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Trumpeter Lachlan McKenzie has just dropped his second album as a bandleader, and it features seven original tunes that he's penned across the past seven years.
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Enjoy a celebration of the city of New Orleans from a pianist named Sullivan Fortner. Fortner hails from NOLA, and his latest record features a trio he recently put together for a residency at the Village Vanguard in New York.
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Finnish bassist Kaisa Mäensivu has just released her third album with her band Kaisa's Machine. Entitled 'Moving Parts', the record was written as Mäensivu relocated from Helsinki to New York...
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The mighty Hammond B3 is the focus  on this record! Leading the charge is modern organ maestro Mitch Towne, who's one of the go-to keyboard players on the American scene.
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Perth vocalist Holli Scott is someone to keep an ear out for, and her new record is a brilliant follow-on to her 2019 debut. On 'Weather And Weeds', she really steps up her lyrical game, bringing an almost poetic sensibility to her original writing.
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Sydney pianist Glenn Doig has been active on the scene for nearly two decades now, and he's finally released a debut record.
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To mark our annual Women Of Jazz Fest, ABC Jazz is proud to once again be showcasing a compilation of some of our recent recordings featuring leading Australian women in jazz.
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Enjoy new music from an explosive, new entrant to the global jazz scene! His name is Taka Nawashiro, and he's a guitarist originally from Japan and now based in New York City.
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Enjoy some good vibes as we sample the latest offering from US vibraphonist Sasha Berliner.
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New Zealand-born pianist Aaron Blakey has a new record out, and on it, he's showcasing some fresh originals with a heavy backing band.
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The legendary Canadian pianist Renee Rosnes has turned her attention to the music of Brazil on her latest record.
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We're taking a trip to Germany in our Feature Album series this as we sample a new release from pianist Johanna Summer and saxophonist Jakob Manz.
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Having spent considerable time living and working in Europe, Aussie pianist and composer Christ Cody has long had a keen ear for combining jazz with elements of world and folkloric music, and those fusions are again on display across this new…
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As we farewell 2024, we're revisiting some of the highlight Feature Albums showcased on ABC Jazz from the last 12 months.
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US vocalist Samara Joy continues to go from strength to strength! After sweeping the jazz Grammys a few years ago, she's already notched up some more nominations for 2025 - and she's just released a new album too!
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