NEW RELEASES

Three young Berklee students founded a different trio a couple of years ago: MINSARAH. The multinationality of the three virtuosi who had met at Berklee College ... more
 

ENJA RECORDS presents the third album by Cuban pianist/composer Roberto Fonseca. Live in Marciac was recorded at that town’s festival in South West France. With ... more
 

The trio of this young painist is dedicated to a melodic, modern jazz concept. Bass an drums are treated as equal partners. The three musicians improvise and in ... more
 

Trio ELF reinvented the classic piano trio format by basing inspired improvisations on contemporarary club styles like Drum ‘n’ Bass, House, Dubstep or Hiphop. ... more
 

ENJA RECORDS introduces a new musician to its world recording stage. Joseph Tawadros is a virtuoso on the oud and a composer who regularly stretches the boundar ... more
 

Django Reinhardt, the pure genius, became the greatest ever European jazz musician. A superstar in his time, he lived an unpredictable life, moving instantly fr ... more
 

Born in Bucharest in 1967 into a settled gypsy family, Florin Niculescu has grown into one of the finest violin players in jazz today. His father, violinist Cor ... more
 

In 2010 the Pascal Schumacher-Jef Neve duo was presented in the “Rising Stars“ concert series at the largest classical concert halls in Europe. This means: The ... more
 

The Pascal Schumacher-Jef Neve duo was nominated for the 2010 „Rising Stars“ concert series presented at the largest concert halls in Europe. This means two thi ... more
 

Born in Västeras, Sweden in 1974, Magnus Lindgren started to play the saxophone at age 13. His first big tour was at the age of 18 with the Peter Johannesson Ba ... more
 

Rosanna Tavares and Zélia Fonseca had been good friends since 1973. The girls wrote songs together, played concerts and finally moved from their home country Br ... more
 

Dusko Goykovich is among the world’s living legends in modern jazz. The list of musicians he has worked with reads like a "who is who" of jazz history: Benny Ba ... more
 

Born in 1965, Peter Materna studied classical saxophone as well as jazz saxophone in Cologne and Essen graduating with a diploma in 1992. In the same year he re ... more
 

The association between Lee Konitz and Trio Minsarah dates back quite some years. It started in Cologne, Germany where Lee lived for close to 20 years before re ... more
 

Hailed as a Critic’s Pick in New York’s Time Out magazine, the award-winning Manhattan Brass is best known for its innovative programming, dynamic performances, ... more
 

SOLEDAD was founded in 1995 when five young students in Brussels discovered their common passion for the music of Astor Piazzolla. One of the first ensembles to ... more
 

The recipient of numerous awards (e.g. Cultural Prize of the City of Nuremberg, Cultural Prize of Bavaria) and one of Europe’s most sought-after drummers, Dejan ... more
 

Cristina Braga is considered one of the most important harpists in Southern America – showing the world a harp with Brazilian soul, spreading out the possibilit ... more
 

Five stars (Downbeat) “Une expression exemplaire” (Jazz Magazine). Recorded in 1971.. ... more
 

First time on CD! Three unreleased tracks! The original Dollar Brand drummer leading his original “Tsotsis” Recorded in 1974.. ... more
 

“Highly recommended to fans of psychedelia, Coltrane, and Sun Ra” (Paul J. Escamilla) “A near-classic release” (All Music Guide) Recorded in 1969 and 1971.. ... more
 

German Record Critics’ Award. “Un disque très sympa” (Jean-Louis Ginibre) Recorded in 1985.. ... more
 

The start of Sco’s career as a leader. “Exciting stuff!” (Jazz Journal). Recorded in 1981 live in Munich, Germany. ... more
 

Born in Porrentruy, Switzerland, in 1974, non-conformistic multi-reedist Lucien Dubuis has been an active musician in the jazz and improvised music scene for se ... more
 

In February 1999, balaphone player Aly Keita (from a Malinké griot family) and jazz pianist Hans Lüdemann from Cologne met in Abidjan, Côte d‘Ivoire. The black ... more
 

A selection by the artist (recorded 1990 to 2007). Since his first appearance in the early eighties, Rabih Abou-Khalil's sound and aesthetics have put their ... more
 

Back in 1996, ENJA president Matthias Winckelmann compiled the first “BALLADS” album which quickly became a real classic. When the “BALLADS” series started, nob ... more
 

Back in the 1970’s, Dutch keyboard wizard Jasper van’t Hof was the leader of Europe’s foremost jazz-rock ensemble, Pork Pie. When this band was dissolved, three ... more
 

Alvin Queen’s first musical experience was at the First Church of God in Christ where he began singing in the choir and playing the tambourine. And every Saturd ... more
 

Is it a jazz band? Is it a folk group? Is it a classical chamber trio? Three virtuoso artists (and friends) acknowledged for their very personal ways be ... more