Identifiable by his sensitivity, his virtuosity and his playing, the pianist Jean-Pierre Como crosses Europe and reveals his new Franco-Danish trio of rare elegance "My Days in Copenhagen".

'Rockin' the Blues' comes from the album, "Howlin' Wolf, Rockin' the Blues Live in Germany 1964". This was recorded live in 1964 concert in Bremen, Germany and has been issued and reissued numerous times. This time around this is a 2003 release.

Christoph Deluze began his first musical studies at the Neuchâtel conservatory as a pupil of Dinu Lipatti. He then went to the Guild HallSchool of Music of London in the piano class of E. Philipp. During this period he was one of the few pianists who was able to work with Shura Cherkassky.

The Knocks is an American electronic music duo consisting of Ben "B-Roc" Ruttner and James "JPatt" Patterson. They have released 3 full length albums [HISTORY, New York Narcotic, 55) and 5 EPs (Melody & Silence, Summer Series: 2019, TESTIFY, So Classic, Magic) on record labels Big Beat Records, Neon Gold, Atlantic Records, and their label HeavyRoc Music.

Dmitry Feofanov studied piano and conducting in Moscow before securing an exit visa to live in the United States.

Maddie & Tae have officially announced a release date for the second volume of their Through the Madness project. Through the Madness Vol. 2 will be out on Friday, Sept. 23.

“Welcome to the unique, enduring phenomenon of the Grateful Dead in New York City, a mutual devotion, forged in concert, that ran for nearly as long as the band itself—from June 1, 1967, a free show in Tompkins Square Park on the Lower East Side (ahead of the band’s official, local bow at the Cafe Au Go Go), to the Dead’s last Garden run, six nights in October 1994… the Dead’s affinity for New York City… was instant and arguably their most profound with any city aside from San Francisco.” - David Fricke

Composer Michael Hersch releases two works featuring his frequent collaborator soprano Ah Young Hong: cortex and ankle with Dutch based Ensemble Klang and the script of storms with the BBC Symphony Orchestra and conductor Tito Muñoz. Hersch sets powerful texts by Christopher Middleton and Fawzi Karim respectively in these gripping works.

Prolific Vancouver-based singer/composer Ian William Craig returns with a gorgeous new LP of material comissioned to soundtrack the computer game Magnesium 173. Whilst functioning as a score, ‘Music for Magnesium_173’ is far from being a set of short cues cues or lesser material. Released on double vinyl and digital formats, the record comprises a set of twelve bold and immersive pieces – the majority clocking in between 5-10 minutes in length and totalling 80 minutes of new music.

Jessica Pavone’s compositions demand your attention. This isn’t intended as a threat: it’s an invitation to look beyond the normal parameters of music and the art of listening. Even within the worlds of modern classical composition, the New York-based musician continues to defy convention and smash boundaries by releasing music that focuses on unsettling but deliberate music. “My music is inspired by processes that center intuition and instinct,” Pavone explains in her artist statement. “Learning from sound healers and alternative healing practices to bolster my philosophical interests in the power of sound to illuminate hidden emotions.”

Acclaimed musician and scholar Jake Blount will release his highly-anticipated new album, The New Faith, September 23 on Smithsonian Folkways Recordings—Blount’s first project in partnership with the esteemed non-profit label (pre-order/pre-save). The follow up to 2020’s breakthrough debut, Spider Tales, which The Guardian awarded a perfect five stars and called, “an instant classic,” The New Faith will be released as part of Smithsonian Folkways’ African American Legacy series—co-conceived with and supported by the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture.

Brand new solo album from the globally respected all-rounder from Brooklyn. Since the beginning of the nineties, Victor Ruggiero has had an unprecedentedly diverse music career. With his best-known band, The Slackers, he has released a good 20 albums and toured the world. He has also performed with punk rock band Rancid, both live and in the studio. But Vic is a thoroughbred musician through and through - far more numerous are his contributions to smaller and less well-known bands and projects, be it as a permanent musician, guest, songwriter or producer.