Jazz Dispensary’s prestigious Top Shelf series has announced the official reissue of a landmark live recording: Gary Bartz NTU Troop’s I’ve Known Rivers and Other Bodies. Scheduled for release on November 13, this definitive package returns the historic double-album to high-grade vinyl for the first time since its original Prestige pressing. Cut directly from the … Read more
The contemporary vinyl revival has long functioned as more than a simple exercise in nostalgia; it is increasingly an instrument of historical reclamation. In rescuing obscure, geographically isolated master tapes from the archives of small European independent labels, tastemaker imprints routinely rewrite the margins of jazz history. The latest beneficiary of this curatorial impulse is … Read more
Executive Overview The landscape of British modern jazz is inextricably linked to the towering legacy of the London-born pianist and composer Stan Tracey (1926–2013). Known for a idiosyncratic style deeply indebted to the harmonic innovations of Duke Ellington and Thelonious Monk, Tracey spent over half a century at the beating heart of the UK jazz … Read more
Executive Overview In the contemporary landscape of experimental music, few artists are pushing the boundaries of genre, heritage, and industry autonomy quite like bassist, singer, and composer Mali Obomsawin. Following the widespread critical acclaim of her 2022 debut album, Sweet Tooth, the Abenaki First Nation artist has returned with a bracingly uncompromising sophomore full-length, Automatic. … Read more
Executive Overview The contemporary global jazz landscape thrives on the friction between live musicianship and electronic production, a cultural crossroads where traditional acoustic arrangements meet the unyielding pulse of the dancefloor. Enter Henry “Horatio Luna” Hicks, the prolific Melbourne-based bassist, producer, and musical polymath whose relentless creative output continues to redefine the boundaries of modern … Read more
Executive Overview As Red Records marks its golden anniversary this year, the Milan-based institution is celebrating by casting its gaze backward to a historical artifact older than the label itself. At the center of this milestone stands a pristine, 180-gram vinyl remaster of Ramblin’, a masterclass in modern piano trio dynamics captured live and in-studio … Read more
Executive Overview In the depths of Auckland’s southern winter in 2025, a cultural void was acutely felt across Aotearoa’s largest metropolis. Despite a thriving nocturnal landscape, the city lacked a reliable, mid-week anchor for improvised, adventurous music. Recognizing this gap, local DJ luminaries Frank Booker and Samuel Harmony—the creative engine behind the club outfit Music … Read more
Forty years after its initial pressing by Italy’s esteemed Red Records, the historic live recording On Tour by the legendary jazz supergroup Sphere has returned to the physical marketplace. Remastered directly from the original analogue tapes, cut and pressed on 180-gram audiophile vinyl at Germany’s Pallas plant, and packaged in a deluxe gatefold sleeve limited … Read more
Executive Overview The contemporary landscape of European jazz is undergoing a profound structural and aesthetic transformation, driven by artists who refuse to recognize the traditional boundaries separating genres. At the forefront of this movement is Liam Shortall, the creative force behind the genre-bending project corto.alto. Emerging from the vibrant, tight-knit creative communities of Glasgow, Shortall … Read more
Executive Overview For nearly two decades, acclaimed Toronto-based drummer and bandleader Ernesto Cervini has anchored his artistic output in the dependable, high-energy camaraderie of his core musical partnerships. Since his 2006 debut recording, Here, the nomenclature of the Ernesto Cervini Quartet has represented a gold standard of Canadian modern jazz. Historically featuring saxophonist Joel Frahm, … Read more
