It is characteristic of the best independent labels to know how to seize the opportunities that arise. Duo“Bones”, a studio session recorded on November 17, 1978, conducted by trombonists Kai Winding and Dino Piana, also belongs to the list of opportunities seized. The former, Danish by birth and naturalized American, was in Europe on a tour. In Rome, Winding met again with an old friend, Dino Piana, a very talented valve trombonist and member of RAI (Italian Radio and Television) Orchestra.

Absinthe: A Double-Faced Project Absinthe is a celebration of rarity and reinvention: whether it’s rediscovering obscure compositions or transforming well-known pop melodies into something entirely fresh. Originally, the project focused on unearthed, rarely played works by Billy Strayhorn, but the idea grew into something more expansive.

Bassist, composer, and producer Michał Barański has released his new album, "No Return No Karma," five years after his successful, Jazz Fryderyk-awarded debut, "Masovian Mantra." This album showcases his artistic maturity, openness to cultural dialogue, and boldness in stylistic experimentation. "No Return No Karma" is a multi-layered musical narrative that blends jazz with elements of Indian rhythmic mathematics, European sensibility, and subtle references to Polish folk music. The album, which resists simple classification, is a manifesto of Barański's artistic freedom and offers a reflection on the multicultural, volatile contemporary world.

Sometimes the stars are aligned particularly favorably, as was the case in smoothing the way to produce this album. Formally, this consists of two blocks. However, they blend seamlessly into a coherent whole. Both sessions took place just a few days apart in the same studio outside Manhattan. With both of them, a dream came true for the German exceptional vocalist Erik Leuthäuser in two respects. He met highly regarded and experienced instrumentalists of the US mainstream jazz scene in the context of paying tribute to grandiose representatives of classical American jazz vocal art: Susannah McCorkle and Irene Kral.

Experience an unforgettable sonic voyage with FLOW (Remastered), where the landmark album by acclaimed composer Jon Jenkins is now re-introduced as a newly remastered release with even more depth, dimension and intensity. Widely celebrated by critics as a masterpiece of modern ambient music, FLOW stands as a testament to Jenkins’ unique ability to blend melodic sensibility with atmospheric depth. Released on the renowned Spotted Peccary Music label, this 74-minute journey through eleven tracks invites listeners into a world where music breathes and evolves.

We are thrilled to welcome Bassist and composer Hamish Smith to the gallery of music that is ropeadope. His debut album, Elsewhere Now, will be unveiled on October 24, 2025. Written over five transformative years, the ten original compositions trace personal and global change – exploring themes of loss, resilience, and hope with equal parts groove and grace.

"Gregorian - 25 Live" is an anniversary album and live recording by the musical project Gregorian, titled 25 Live (The Best of 25 Years). It was released in November 2024 and features live versions of their hits from their "Masters of Chant" series and other popular songs. The release is available across various formats, including CD, DVD, Blu-ray, and digital download/streaming.

Encompassing the trends of the era and the inimitable soul of a composer at the dawn of Romanticism, Schubert’s four-hand piano works unveil the relationships that the composer nurtured with society and his circle throughout his life. The Geister Duo presents a rare complete recording of this essential repertoire, throwing light on the “artistic ambitions and private sentiments of he who always sought to express matters of the heart and of friendship”.

Discover the powerful partnership of Máté Szűcs (viola) and Dénes Várjon (piano) in a stunning new recording of Brahms’s Viola Sonatas and Schumann’s Romances. Their passionate and refined interpretation reveals the full beauty and emotional depth of Romantic chamber music. Each track invites you into a world of lyrical intimacy and expressive brilliance.

Friedrich Kiel enjoyed great prestige as a professor of composition in Berlin where his many students included Stanford and Paderewski. As a teacher he remained broad-minded and undogmatic. These elegantly poised works show a rather conservative craftsman but one who absorbed the influences of the best of his contemporaries – Chopin, Mendelssohn, Schumann and Liszt. The Suite is Beethovenian in style, while his approach in the Six Fugues is largely lyrical.

Celia Caridad Cruz Alfonso[a] (21 October 1925 – 16 July 2003), known as Celia Cruz, was a Cuban singer and one of the most popular Latin artists of the 20th century. Cruz rose to fame in Cuba during the 1950s as a singer of guarachas, earning the nickname "La Guarachera de Cuba". In the following decades, she became known internationally as the "Queen of Salsa" due to her contributions to Latin music. She had sold over 30 million records, making her one of the best-selling Latin music artists.

“Women Deserve Rage” marks Imany’s return. A powerful work that resonates like a manifesto of emancipation. Born from a vital need to reclaim her truth, it carries the voice of a woman who chooses to be reborn free. An album shaped by time, heart, and guts. It speaks of open and closed wounds, of healing as a legacy, of transmission as a duty, and of a lucid love. A love that doesn’t hide its face, but looks straight into the shadows and draws light from them.

Pianist Marc Cary, best-known for playing with Art Taylor's Wailers and Roy Hargrove, mostly sticks to originals on his debut CD as a leader. With the assistance of trumpeter Roy Hargrove, Ron Blake on tenor, bassist Dwayne Burno, drummer Dion Parson and guest shots from flutist Yarborough Charles Laws and vocalist Charlene Fitzpatrick, Cary constructs a well-paced program of adventurous but chordal-based jazz and he displays a fairly original voice on piano. This is a strong first step for the talented pianist.

There are moments in music when time seems to pause, and with Arcangelo Corelli’s music, I have experienced that enchanted stillness—where each note is not just heard but felt deeply. His music, elegant and radiant, is the gentle whisper of a bygone era, yet it breathes timeless warmth and light.

Known for their signature blend of Egyptian Shaabi, free jazz and improvisation, the Lebanese duo behind PRAED - Raed Yassin and Paed Conca - now assemble a full orchestra for the second time taking the music to a deeper, rooted level.