New releases
Ivan Paduart & Quentin Dujardin – “Catharsis”
Ivan Paduart – born in 1966, the Belgian pianist and composer first sat at the piano as a ten-year-old. At seventeen he discovered jazz, and since then he’s been steadily climbing the career ladder step by step, reaping major awards along the way. He has long been regarded as a fixture on the international jazz scene and has his own …
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Paul Heller meets Roman Schwaller
You just need to listen to Paul Heller‘s new CD for a few seconds before you notice it; here are two people who fit together like the pieces of a jigsaw puzzle. It‘s not just because they both play the same instrument, the tenor saxophone …
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Zurich Jazz Orchestra & Steffen Schorn – “Three Pictures”
“One of the most innovative and relevant line-ups in a European big band scene that’s hungry for more.” (Manfred Papst, Neue Zürcher Zeitung) The Zurich Jazz Orchestra (ZJO) was first launched in 1995. And what began...
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Peter Hedrich – “New Hope”
Jiggs Whigham is a great trombonist whose playing is characterized by his uniquely warm tone and supple phrasing. He is a renowned composer and arguably one of the most experienced orchestral conductors on the European...
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Mia Brentano’s HIDDEN SEA – 20 Songs for 2 Pianos
You really don’t need to do any research into the composer Mia Brentano. She has concealed her identity intentionally and meticulously, and only wants to be perceived through her music …
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Denis Gäbel – “The Good Spirits”
“An early candidate for any best-of 2018 list.” (Hans-Bernd Kittlaus, JazzPodium) Inspiration becomes an idea, and when combined with great passion, extraordinary talent and, of course, a little bit of luck, it guides the artist to a...
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