Okonski | Additions
With Additions, pianist and composer Steve Okonski continues his exploration of intimate, groove-centered instrumental music, drawing from jazz, soul, and the warmth of classic piano trio recordings. The music feels deliberately unhurried, allowing melody, rhythm, and the natural character of the instruments to remain at the forefront. Okonski’s understated piano playing is surrounded by supple […]
Astrid Engberg | Cracks
With Cracks, Danish singer, producer, and composer Astrid Engberg continues to shape her distinctive space between neo-soul, jazz, hip-hop, and electronic experimentation. Her warm, expressive voice sits within richly textured arrangements where organic instrumentation, dusty rhythms, and subtle electronic details flow naturally into one another. The album carries an intimate, reflective quality, exploring vulnerability and […]
Miguel Atwood-Ferguson | Ananta: Spirit Of Coltrane
Marking the centenary of John Coltrane’s birth, Miguel Atwood-Ferguson approaches his music not as something to preserve, but as a living spiritual language. Leading a 21-piece ensemble, the Los Angeles composer and multi-instrumentalist reimagines pieces including “Naima,” “Giant Steps,” “My Favorite Things,” and “A Love Supreme, Pt. II – Resolution,” opening them toward contemporary jazz, […]
Blue Earth Sound | Everything to Remember
With Everything to Remember, Blue Earth Sound creates a quietly immersive world shaped by ambient textures, gentle electronics, and organic instrumentation. The music unfolds patiently, favoring atmosphere and emotional resonance over conventional song structures, with small melodic details emerging and disappearing like fragments of memory. Warm tones, spacious arrangements, and subtle rhythmic movement give the […]
VA | Future Sounds of Jazz Vol. 16
With Future Sounds of Jazz Vol. 16, Compost Records continues its long-running exploration of the spaces where jazz meets electronic music, broken beat, house, and experimental production. Rather than defining a single “future” for jazz, the compilation brings together different approaches to rhythm, improvisation, and sound design, reflecting how fluid those boundaries have become. Across […]