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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

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

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

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

2020 release. Though he invited in collaborators for this project, Parker is very much a solo artist on Suite for Max Brown. He constructs a digital bed of beats and samples; lays down tracks of his... more

Amaryllis is a six-song suite performed by a newly formed sextet of master improvisers, including Halvorson, Patricia Brennan (vibraphone), Nick Dunston (bass), Tomas Fujiwara (drums), Jacob Garchik... 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

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

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

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

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

Composer and bandleader Darcy James Argue and his Secret Society ensemble make their Nonesuch Records debut withDynamic Maximum Tensionon September 8, 2023. The album pays homage to some of Argue's... 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Cécile McLorin Salvant - Ghost Song - Nonesuch Records releases Ghost Song, the label debut of singer/songwriter Cécile McLorin Salvant, on March 2022. Ghost Song features a diverse mix of seven... more