In October 1974, shortly after the release of their seventh studio album From The Mars Hotel, the Grateful Dead unexpectedly ceased touring. The hiatus would ultimately last roughly 18 months, as the band decamped to Bob Weir’s home studio in Mill Valley, California to begin work on a new record. These sessions saw the return of percussionist Mickey Hart, who hadn’t appeared on a Dead studio LP since 1970’s American Beauty.

Third album of the Akhtamar Quartet with Cypres, Origins combines classical and folk heritage with contemporary creation, inviting everyone to explore shared stories and universal emotions.

SOUTHERN BLOOD serves as a remarkable final testament from an artist whose contributions have truly shaped rock & roll throughout the past four decades. This is Allman's first all-new recording since 2011's GRAMMY® Award-nominated solo landmark, LOW COUNTRY BLUES. Produced by Don Was and recorded in Muscle Shoals where Duane Allman and the earliest seeds of the Allman Brothers Band were sown, Southern Blood is among the most uniquely personal of the Rock & Roll Hall of Famer's career. This emotionally expansive collection of songs written by friends and favorite artists including Jackson Browne, Willie Dixon, Jerry Garcia & Robert Hunter, Lowell George and Spooner Oldham & Dan Penn serves as a salutary farewell to his legion of devoted fans and admirers.

Pianist and composer Sebastian Sternal (*1983) is a musical jack-of-all-trades with many creative faces. Sternal not only plays piano in this project, but also wrote all nine compositions and conducted the band during the recording. As his trademark, the music here also combines influences from classical music and jazz and impresses with dazzling tonal colours, catchy melodies and energetic grooves. The outstanding soloists of the hr-Bigband shine with contrasting improvisation and interactions.

Following on the success of her acclaimed release, Donna Voce, award winning pianist Anna Shelest continues her exploration of works by women composer in Donna Voce Volume 2 – Women of Legend. Featured are Fanny Mendelssohn’s monumental feat of imagination and virtuosity Das Jahr (The Year), Mélanie “Mel” Bonis’ suite of musical portraits Femmes de Légende (Women of Legend), and contemporary Ukrainian composer Olena Ilnytska’s evocative Nocturne 1. Hailed by The New York Times as a pianist of a fiery sensibility and warm touch, Anna Shelest is an international award-winning pianist who has thrilled audiences throughout the world.

This new release features works for solo piano by female composers from the nineteenth to the twenty-first centuries, performed by Anna Shelest. Hailed by The New York Times as a pianist of a fiery sensibility and warm touch, Anna Shelest is an international award-winning pianist who has thrilled audiences throughout the world. An effective collaborator (The New York Times), Anna made her orchestral debut at the age of twelve with the Kharkiv Symphony Orchestra, playing Rachmaninoffs Piano Concerto No. 1. Since then she has been a soloist with some of the worlds finest orchestras, including the Montreal Symphony, Cincinnati Symphony, St. Petersburg Philharmonic, and Estonian National Symphony, among others.

Après les succès singles de 'Call on me' (en duo avec Ed Sheeran), 'Keep it simple' (en duo avec Mika), 'Le feu' (en duo avec Kendji Girac) et 'Comment on fait' (en duo avec Zazie), ce plaisir de la création musicale entre artistes qui s'apprécient à tisser son chemin et Vianney sort un nouvel album de 19 titres pour compléter cette collaboration avec 17 artistes différents (Renaud, Big Flo & Oli, Mentissa, Soprano…). Co-écrits et composés ensemble, à 2 à 3 est un album caméléon qui reflète les goûts éclectiques de Vianney et son amour pour la grande variété pop ainsi que les artistes qui l'incarnent. Avec Zazie, Ben Mazué, Kenji Girac & Soprano, Bigflo & Oli, Mc Solaar, Renaud, Ed Sheeran, Janie, Mika, Jean-Louis Aubert, Mentissa, Florent Pagny, Charlie Winston, Aiden, Eric Devillers.

The flute … it is a very special instrument. Jazz history is not rich in musicians who specialized in the flute alone; most also played the saxophone, clarinet, or other woodwind instruments.

The Beggars Arkive BBC sessions is a brand-new UK-based limited edition subscription series featuring ten sessions recorded for John Peel.

Anna Rakoczy studied music at the Liszt Ferenc Academy of music as a student of Zoltan Gyalossy. He is a fellow of the Republic, a member of the Erdody Chamber Orchestra, and a flautist of the Budapest Mountain Chamber Orchestra.

Debut 30th anniversary album Keiko Lee, one of Japan's leading jazz vocalists, will celebrate the 30th anniversary of her debut with Sony Music at the end of October this year.

Fluorescent clear red vinyl reissue of Chick Corea’s exploratory jazz-fusion classic “Sundance.” Originally recorded in 1969, this pressing features a remastered cut on heavyweight vinyl. Featuring an all-star ensemble including Dave Holland, Hubert Laws, and Woody Shaw

Psych-Rock Wizards on a Roll. Psychedelic Porn Crumpets are one of the most exciting forces in modern rock. Formed in Perth in 2014, their blend of frantic psychedelic riffs and whimsical charm has established them as one of the best psych-rock groups in the world right now. Their sound channels the spirit of classic ‘60s-’70s psychedelic rock from Led Zeppelin to Black Sabbath to The Beatles, but turbocharges the nostalgia with chunky modern adrenaline and multi-layered guitar harmonies. There’s no down-tuned seven strings or machine-gun double bass drums, instead citing Monty Python and The Mighty Boosh as key influences on their style and humour. The band’s instrumental skill is top-notch with scorching riffs, powerful drumming, and swirling basslines with as many psychedelic breakdowns and dizzying tempo shifts as there are catchy earworms and danceable grooves.

Housewives, househusbands, ladies, gentlemen, and everyone in between… Avril A is ready for relaunch. A - V - R - I - L
Never released Hi-NRG, synth-pop, wonky rock n' roll from a queer Manchester underground icon of the 80s and 90s. By day, Avril Eventhal was a housewife in North Manchester's Orthodox Jewish community. By night, she was the fabulous Avril A, a larger than life cabaret performer who found a loyal audience in gay venues across the country and was adored for her outrageous live shows. She celebrated her unconventional style, finding joy and space for creative reinvention with the queer community. Avril died in 2017, leaving behind a massive archive of material documenting every aspect of her career in songwriting and performance. For two years, Memory Dance has been working with Avril's niece and family on a digitisation and restoration project bringing these audio recordings back to life. With her signature leopard print dress and feather duster in hand she delivered an unforgettable song and dance routine - as it was billed, “an audio-visual assault on the audience”.

Dark Harvest Pt. 2 is the other side of the same journey, the season of growth after the breaking. If Part 1 was about descent and surrender, this is about the inner harvest that follows.