Nobuyuki Tsujii Blind musician Nobuyuki Tsujii was the first Japanese pianist signed to the Deutsche Grammophon label. He received a gold medal at the 2009 Van Cliburn Competition. Tsujii is also a composer of both concert music and film music. He has recorded for various labels and released his Deutsche Grammophon debut, a recording of Beethoven's difficult Piano Sonata No. 29 in B flat major, Op. 106 ("Hammerklavier"), in 2024. Tsujii, sometimes known simply as Nobu, was born in Tokyo on September 13, 1986. He was blind from birth due to eye deformations, but at age two, he picked out the notes do, re, mi on a toy piano and went on to show exceptional talent, beginning formal lessons at four.

“‘Blackbirds and the Sun of October’ really represents my influences, even from my past. There is everything in there: my passion for jazz, classical, progressive . music. It’s definitely a song that sets a tone for the rest of the album.” – Federico Albanese Based only on the title and the cover art, you wouldn't be weird for thinking that pianist Federico Albanese has abandoned his primary instrument and his penchant for delicate, ambient classical crossover to indulge in a folksy exploration of Harvest–inspired acoustic indie rock. Albanese has not pivoted to a rustic six-string, some open chords, and a notebook of rhyming couplets, but he has sought to give Blackbirds and the Sun of October a decidedly different tone than his previous records. Though born in Italy, Albanese has spent the last few years working in Berlin; in fact, his entire career has developed while he was living in the city. As may be familiar to those who have entered the family-and-kids phase of life, his roots beckoned him, and, a couple of autumns ago, he left the modern, urban cityscape of Berlin and returned to his more pastoral birthplace where, unsurprisingly, his inspiration experienced something of a shift.

6.Februar 2025 - FALCO - “Ultimate Hits – A New Experience“ EP mit Dolby Atmos-Mixen seiner größten Hits - (VÖ 7.2.2025). Zum 27.Todestag von Falco veröffentlicht SONY MUSIC zum ersten Mal Der Kommissar, Junge Roemer, Rock Me Amadeus, Vienna Calling und Jeanny in atemberaubenden Dolby Atmos-Mixen auf Apple, Amazon Music und Tidal.
DOLBY ATMOS ist ein immersives Klangerlebnis, das die Art und Weise, wie Musik erzeugt und genossen wird, verändert. Es bringt Musik auf eine neue Ebene, indem es den Hörer in den Song eintauchen lässt, um Details mit unvergleichlicher Klarheit und Tiefe zu enthüllen. Ob es darum geht, die Schichten von Instrumenten zu hören, die sich rundherum bewegen, den subtilen Atem eines Sängers zwischen den Texten wahrzunehmen oder von einer Welle von Melodien umhüllt zu werden - nichts ist mit dem Hören von Musik in Dolby Atmos vergleichbar. ( @Ronald Seunig Wolfgang Kosmata

Which brings us to the second-to-last night of this tour, when the band took to the stage of the Spectrum in Philadelphia before a sold-out house. Excerpts of this show, recorded for broadcast by the King Biscuit Flower Hour, have been the primary source of high quality recordings from this tour. The KBFH recordings from this night and the final tour stop in Largo, Maryland, have also been the source of collector confusion and the subject of debate for nearly 35 years. Ubiquitously bootlegged ever since the initial broadcasts in 1974, only those excerpts of this night’s recordings have ever circulated. Here for the first time ever is the vast majority of The Spectrum performance, from the original King Biscuit masters and sounding sonically superior to all other versions of this material in existence. Not only does this include all but one of the songs from this legendary night, but the final reel included the entirety of the encore, previously unknown to have been recorded.

Roland Kaiser prägt die deutsche Musikszene wie kaum ein anderer Solokünstler. Unzählige Lieder von ihm haben sich im Laufe seiner Karriere zu unsterblichen Kulthits entwickelt, die ganze Generationen von Musikfans durch gute, wie durch schlechte Zeiten begleiten, und die längst nicht mehr aus der deutschen Musik-Historie wegzudenken sind. Sein letztes Studioalbum „Perspektiven“ stellt den ersten Top 1-Longplayer seit vierzig Jahren dar und wurde unlängst mit einem Platin-Award ausgezeichnet. Gleichzeitig brach der 72-Jährige einen absoluten Rekord, als er auf seiner vergangenen Tournee zum 50-jährigen Bühnenjubiläum während über zwanzig ausverkauften Konzerten insgesamt vor mehr als 400.000 euphorischen Zuschauerinnen und Zuschauern zu erleben war. Mit der Veröffentlichung seiner neuen Single „Ich werde da sein“ startet Roland Kaiser am 4. Oktober 2024 auch den Vorverkauf für seines Anfang Februar 2025 folgenden, neuen Studioalbums mit dem Titel „Marathon“, auf dem er seinen ganz persönlichen musikalischen „Dauerlauf“ fortsetzt. Nachdem er seine triumphale „50 Jahre - 50 Hits“-Jubiläumstournee erfolgreich abgeschlossen hat, blickt der Sänger nun wieder nach vorne und auf das, was auf seinem Weg noch vor ihm liegt: Ein von diversen Höhen und Tiefen, aber auch von Ausdauer, unbändiger Spielfreude und Lebenslust geprägter Pfad, auf dem er nun gemeinsam mit seinen Fans den nächsten Schritt macht.

Originally released in 2000 by VP Records, Culture’s Humble African LP didn’t immediately make waves. Yet, over the past 25 years, the album has quietly risen to prominence, becoming one of the most beloved entries in the legendary Reggae group’s extensive 30-album catalog. Known for their groundbreaking 1977 album Two Sevens Clash and a series of influential records produced by Reggae icons Joe Gibbs and Sonia Pottinger, Culture remains a cornerstone of Reggae music history.

Requiem is the stunning new album from Keshi. Made in Houston, LA, New York and Tokyo, these 17 songs showcase Keshi’s incredible skills as a writer, producer and performer, and fulfill his vision to make an album that is made to be performed in arenas.

CHRIS HARMS not only stands out as a musical chameleon with his band LORD OF THE LOST, but also with his very first solo album, 1980. The album, which is strongly reminiscent of synth-pop, will be released on January 31, 2025 via Napalm Records and is the realization of a long-cherished dream that is finally coming to life.

Lady Sings the Blues is an album by American jazz vocalist Billie Holiday released in December 1956. It was Holiday's last album released on Clef Records; the following year, the label would be absorbed by Verve Records. Lady Sings the Blues was taken from sessions taped during 1954 and 1956. It was released simultaneously with her ghostwritten autobiography of the same name.

Celebrated vocalist/lyricist Rondi Charleston and pianist/composer Fred Hersch collaborate on Suspended in Time - A Song Cycle, a poignant and evocative meditation on the loss of time and renewal of life after the pandemic.

Few sounds transcend time and space quite like the driving pulse of Afrobeat, and few artists, for that matter, have defined their own domains quite as profoundly as Tony Allen—the very beat of Afrobeat itself. In 2011, Allen recorded one of his inimitable rhythmic dialogues as part of the Afrobeat Makers Series for the Parisian imprint Comet Records. Charged with the same fervour for uninhibited expression that defined his trailblazing career, Tony Allen’s drumming, free from convention and charting its own course, emanates a cadenced stream of consciousness that speaks its own truth.

Acclaimed singer, songwriter, producer, and performer GINO VANNELLI is returning February 7, 2025 with THE LIFE I GOT (TO MY MOST BELOVED), marking his 22nd album and first new studio album since 2019.

A genuine masterpiece inspires musicians to adopt, adapt, or transcribe it without losing any of its greatness. Nevermind’s four baroque aces, Anna Besson, Louis Creac’h, Robin Pharo and Jean Rondeau, have taken a creative look at Bach’s famous Goldberg Variations and have made their own stylishly insightful ‘variations’ on the work.

After touring across the United States and Europe for much of 1974, in support of their newly released album Deliver The Word, WAR decided to take their laidback West Coast sound to Japan–-bookending their epic tour run with dates across Shizuoka, Tokyo, Osaka and Kobe.

The debut release by the DutchEpoxy Quartet. The ensemble provides space to four award-winning musicians - Koen Gijsman (piano), Kasper Rietkerk (saxophones), Tuomas Ruokonen (drums), and Kim Jager (cello) - who are all experienced improvisers and composers in their own right.