On their new duo album, Michael Wollny and Emile Parisien invite listeners into a conversation shaped by trust, intuition and complete artistic freedom. Recorded in concert as part of the Bodenseefestival 2025, the album captures two singular musical voices meeting in a space where nothing is controlled, nothing is predetermined, and every gesture becomes a […]
The Lars Danielsson Liberetto ensemble has assembled a distinctive body of work over its four previous albums. That development and continuity derive from his core partners for over 15 years, drummer Magnus Ostrom (Esbjorn Svensson Trio) and UK guitarist John Parricelli. They were joined in 2017 by Martinican pianist Grégory Privat, who replaced original member […]
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Oscar Dethridge is proving that sometimes the best way to show up for your community and support an amazing LGBTQIA+ […]
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A Universidade Estadual Vale do Acaraú (UVA) assinou, nesta quarta-feira (13/05), um acordo de Cooperação Técnica com a Universidade de Fortaleza (Unifor), instituição mantida pela Fundação Edson Queiroz. A assinatura ocorreu durante visita institucional da reitora da UVA, professora Izabelle Mont’Alverne; da vice-reitora, professora Jônia Tírcia; e de pró-reitores da universidade à sede da…
This past year has been marked by conflict. The United States has been particularly aggressive. The country I call home has been aggressive against Venezuela and now Iran.
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Conflicts are like Waves.
They come and go. They rise and fall.
On June 1st of last year, 2025, some drones took off and…
For their sixth album, What We Are Made Of, Shalosh turn their focus inward while extending the scope of their sound. The music reflects the trio’s shared history, shaped by years of collaboration and extensive touring, and draws on the influences and impulses that have gradually formed their collective musical language. “From the very start […]
Joachim Kühn has no interest in looking back. At over 80, he is more driven, productive, and fearless than ever—composing and improvising daily in a restless pursuit of freedom, growth, and renewal. On Joachim Kühn & Young Lions, this lifelong refusal to stagnate takes vibrant new form as Kühn surrounds himself with a new generation […]
Since the release of his ACT debut Letter to the Universe (2023) and its follow-up Highlife (2024), Ghanaian-born trumpeter Peter Somuah, now based in Rotterdam, has established himself as a bridge-builder between cultures and continents. “An excellent musician and jazz at its most international,” notes the BBC. For the globetrotting Peter Somuah, musical influences from […]
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The long-awaited return of Norwegian saxophonist and composer Marius Neset arrives in an expansive big band setting, a format that underscores both his ambition and his growing confidence as a large-scale orchestrator. Known for music of formidable complexity, Neset here introduces a more openly festive dimension, without sacrificing the structural rigor that has long defined […]
The album title Circadia reflects themes of renewal and change rooted in the cyclical patterns of life. For the English trio Mammal Hands, change is the keyword: this sixth release marks a significant step in their evolution. Their move to the ACT Music label represents a notable shift, one that may broaden their visibility while […]
Since their founding in 2012, the vision string quartet has stood out for its genre-defying approach and fearless flexibility — performing classical repertoire from memory, composing its own works, and blurring boundaries between classical, rock, jazz, and minimalism. In the Fields is the young quartet’s bold return — their ACT debut and first recording in […]