Frankie Laine was an American singer and songwriter whose career spanned nearly 75 years, from his first concerts in 1930 with a marathon dance company to his final performance of "That's My Desire" in 2005. Often billed as "America's Number One Song Stylist", his other nicknames include "Mr. Rhythm", "Old Leather Lungs", and "Mr. Steel Tonsils". His hits included "That's My Desire", "That Lucky Old Sun", "Mule Train", "Jezebel", "High Noon", "I Believe", "Hey Joe!", "The Kid's Last Fight", "Cool Water", "Rawhide", and "You Gave Me a Mountain".

After three years, LES ROBOTS return with their much-anticipated new album: ‘Intermission | Optigan’. Built around the warped charm of a broken Optigan, a forgotten Mattel (He-Man, Barbie) keyboard from the late ’60s, this record is packed with instrumental robo-weirdness.

Even before they head to the studio to record, well-known musicians Joe Newberry and April Verch are hard at work - brainstorming, practicing, writing, and identifying themes that echo and underscore the world around them. In their new album, "Blessing On The Wing," the powerhouse duo blends fiddle, guitar, banjo, and two singular voices to celebrate the seasons that pass and the things that mark that passage - birds, sunrises and sunsets, traditions, and love."Blessing On The Wing" marks a new and exciting turn for Newberry and Verch. In their previous duo projects, in addition to beautiful found fiddle tunes and songs, they brought pieces they had written on their own or with talented collaborators.

This album is a tribute to my late, great teacher Harry Whitaker. If you don’t know who he was, that’s not your fault. He was obscure - one of many lost jazz geniuses that have faded to oblivion and forgotten.

Born in Cuba in 1934, raised in Kingston, Jamaica, and passed away in London in 2015, trumpeter Rico Rodriguez was an icon of ska and reggae, musically active from his apprenticeship at the Jamaican Alpha Boys School with Don Drummond until his old age.

NDR Bigband (band), Klaus Heidenreich (instrumentalist, trombone, soloist), Julius Gawlik (instrumentalist, tenor saxophone, clarinet, soloist), Luigi Grasso (instrumentalist, bass clarinet, baritone saxophone, soloist), Ingmar Heller (instrumentalist, bass), Frank Delle (instrumentalist, tenor saxophone, flute).

Bassist/Composer, Matt Ulery, releases his 16th album leading a potent, high energy quintet with a unique folk dance/post-punk/free jazz ethos; MOTHER HARP – A Bold New Chapter in His Creative Output.

Valentin Magyar started playing the piano at the age of five in his native town of Balassagyarmat in Northern Hungary. His talent manifested itself very early and at the age of 14 he was admitted to the class of special talents at the prestigious Franz Liszt Music Academy in Budapest.

Known for her work as a member of the award-winning Riot Ensemble, Scottish cellist Louise McMonagle’s first solo album showcases her deep commitment to collaboration with the composers of our own time.

Tolliver was born in Jacksonville, Florida, in 1942 and moved with his family to New York City when he was 10. During his childhood, his grandmother gave him his first horn, a cornet he had coveted.

Recorded December 7, 1973 at Yubinchokin Hall in Tokyo during Charles Tolliver’s Music Inc quartet, Live In Tokyo features a group of musicians at their creative peak, embarking on their first tour of Japan as a seasoned unit.

Live at the Loosdrecht Jazz Festival is a live album by Music Inc. led by American jazz trumpeter Charles Tolliver recorded in 1972 and first released as a double LP on the Strata-East label, later released on CD as Grand Max by the Black Lion label.

At the time of release Ebony reviewer Phyl Garland said "One needn't be a "piano freak" to appreciate a truly new recording.

In his review for AllMusic, Jason Ankeny states "Musa Ancestral Streams remains a relative oddity in the pantheon of jazz's black consciousness movement – a solo piano set of stunning reach and scope…

Deeply resonant spiritual music transmitted via piano, organ, and harmonium by beloved composer and Ethiopian Orthodox nun Emahoy Tsege Mariam Gebru.