Influenced by folk-rock as well as chanson française, Bensé is a French contemporary singer/songwriter who made his album debut in 2008.

Le duo de guitaristes de pub les Tricard Twins (Tristan Nihouarn et Cédric Floc'h) devient Matmatah lorsqu'il rencontre le bassiste Eri Digaire et le batteur Jean-François Paillard et se rebaptise d'après la ville tunisienne de Matmata où Nihouarn a passé une partie de sa jeunesse.

Les amateurs des “années américaines” de Véronique Sanson le savent bien : sa discographique groovait sévèrement dans les années 1970.

In the early 60’s in France, Léo Ferré leaves the cabaret’s stage where he used to perform for the music-hall scene where he keeps singing the Paris of lovers, night owls and misfits.

On dit que l’on n’est jamais aussi bien servi que par soi-même, et le Franco-Québécois semble l’avoir compris. Dans la forêt numérique, Jérôme Minière en a taillé, sablé et fignolé chacune des 11 pièces.

l arrive parfois que les étiquettes soient particulièrement appropriées. Celle d’electro-pop colle parfaitement à la peau d’Hier Soir. L’electro est ici incarnée par Clement, plus connu sous le nom de Jumo par le biais de son travail sur les labels Yunizon et Nowadays Records. Il vient tremper ici ses synthés dans les eaux plus légères d’une pop option folk façonnée par la guitare et le chant d’Alix. Fortuite, la rencontre de ces deux là brille par son évidence.

For Lars Danielsson, that consummate craftsman of sound on both cello and bass, the power of music resides in melody. It is the heart from which everything else develops, and his Liberetto ensemble has stayed true to this principle again in its third album.

These Jubilee Concerts made it possible to experience at close quarters what ACT exists to achieve: it is a leading label where listeners can discover newly created music “in the Sprit of jazz.”. Mike Flynn, Editor of Jazzwise wrote in his review of the concert that the ACT label has “a smile on its face and a swagger in its step”. And where might the best evidence for that statement be found? It’s all there on this album.

Adam Bałdych’s new album is called “Brothers,” and is dedicated to the memory of his brother who passed away. The violinist is able truly to portray the entire gamut of emotions through music. In the pianissimo moments it is replete with feeling and also clarity, and on the other hand Bałdych can take it to a point where it is so strong and loud it feels almost ready to burst. “I would like my music,” says Bałdych, “to ingrain itself into the present time, and also to reflect it. It should take on board the cares and the yearnings of now.

Three plus one. With the arrival of vocalist Melane Nkounkolo, Three Fall have grown to four, and opened up new worlds of sound. When they were a trio, their blend of jazz, funk and hiphop already gave them considerable stylistic range and variety, but in this album, “Four”, their armoury of possibilities has been expanded and enriched with new elements: soul, reggae and Afrobeat.

Nominated for the Victoires du Jazz 2015 as Jazz Revelation of the year, Martinique-born, Paris-based Grégory Privat continues his rise into the big league. “Family Tree” is his first trio recording and ACT debut.