Nat King Cole (born March 17, 1919, Montgomery, Alabama, U.S.—died February 15, 1965, Santa Monica, California) was an American musician hailed as one of the best and most influential pianists and small-group leaders of the swing era. Cole attained his greatest commercial success, however, as a vocalist specializing in warm ballads and light swing.

New York based singer/songwriter, Morgan James, infuses soul and the roots of rhythm and blues into everything she does. If she and her fans have learned anything over the course of her extensive career, it’s that no matter where she goes, she brings the soul with her.

Generating a sound that is, "ego-less and chamber-like, lyrical, beautiful, and tranquil, underlain by vibrant energy and momentum," (Dan McClenaghan, All About Jazz), guitarist and composer Inbar Fridman has collaborated with such as Billy Cobham, Aaron Goldberg, Steve Cardenas and Harry Whitaker, amongst others. Mercy is Inbar's fourth release as a leader, presenting lyrical, heartfelt compositions with a very personal signature, alongside advanced and dynamic improvisation and communication demonstrated by all quartet members.

Debut album by a young talented Russian guitarist. Well constructed programme based on Leo Brouwer and Agustin Barrios. An engaging listening from start to end, thanks to the Kurenchakova's prowess and eloquence and to the warmly resonant recording. "Lux Amoris Aeterni" ("The Radiance of Eternal Love") is an album about divine love in the language of music, expressed through the gentle timbre of the classical guitar.

I have been playing guitar since the age of 13. After my teenage years I decided to pursue music full time. I have degrees from Grand Rapids Community College, Grand Valley State University, and University of Cincinnati (CCM). Up until recently I worked and performed in Grand Rapids, MI. Although I still perform in West Michigan frequently, I have recently relocated to the Twin Cities with my wife where I work as a freelance musician and teacher.

Florence Price had an abiding love of literature, setting poets affiliated with the Harlem Renaissance as well as Byron and Robert Frost, among others. Her largest choral work is Abraham Lincoln Walks at Midnight, which sets a poem published in 1914 imagining Lincoln surveying the modern world with dismay. Its chorale-like passages and fugal finale, allied to her use of spirituals, gives the cantata a thoughtful, sometimes introspective grandeur. Song of Hope, which uses Price’s own text, is an emotionally intense supplication that also draws on spirituals. Charming smaller settings devoted to the natural world, and two sacred numbers, complete the album.

Haruka Kuroiwa is releasing an album titled "J.S. Bach: Two-Part Inventions, BWV 772-786" on August 7, 2025. The album will feature 17 tracks, totaling 36 minutes of music. The Two-Part Inventions, also known as the inventions, are a set of 15 short keyboard compositions by Johann Sebastian Bach. They are paired with a set of 15 three-part pieces called sinfonias. Bach arranged both sets by ascending key. The BWV (Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis) number, assigned by Wolfgang Schmieder, organizes Bach's works thematically.

Three works by three women composers from three different countries, each piece with its own original idiom, are performed here by the Ostrobothnian Chamber Orchestra under the direction of its dynamic conductor and artistic director Malin Broman.

Claudio Arrau (1903-1991) is a pianist fully deserving of the epithet 'legendary'. His rigorous intellect and sense of the sublime found expression in his transcendent technique and sumptuous, yet lucid sonorities. The recordings in the recently released 24CD collection - made for Columbia Graphophone, Electrola, HMV, Parlophone and Telefunken between 1921 and 1962 - represent a significant portion of his legacy and are indispensable to his extensive discography.

Thomas Anders' viertes Remake-Album der Modern Talking-Reihe ist »In The Middle Of Nowhere« und soll Anfang August 2025 erscheinen.

Canadian shoegazers No Joy release their long-awaited fifth album Bugland. Now the solo project of Jasamine White-Gluz, it’s their first new material for five years and also their debut for Sonic Cathedral.

Award-winning Polish composer, Paweł Łukaszewski, is one of today’s most distinctive creators of contemporary sacred music. The Nocturnes for piano, based on some of his own sacred pieces, are inspired by the cosmos, with each nocturne named after a newly discovered bright star in constellations including Vela, Scorpius and the Southern Cross. Łukaszewski takes the listener on a journey through the beauty of the night sky with these intimate and atmospheric sound paintings.

Babymetal return with their powerful new album Metal Forth, a bold evolution of their genre-defying fusion of J-pop and heavy metal, including features from Poppy, Slaughter To Prevail, Tom Morello and Bloodywood. Following the conceptual depths of The Other One, Metal Forth signals a new chapter, blending thunderous riffs, soaring vocals, and high-energy choreography. Building on their global legacy this release reaffirms Babymetal’s status as pioneers pushing metal into the future.

This double LP was recorded on August 23, 1973 at the Fania All Stars legendary first concert at New York’s Yankee Stadium. Forty thousand fans poured into the stadium for an unforgettable night. The concert was repeated later that year at the Roberto Clemente Coliseum in Puerto Rico, resulting in two volumes that include music from both momentous nights, featuring Latin music’s most renowned artists, including Johnny Pacheco, Celia Cruz, Willie Colón, Héctor Lavoe and more.

Sydney artist Natalie Slade's debut album Control, co-written with Hiatus Kaiyote's Simon Mavin, is now followed-up with a second instalment of Australian future soul in Molasses, an album featuring a range of UK and Antipodean artists. Joined by The Dieyoungs on keys and Laneous on guitar, Natalie's songwriting and vocals are brought to the fore with excellent production by key Melbourne scene driver, Brisbane's Sampology and additional production from guest Dan Kye.