Featured jazz music videos [2020]
We’ve pulled together some of the best new jazz videos from around the world for you to check out. From solo piano through to large ensemble, we’ve got projects covering styles from swing, straight-ahead and modern jazz to world music, groove and soul…
Adam Simmons | Jean Poole
Sleep Safe and Warm – theme from Rosemary’s Baby (Komeda)
This is the second single release from “Zatoczka – Tribute to Komeda” – and famously known for being the theme from Roman Polanski’s film “Rosemary’s Baby”.
Last year was 50 years since the untimely passing of legendary Polish jazz pianist and film composer Krzysztof Komeda and, to mark the occasion, celebrated Australian saxophonist Adam Simmons produced a large-ensemble tribute to the musician in collaboration with video artist, Jean Poole.
“…some of the most incredible jazz in Australia or anywhere else” ★★★★★ Raphael Solarsh, Arts Hub
Out on August 28th, 2020 “Zatoczka – Tribute to Komeda” is the resulting album captures the magic from the concert, which saw Adam Simmons’ 8-piece Creative Music Ensemble joined by legendary Australian pianist Tony Gould and masterful vocalist Deborah Kayser.
Performed by Adam Simmons – tenor/soprano saxes Cara Taber – alto sax Gideon Brazil – flute/tenor sax Gavin Cornish – trumpet Nat Grant – vibraphone Howard Cairns – double bass Niko Schauble – drums
Chris Gall & Mulo Francel:
From Bavaria to the Balkans to Bolivia. Together, pianist Chris Gall and saxophonist Mulo Francel have turned night into day in Buenos Aires as part of platinum-selling group Quadro Nuevo.
Now – more than 25 year after first meeting in a small Alpine town outside of Munich – these two dazzling figures of the European music scene present their debut duo album together, Mythos.
Altought they’re colleagues from the from the German most selling and gigging world music group Quadro Nuevo, the idea of this album began at the end of a hard climb of Kerkis, the highest mountain on the Greek island of Samos. From there, sparkling under the glistening southern sun, lies the sea of
Isabelle Seleskovitch – Almond Trees
VEIN feat. Norrbotten Big Band “Symphonic Bop” – Boarding The Beat
Ochepovsky Project – Fast
Giuseppe Joe De Gregorio – Brotherhood
George Burton – Finding
James Beckwith – Long Distance
Treetop – Lyric Pieces, Op.47: 3. Melodi (Edvard Grieg)
Hover Trout – Bill the Pony
Ben Winkelman Trio with Obed Calvaire and Matt Penman: Bx12 Part One
Point of Few – A Radio Medoly
Bahla – Still (Live at Fairlight Studios)
Binker Golding and Elliot Galvin: Adaequatio Intellectus Et Rei
Vitor Pereira Quintet, LOMO
The label ‘Discover Jazz’ is attached to articles which have been edited and published by Jazzfuel host Matt Fripp, but have been written in collaboration with various different jazz musicians and industry contributors. When appropriate, these musicians are quoted and name-checked inside the article itself!
