standards to avant-garde free jazz. While his intellectual curiosity has drawn him to such wide-ranging pursuits as biology and Eastern philosophy, his immense musical talents, most often associated with pianist Keith Jarrett's "Standards" trio, have kept him at the epicenter of progressive jazz and creative improvisation for over four decades.

German brothers Julian and Roman Wasserfuhr have been highly regarded talents in their home country since they were teenagers. Signed to the ACT label in 2006, their debut album that year, Remember Chet (for Chet Baker), showed remarkable maturity. By their sophomore outing Upgraded in Gothenburg (2009), the brothers had sufficient brand equity to draw bassist Lars Danielsson and trombonist Nils Landgren to their group. Landed in Brooklyn is the brothers fifth album and derives its name simply from their arrival in the epicenter of creative music, the location they had chosen to create this album.

With roots firmly in jazz and blues, tinged with a pop sensibility, guitarist Larry Carlton has appeared on hundreds of recordings. In addition to his own, he has added just the right touch to the recorded works of Steely Dan, Bobby Bland, The Crusaders and Quincy Jones, in addition to the multi-platinum jazz group Fourplay. On Lights On, Carlton's six strings meet up with Europe's SWR Big Band for a live date full of originals, some Miles, Steely Dan and more. Larry is in top shape throughout, his sound seemingly custom-made for the SWR's charts, and vice-versa.