o be sure, the new all-star trio of Béla Fleck, harpist Edmar Castañeda and drummer Antonio Sánchez features instrumentation that might safely be called uncommon.

After stopping off in Cöthen, Benjamin Alard continues his musical journey through the works of J. S. Bach. Here he focuses on the composer’s early years in Leipzig, with the six Trio Sonatas, which he performs on harpsichord and clavichord. The famous ‘little keyboard book’ of Anna Magdalena takes us into the more intimate world of the Kantor’s household.

Felt Better Alive is Peter Doherty’s first solo album in nine years and his most confident collection yet. Sprinkled with radiant playfulness, almost innocence at times, shot through with signature melodic nous, quirky poetic realism and his visual story-telling gifts.

Renowned multi-disciplinary artist Ezra Furman marks a landmark in her career with the announcement her 10th studio album Goodbye Small Head, due out May 16 via Bella Union. Written during a maelstrom of overwhelm, the album title is a nuanced homage to the 1999 Sleater-Kinney single "Get Up".

For Bury Tomorrow, the last two years have been about trying to fill the space where they knew something was missing. From the depths of uncertainty, through line-up changes and COVID-inspired roadblocks, the arrival of guitarist Ed Hartwell and keyboardist/vocalist Tom Prendergast and the creation of 2023's 'The Seventh Sun' has allowed them to lay out a whole new path of possibilities that felt unavailable before. Now, with an invigorated belief and fresh outlook on what the band can encompass, they present 'Will You Haunt Me, With That Same Patience', their most fantastically visceral offering to date.

It is 1992 and in Mulligan’s life the crew cut is a thing of the distant past. Over the years his hair has grown a lot, up to his ears, and a thick beard has grown as well, all uniformly white. Now his face could belong to an emeritus professor or an elderly lumberjack. And yet his gaze, his sense of humor, his style – and anyone who attended one of his concerts can confirm this – everything has remained lively: as if the crew cut was no longer in his head but somewhere in his soul. Furthermore, while maintaining his sense of logic unchanged, this mature Mulligan knows how to get to the heart of things on stage. If he has to swing, he does it with all the warmth possible. Of the compositions from his golden years he gives us versions that bring memory back to life. But it is in the more intimate pieces that we find the art of the latest Mulligan at its best.

Genre-bending duo SOFI TUKKER have announced their new album butter — which is best described as “a labor of love, celebrating Brazilian culture and music, and is the jazz-infused, alter-ego companion to their acclaimed 2024 album BREAD.” The album is due out May 16.

LUCÍA is a 23-year-old vocalist from Veracruz, México whose singular artistic vision bridges the gaps between Jazz, Latin, and Pop music.

GIANT returns with a powerful new chapter in their storied career, featuring a fresh lineup that propels the band's signature sound to exhilarating new heights.

Decca Classics is proud to release Yunchan Lim's Cliburn-Winning performance of Rachmaninoff's '3rd Piano Concerto' from 2022. It was the performance that launched a career, garnering 16 million views on YouTube and catapulting him to fame. It will now be available to own, as part of Yunchan's future legacy.

Influences features works by Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven—the three giants of the sonata form. Mariam has selected her favourite sonatas, as well as Liszt's Fantasia quasi sonata. The album also includes Liszt’s famous Liebesträume Nos. 1 & 3 and La Campanella, along with other beautiful solo works.

Recorded in January 2020, in Bucharest, Romania, the "Circus Life" show was one of a kind when Tarja performed in this very special "in the round" format. The concert consisted of two hours of powerful music, featuring a setlist that spans Tarja's career, including all of her greatest hits such as "I Walk Alone", "Until My Last Breath" and "Innocence", as well as fan favorites like "Victim Of Ritual" and "Demons In You", showcasing her evolution as an artist.

For their latest album, recorded live at the Reitstadel in Neumarkt, Christian Gerhaher and his long-time duo-partner, Gerold Huber, have revisited the songs of the great Romantic composer Johannes Brahms (1833-1897).

One of the world’s best-selling albums, Dire Straits’ Brothers In Arms, celebrates its 40th anniversary with an exquisite 3CD deluxe edition. The 3CD deluxe box features the full studio album and a previously unreleased full-length live concert from the band’s Municipal Auditorium, San Antonio tour stop in 1985. Housed in a digi-sleeve with a 28-page booklet featuring new liner notes, following new interviews with band members Mark Knopfler, John Illsley and Guy Fletcher.

It was an unforgettable week of music at the Blue Note in New York City, March 2005, celebrating the legendary saxophonist & flutist James Moody's 80th birthday. 80 Years Young documents the grand finale of that week, now released for the first time and in celebration of the 100th anniversary of his birth. T