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Rachael Price and Vilray began performing together in 2015, although they first met in 2003 as students at the New England Conservatory of Music. Vilray formed a couple of bands with Price's... more

2019 release. Rachael & Vilray is the debut album by Lake Street Dive singer-songwriter Rachael Price and composer, singer, and guitarist Vilray. The twelve-song set features 10 originals by Vilray,... more

The star jazz saxophonist and this group of musicians—pianist Aaron Goldberg, bassist Reuben Rogers and drummer Gregory Hutchinson—haven't made an album together in almost two decades! Listen on CD... more

As excited as Pat's fans are to hear the fusion guitar legend's first album of new material in six years, Metheny is even more jazzed to release it. He considers this recording—with his touring... more

2023 release. This live solo album features the pianist and composer's interpretations of nine songs by John Lennon and Paul McCartney and one by George Harrison. Although other Beatles songs have... more

Brad Mehldau / AFTER BACH II - The album comprises four preludes and one fugue from J.S. Bach's Well-Tempered Clavier, as well as the Allemande from Partita for Keyboard No. 4 in D Major,... more

Brad Mehldau / JACOB'S LADDER - The album features new music that reflects on scripture and the search for God through music inspired by the prog rock Mehldau loved as a young adolescent, which was... more

The members of the original Joshua Redman Quartet reunite for their first recording together since '94! Each member contributed new compositions to this album, which finds these forever-in-demand... more

2023 release. Mélusine features a mix of five originals and interpretations of nine songs, dating as far back as the twelfth century, mostly sung in French along with Occitan, English, and Haitian... more

Mary Halvorson - Cloudward / The album features eight new compositions by Halvorson, performed with her sextet Amaryllis; the improvisatory band that performed on her critically praised 2022 albums... more

2022 release. Belladonnais a set of five compositions written for Halvorson on guitar plus The Mivos Quartet: Olivia de Prato (violin), Maya Bennardo (violin), Victor Lowrie Tafoya (viola), and Tyler... more

Composer and trumpeter Ambrose Akinmusire makes his Nonesuch Records debut with Owl Song on December 15, 2023. The album features a trio with two musicians Akinmusire has long admired, guitarist Bill... more

2022 release. In These Times is a collection of polytemporal compositions inspired as much by broader cultural struggles as McCraven's personal experience as a product of a multinational, working... more

The album comprises nine thematically related songs by Mehldau and features performances by him on piano, synthesizers, percussion, and Fender Rhodes, as well as vocals. Guest musicians include... more

2022 release. The members of the legendary original 1990s Joshua Redman Quartet - Redman (saxophone), Brad Mehldau (piano), Christian McBride (bass), and Brian Blade (drums) - reunited after 26 years... more

Jeff Parker's Forfolks-a new album of solo guitar works-will be released on December 10, 2021 via International Anthem and Nonesuch Records. The albumincludes interpretations of Thelonious Monk's... more

2021 release. The recording features the pianist/composer and Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, who commissioned this orchestral version of the work, which comprises a theme and eleven variations plus a... more

The Grammy-winning jazz pianist aimed to evoke the feelings of living during a pandemic—the stark realities but also the moments filled with love and hope—when creating the pieces for this new album.... more

In 2016 and 2017, this fantastic jazz pianist earned raves for his recordings with Joshua Redman and Chris Thile. On this new album, Brad's trio introduces original compositions as well as inspired... more

Sam Gendel's Cookup is a 2023 album comprising interpretations of R&B and soul hits originally released between 1992 and 2004. As with his 2020 Nonesuch debut, Satin Doll, Gendel recorded Cookup in... more

2022 release from drummer, composer, and producer Tom Skinner (The Smile, Sons of Kemet). The first recording under Skinner's own name is a reference to an album he listened to repeatedly during the... more

Nonesuch Records releases pianist and composer Tigran Hamasyan's StandArt-his first album of American standards-on April 29, 2022. StandArt includes songs from the 1920s through the 1950s, by Richard... more

2020 release. Following the 2018 JazzFest Berlin debut of the new Exploding Star Orchestra music, Mazurek returned to Chicago, where International Anthem took the opportunity to capture his new ESO... more

2020 release, the fourth recording from pianist and composer Tigran Hamasyan. The album comprises ten original compositions and features Evan Marien on electric bass and Arthur Hnatek on drums, along... more

2020 release. Sam Gendel's Nonesuch Records debut. Recorded in Gendel's native California, Satin Doll is a futuristic homage to historical jazz. The album features three musicians-Gendel on... more