This post mentions 3 albums with Grammy-cred, a new release, and 4 complete video concerts. Enough to keep you busy through the year? 😁
The Frankfurt Radio Big Band (FRBB) released two 2024 albums. This first was nominated for Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album at the upcoming 2025 Grammy Awards.
"Fans of Chick Corea's 'Return to Forever' projects will love this as both the score and the musicianship are
as superb as we’d expect from top American arranger John Beasley and the peerless FRBB.... The gorgeous section playing,
a pleasure in itself, once again sets the scene here for the
wonderfully well-crafted solos." David Shiers/UKJazzNews
John Beasley & Frankfurt Radio Big Band, Returning To Forever, full album: YouTube ; Spotify
This is FRBBs 3rd Grammy nomination, and Beasley’s 13th, with 2 wins. Beasley’s website ; Discogs. A post below celebrates the Grammy success of John's 2022 album with the SWR Big Band Bird Lives & his 2021 album MONK’estra Plays John Beasley.
Here is a video concert of the entire new album, tunes rearranged, from March 2022.
Sebastian Sternal & HR-Bigband, Turning Point, full album: YouTube ; Spotify
These are on the Big Band 2024 and Jazz Best Albums 2024 playlists at Spotify/Jazz Todayish. more ⌄
