New releases
Sumi Tonooka: Under the Surface
27th June 2025
Pianist/composer Sumi Tonooka reveals the secret world of trees and the underground
connections that bind society in the breathtaking suite Under the Surface, a Chamber Music
America New Jazz Works commission, available June 27 via ARC.Album features Tonooka’s trio
with Gregg August and Johnathan Blake plus Alchemy Sound Project Sumi Tonooka looks for
the submerged truths and unseen networks that nourish our world. The reno......Marie Mørck: My One and Only Love
27th June 2025
Rising Danish jazz vocalist Marie Mørck steps away from her own writing and dives into
American Songbook repertoire with My One and Only Love — a collection of deeply personal
reinterpretations of classic standards, set for release on June 27, 2025, via Zack’s MUSIC. Best
known for her captivating voice and modern take on traditional jazz, Mørck has earned growing
acclaim in Denmark and beyond, including a Danish Music Award nominatio......Lakecia Benjamin: Noble Rise
27th June 2025
5x GRAMMY Nominee Lakecia Benjamin Ushers In a New Era on “Noble Rise”, New Single
featuring Immanuel Wilkins - out June 27, 2025 The Phoenix era — encompassing that 2023
album and its 2024 live counterpart, Phoenix Reimagined — has been good to Lakecia
Benjamin. Stemming from a car accident that nearly claimed her life, Phoenix netted 3 Grammy
nominations for Best Instrumental Composition, Best Jazz Instrumental Albu......Jane Ira Bloom: Songs in Space
26th June 2025
RELEASE DATE: JUNE 26, 2025. Soprano saxophonist Jane Ira Bloom is back in zero Gs
with her latest recording Songs in Space, a constellation of duets and trios conceived and
performed especially for the experience of surround sound listening. The saxophonist who has
an asteroid named after her (6083janeirabloom) and long known for her association with NASA
pairs with longtime bandmates pianist Dominic Fallaco (from the Grammy n......Amina Claudine Myers: Solace of the Mind
20th June 2025
NEA Jazz Master Amina Claudine Myers Offers Profound Musical Meditation with Solace of the
Mind, out June 20, 2025 via Red Hook Records Red Hook Records is proud to announce the
June 20, 2025 release of Solace of the Mind, a profoundly lyrical solo album from pianist,
organist, vocalist, and newly minted NEA Jazz Master Amina Claudine Myers. This extraordinary
recording – a follow up to her critically acclaimed duo with Wadada Leo Smit......Hillai Govreen: Every Other Now
20th June 2025
Saxophonist/Composer Hillai Govreen to release recording "Every Other Now" Release Date:
June 20th, 2025 (Fresh Sound New Talent Records) Something in my heart leapt, the first time I
heard this music performed live. I was willing to respond to the new sound right away. I noticed
others recognized that “this is new”. They sat on the edge of their seats, all keen on staying with
it, giddy with anticipation that something great is about to go down. Listening......