Wild Iris Brass Band – Way Up (FR review)

Wild Iris Brass Band – Way Up
Jazz
Ce projet est un hommage vibrant à La Nouvelle-Orléans, ville matrice d’une tradition musicale séculaire qui fait danser les foules. Mais loin de s’en tenir à la nostalgie, le Wild Iris Brass Band réinvente le genre.

Theorem Of Joy – Feux

Theorem Of Joy – Feux
Jazz
A radical album, not for its aggression, but for its grace. With this project, Thomas Julienne proves once again that he is one of the most thoughtful and singular composers of his generation.

Theorem Of Joy – Feux (FR review)

Theorem Of Joy – Feux
Jazz
Le concert de sortie prévu le 17 septembre 2025 au Studio de l’Ermitage à Paris sera sans aucun doute un moment fort. Mais au-delà de cette date, c’est tout un voyage musical qui commence.

Lafayette Gilchrist – Move With Love

Lafayette Gilchrist – Move With Love
Jazz
Musically, Move With Love lives up to its name. It captures the infectious, joyous, and groove-laden pulse that Gilchrist and his New Volcanoes ensemble have refined over the past two decades.

Lafayette Gilchrist – Move With Love (FR review)

Lafayette Gilchrist – Move With Love
Jazz
Musicalement, Move With Love tient toutes ses promesses. On y retrouve cette pulsation joyeuse, entraînante et profondément groovy que Gilchrist et son ensemble New Volcanoes ont façonnée depuis plus de vingt ans.

Sarah Wilson – Incandescence

Sarah Wilson – Incandescence
Jazz
This album is an experience that demands attention, a journey to undertake. And for those willing to make that journey, Incandescence offers rich rewards: insight, emotion, and a renewed sense of what jazz, and artistry, can be.

Ben Clifton – Overlook

Ben Clifton – Overlook
Jazz
Clifton doesn’t just borrow from the genres; he reinterprets them, channeling their essence into something entirely his own. The result is both dazzling and unclassifiable, an album that resists definition even as it invites endless analysis.

Ben Clifton – Overlook (FR review)

Ben Clifton – Overlook
Jazz
Cet album n’est pas seulement une réussite esthétique: c’est le témoignage d’un compositeur en train d’embrasser pleinement sa propre voie, une voie où l’imagination rivalise avec la précision, où la sensibilité dialogue avec la structure.

Jimmy Greene – As We Are Now

Jimmy Greene - As We Are Now
Jazz
A testament to an artist who refuses to separate life from art, or grief from joy. There’s a beating human heart behind every track, a kind of musical respiration that unites the listener with the performer in a shared space of feeling.

Jimmy Greene – As We Are Now (FR review)

Jimmy Greene - As We Are Now
Jazz
Ce disque est plus qu’un album: c’est un témoignage vivant. Une œuvre qui ne sépare pas la vie de l’art, ni la douleur de la joie. Il s’en dégage une humanité vibrante, un souffle vital qui traverse chaque morceau.

Brandee Younger – Gadabout Seasons

Brandee Younger – Gadabout Seasons
Jazz
This album avoids every trope that has rendered spiritual jazz a caricature in lesser hands. Instead, it unfolds as a singular work of emotional depth and quiet radiance.

Brandee Younger – Gadabout Seasons (FR review)

Brandee Younger – Gadabout Seasons
Jazz
Ce disque évite tous les écueils qui ont parfois réduit le jazz spirituel à une caricature. Il s’impose au contraire comme une œuvre singulière, riche en émotion et en délicatesse.

Nori – Walking Foot

Nori – Walking Foot
Jazz
What emerges is not just a collection of songs, but an immersive musical experience. The arrangements are impeccable, brimming with understated virtuosity.

Mike Clark & Mike Zilber – Standard Deviations

Mike Clark & Mike Zilber - Standard Deviations (FR review)
Jazz
Despite that tantalizing potential, what ultimately emerges is an album that feels surprisingly conventional, technically accomplished, yes, but lacking the spark of reinvention or the thrill of risk.