Belvedere - Beady Belle In these me me myspace, facebook, iphone, iLike, i don´t like, omg, lol, like...let´s just say the 00´s desperate search for soul, identity, and melody in a most dischordant world - where can a listener, a lover of fine music go? Answer: Jazzland records. An oasis of talent, the boundary-breaking Norwegian label. A place where music comes first and uncompromising artists are there to guide you though it all. Back to music! 2008 heralds the return of Beady Belle. And wow what a return! Beate S. Lech, ice-queen Jazzland soul smoocher in fine fine form. A smooth collection of songs, performed, played and produced beautifully by the Beady Belle collective - with special guests Jamie Cullum and India Arie contributing with their unique talents. A much more warm and organic affair than previous albums nu-jazz flirtations with arctic electronics, this the real McCoy. Beady Belle offering you voice, song, groove, atmo, and most importantly soul in every measure, with a spoonful of blue just to leave you forgetting quite where we you are. You only have to check the song titles to get clues as to where Beady Belle will take you this time...somew ... Read More >>

Latest Releases IM - Bugge Wesseltoft Bugge Wesseltoft: Piano virtuoso, flag-bearer of "the new conception of jazz", centrepoint of Jazzland Records. Bugge Wesseltoft: Who dares to take lovers of music, not scenes - to places unknown ... returns to ourspace with his long-awaited... Read More >> Office Essentials - The Core From the opening track, Bolero, it is clear that The Core is a no-nonsense jazz band, hell-bent on making the kind of music they not only like to play, but like to listen to. With a strong melodic base, Møster pushes his sax to the sonic limit... Read More >> The Arcades Project - Håvard Wiik All though he is still quite young in years, Håvard Wiik ranks among the uppermost and most widely acclaimed jazz pianists in Norway, with talents that have brought him all around the world. He made his first major appearance on the scene in 1... Read More >> Sonic Codex - Eivind Aarset "Sonic Codex", the forth Jazzland album by Eivind Aarset, is perhaps the strongest album he has produced so far. This is no mean achievement, considering his debut as a bandleader, "Electronique Noire" was hailed by The New York Times as "one of the ... Read More >> Jazzland Community In 1996, Bugge Wesseltoft founded the Jazzland record label to launch his New Conception of Jazz, a project he had been working on for the previous three years. Little did he know that when he released his album of the same name it would notch up hug... Read More >> Single Engine - Håkon Kornstad After ten years of strengthening technique, discovering nuances, and playfully exploring the sonic possibilities of the sax, Håkon Kornstad finally has released his own solo effort in "Single Engine". — I think in the past I really wanted... Read More >> Circuit Songs - Live Maria Lyricist, songwriter and jazz vocalist Live Maria Roggen arrives with her first solo album entitled Circuit Songs (Jazzland Recordings, 2007), consisting of nine songs written, produced and arranged by her with assistance from others. The pieces are ... Read More >> Night Driver - Ola Kvernberg Trio The Ola Kvernberg Trio was established in 2000, at that time it consisted of violinist Ola Kvernberg together with bassplayer Steinar Raknes and american guitarplayer Doug Raney. Read More >> Dong Dong Gaaf - gen;lon New album from the swedish electronica duo. Already supported by Laurent Garnier who has play listed 2 tracks from the album on his PPB radio show.Their Jazzland debut promises panoramic electronica, music to take the enchanted listener on a journey ... Read More >> Beauty Came To Us In Stone - The Mungolian Jet Set The Mungolian Jet Set have landed! After a four-year journey through time and space, Paul Strangefruit Nyhus, Reidar Skar and their crew have returned, bringing many treasures back for the less adventurous to savour. Originally commissioned by Bug... Read More >>