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Raül Refree Maria MazzottaSan Paolo di Galatina
This project came about gradually, driven by suggestions from festivals and without the pressure of a recording commitment. When Raül received an email from Maria Mazzotta asking to collaborate, he had to decline due to his busy schedule, but he fell in love with her voice. A few years later, during a trip to Apulia in April 2022, they took the opportunity to meet and play together. During this meeting, Maria taught him many songs from the traditional repertoire of southern Italy. When the Clàssics ...more

New releases April 2026

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Jazz  Allgemein30.99 EURONenad VasilicBass Room (Coloured Vinyl LP)Bassist Nenad Vasilic has made the themes and rhythms of his home region of Serbia, but also of the entire Balkans, an essential part of his musical concept. In combination with elements of contemporary jazz music, he developed an independent style of European world jazz over time. "Bass Room" is a pure bass album, recorded in "real time" - solely on bass. With his "cosmopolitan Balkan jazz", Vasilic ... more
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Jazz  Allgemein17.98 EUROELMO NERO Christoph Helm Chris Parker Gina SchwarzPerspectivityThree independent voices meet on equal terms: Christoph Helm (guitar), Gina Schwarz (bass) and Chris Parker (drums). Different musical influences, aesthetic attitudes and tonal ideas unite to form a common expression. The result is not a compromise, but friction – productive, authentic and full of energy. ‘Perspectivity’ is more than a title, it is a musical statement. The term describes the influence ... more
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Jazz  Contemporary17.98 EURORaffaele FiengoRecallThe music of Recall is the result of intensive collaboration between the quartet led by bandleader and saxophonist Raffaele Fiengo, Thomas Umbaca on piano, Enrico Palmieri on double bass and Antonio Marmora on drums. Raffaele Fiengo's desire was to reconcile worlds that seem far apart. To achieve this goal, Raffaele Fiengo composed pieces that combine elements of contemporary New York jazz with influences ... more
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Jazz  Blues15.35 EUROTerry RobbHowlin' WatersTerry Robb is an award-winning fingerstyle guitarist, singer, composer, arranger and record producer. His works have been featured in Hollywood films, documentaries and biographies. With his new album ‘Howlin' Waters’, Terry Robb once again underlines why he is considered one of the most important acoustic blues guitarists of our time. On 13 brilliant tracks, his acclaimed fingerpicking lends a new ... more
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World Music  USA  Folk16.98 EUROThe MontvalesPath of TotalityConceived under eclipsed skies, Path of Totality, the new album from The Montvales, unites the vast American diaspora into one collective and cosmic tapestry. Inspired by the long tradition of radical country and folk artists, longtime friends Sally Buice and Molly Rochelson use their passion for literature and storytelling to craft an album that reckons with the current global fever pitch. The album’s ... more
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World Music  Italien17.98 EUROCristiana VerardoL’AvversariaRecorded at Ballon Musique Studio, ‘L'Avversaria’ is Cristiana Verardo's third album and an unexpected foray into unknown territory. Born in 1990, the singer from Salento embarks on a long journey of self-discovery and self-observation with the creation of the album, in which the artist seeks reconciliation with a part of herself that tends towards fear, feels anger, is distant and intimidated, and ... more
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Pop  Country  Bluegrass15.98 EUROThe Burnett Sisters BandEasy Come, Easy GoThe Burnett Sisters Band's national debut Easy Come, Easy Go fuses award-winning musicianship, heart-stirring harmonies, and fresh originals with traditional soul--already earning airplay on SiriusXM and IBMA Emerging Artist of the Year finalist honors.
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Jazz  Allgemein17.98 EUROKen Norris & Ulf MeyerConversations
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Jazz  Contemporary16.98 EUROAndrás Dés QuartetDecisions We Make“Here is an album as satisfying to the head asit is to the heart, shot through with hummabletunes, danceable grooves, and a jumbo crayonbox’s worth of colour. It is as much chambermusic as it is jazz, and more than that, it is aformal wonder”, writes Gabriel Kahane aboutDecisions We Make, the new album by theAndrás Dés Quartet, released in March 2026 onBMC Records.For András Dés, jazz is lived democracy: ... more
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Jazz  Contemporary16.98 EUROEvi Filippou & Robert LucaciuLove At Last SightEvi Filippou and Robert Lucaciu shed new lighton the folk, jazz, and classical tradition throughtheir own compositions, improvisations, andpieces by contemporary and jazz composers.The vibraphone & double bass duo’s first album,Love at Last Sight, can be seen as a musicalautobiography, enhanced by the productionwork of Hayden Chisholm.Representing the forefront of the new generationof European jazz, ... more
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Jazz  Contemporary16.98 EUROÁvéd János & David Six & Tilo WeberThe Transcendent TriptychThe Transcendent Triptych trio brings togetherthree bandleaders, using early, classical, andfolk music to recreate the concept of modernavant-garde jazz. János Ávéd, David Six, andTilo Weber aim to discover transcendent realmsbeyond the material nature of music through arepertoire featuring a myriad of subtle nuancesand timbres.In the Transcendent Triptych trio, three prominentfigures of European jazz ... more
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Jazz  Contemporary16.98 EURODaniel ErdmannI Wanna Hold Your Hand, FrançoisFounded at the commission of the jazzahead!showcase and in co-production with the JazzdorFestival, the Thérapie de Couple sextet, led byDaniel Erdmann, bridges the gap and fosterslasting musical friendships between the Germanand French jazz scenes. On their debut album,Erdmann’s compositions and two covers capturethe joy that the two countries’ finest musiciansare able to share with one another and ... more
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Klassik  Allgemein19.98 EUROLevi HammerGERSHWIN IN VIENNA Between jazz and twelve-tone – and on the tennis court: Gershwin in Vienna tells the surprising yet true story of the friendship between George Gershwin and Arnold Schoenberg, who in 1930s California were connected not only artistically but also as tennis partners. Levi Hammer follows this trail, placing Gershwin’s piano works in a compelling dialogue with Schoenberg, Berg, and Webern, making audible ... more
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Klassik  Allgemein19.98 EUROWaldstein TrioLes couleurs de l'amourA piano trio from the German Romantic period, one from the French late Romantic period – and yet neither would have come into being in this form without the Viennese Classical period. The Waldstein Trio seeks a multi-layered dialogue between two eras. The renowned chamber ensemble has quickly made a name for itself on the international classical music scene. It consists of Miguel Ángel Villeda Cerón ... more

News

  • 4/1/2026The World Music Charts with Raül Refree und Maria MazzottaWith their joint album, Raül Refree and Maria Mazzotta are featured in April’s Transglobal World Music Chart (6) and the World Music Charts Europe (2). “San Paolo di Galatina” draws on classical instruments from our history and combines them with liturgical influences from vocals, choir, organ and guitar to create a popular yet contemporary reinterpretation. It captivates with its beauty and the depth of its sound, which at times plays with emptiness and silence and at others seeks out avant-garde sounds. It is a work that says a great deal through small gestures and tells a narrative arc that leads us from religion, through work and grief, to the realisation that singing is a necessity for our liberation and our personal and social development. ...moreLatest release
    World Music  Italien
    Raül Refree Maria MazzottaSan Paolo di Galatina (LP) GMCLP120 LP
    World Music  Italien
    Raül Refree Maria MazzottaSan Paolo di Galatina GMC120 CD
  • 4/1/2026Georg Ringsgwandl Tour in April 2026With his new album “Schawumm!”, the Bavarian singer-songwriter has once again made a musical splash, generating huge excitement and selling out concerts across southern Germany and Austria. His promotional tour continues in April with concerts on 22 April at the Tollhaus in Karlsruhe, 23 April at the Frankfurter Hof in Mainz, 24 April at the Gloria Theatre in Cologne and 26 April at the Theaterhaus in Stuttgart. On 13 April, Georg Ringsgwandl will be featured on the SWR1 programme “Leute”. ...moreLatest release
    Pop  Deutschland
    Georg RingsgwandlSchawumm! GMC119 CD
  • 3/31/2026Souad Massi tops the Transglobal World Music Charts with her album “Zagate”Somewhere between folk, rock and poetry, Souad Massi is back with Zagate, a dazzling album in which the softness of her vocals stands in stark contrast with the weight of today’s world. The emotional force and lyrical clarity present throughout this eleven-track album makes it the most liberated and outspoken work in the French-Algerian artist’s career. Helmed by English guitarist and producer Justin Adams - already present on the album Sequana (2022) - the eleven tracks on Zagate, recorded predominantly in England, explore a range of emotions of a rare intensity: pain, anger and revolt, but also hope and courage. From the electric rock of Ana Inssan to the bewitching Afrobeat of Samt, or from the Saharan folk of D’ici, De là-bas to the Parisian blues of Chibani, each track reveals new vocal nuances. ...moreLatest release
    World Music  Afrika  Algerien
    Souad MassiZagate BTCD002 CD
    World Music  Afrika  Algerien
    Souad MassiZagate (LP) BTLP002 LP
  • 3/3/2026Raül Refree & Maria Mazzotta in the World Music ChartsIn March, the joint album by Raül Refree and Maria Mazzotta entered both the World Music Charts Europe (at number 2) and the Transglobal World Music Charts (at number 9). San Paolo di Galatina uses classical instruments from our history and combines them with liturgical influences from singing, choir, organ and guitar to create a popular yet contemporary reinterpretation of Apulian folklore. The music captivates with its beauty and the depth of its sound, which sometimes plays with emptiness and silence and sometimes seeks avant-garde sounds. ...moreLatest release
    World Music  Italien
    Raül Refree Maria MazzottaSan Paolo di Galatina (LP) GMCLP120 LP
    World Music  Italien
    Raül Refree Maria MazzottaSan Paolo di Galatina GMC120 CD
  • 2/19/2026German Record Critics' Award honours ‘Trumpet Tales’ by Quinton RecordsIn the jazz category, the German Record Critics' Award honoured Klaus Wienerroither's album together with the Barbara Bruckmüller Big Band. Trumpet Tales is dedicated to nine legendary jazz trumpeters from the 1920s onwards, transferring their unique sound to the present day. "Wienerroither takes up the stylistic features of the honoured musicians, placing them in other genres and mixing the familiar with the unfamiliar." The big band of pianist and composer Barbara Bruckmüller performs the nuanced arrangements with sensitivity and precision, displaying a great deal of passion for the heroes of jazz history” (Werner Stiefele, PdSK). ...moreLatest release
    Jazz  Big Band
    Klaus Wienerroither Barbara Bruckmüller Big BandTrumpet Tales Q2505 CD

Next concerts

  • 4/16/2026
    Lisa WulffApril Hamburg, Rolf Liebermann Studio mit Christoph Lauer und Silvan Strauss
  • 4/17/2026
    Lisa WulffApril Hamburg, Rolf Liebermann Studio mit Christoph Lauer und Silvan Strauss
  • 4/22/2026
    Georg RingsgwandlKarlsruhe, Tollhaus
  • 4/23/202620:00
    Georg RingsgwandlMainz, Frankfurter Hof
  • 4/24/202619:00
    Georg RingsgwandlKöln, Gloria Theater
  • 4/26/202610:00
    Nadia BirkenstockF – 68 Colmar Stage de harpe, – 12:15
  • 4/26/202617:00
    Nadia BirkenstockF – 68124 Colmar Concert Grande salle de Musique École Mathias Grünewald,
  • 4/26/202619:30
    Georg RingsgwandlStuttgart, Theaterhaus
  • 5/16/2026
    Marco MezquidaJazzforum, Bayreuth
  • 5/20/2026
    Marco MezquidaJazzfestival, Basel
  • 5/23/202620:00
    Sophia OsterAlte Druckerei Ottensen,
  • 6/21/202617:00
    Nadia BirkenstockD – 42799 Leichlingen, Gartenkonzert Künstlergarten BiKo, im Rahmen der Sommerausstellung
  • 7/11/2026
    BatilaAfrika Festival , Stuttgart
  • 8/8/2026
    Nadia BirkenstockD – 23936 Grevenstein, OhneWatt Festival
  • 9/21/2026
    RENNERD-Freiburg, Jazzkongress
  • 9/23/2026
    RENNERD-Wuppertal, LOCH
  • 9/25/2026
    RENNERD-Regensburg, Jazzclub
  • 9/26/2026
    RENNERD-München, Jazzclub Unterfahrt
  • 10/4/2026
    Lisa WulffWolfenbüttel, Musiksalon (Duo mit Adrian Hanack)
  • 10/10/202620:00
    Nadia BirkenstockD – 77815 Bühl, Solokonzert, Schüttekeller,
  • 10/10/2026
    Lisa WulffMinden, Jazzclub
  • 10/11/202617:00
    Nadia BirkenstockD – 77815 Bühl, Celtic Harp Workshop, Schüttekeller, 10 –
  • 10/12/2026
    Lisa WulffMannheim, Ella&Louis Jazz Club
  • 10/14/2026
    RENNERD-Erfstadt, Jazzin Erfstadt
  • 10/15/2026
    RENNERD-München, Bürgersaal Fürstenried
  • 10/16/2026
    RENNERD-Feldafing, Jazz Am See
  • 10/18/202616:30
    Nadia BirkenstockD – 40764 Langenfeld, Schauplatz, , in der Reihe “It’s Teatime”
  • 10/18/2026
    RENNERD-Trostberg, Altes Kino
  • 10/21/2026
    RENNERD-Hamburg, FatJazz
  • 10/22/2026
    RENNERD-Berlin, A-Trane
  • 10/24/2026
    RENNERD-Stephanskirchen, Exclusiv
  • 10/25/2026
    RENNERD-Marktoberdorf, Filmburg
  • 11/6/2026
    Georg RingsgwandlDorfen, Jakobmayer
  • 11/13/202619:30
    Nadia BirkenstockD – 26532 Grossheide, Buurderee, , mit Ralf Kleemann (harp)
  • 11/23/202620:00
    Sophia OsterFestsaal Haus Beda, Bitburg,
  • 12/2/202620:00
    Nadia BirkenstockD – 86830 Schwabmünchen, Buchhandlung Schmid,
  • 12/4/202620:00
    Nadia BirkenstockD – 67583 Guntersblum, Museumskeller,
  • 12/20/202619:00
    Nadia BirkenstockD – 53343 Wachtberg, Drehwerk 17/19,
  • 1/16/2027
    RENNERD-Lindau, Jazzclub
  • 1/18/2027
    RENNERD-Abensberg, Jazzclub
  • 1/21/2027
    RENNERD-Wasserburg, Jazzinitiative
  • 1/22/2027
    RENNERD-München, Bergson Kunstkraftwerk
  • 1/23/2027
    RENNERD-Traunstein, Kulturforum
  • 1/24/2027
    RENNERD-Rosenheim, Le Pirate
  • 1/28/202720:00
    Nadia BirkenstockD – 63450 Hanau, Café Amadéo,
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