den008_Mats Gustafsson, John Russell, Raymond Strid “Birds”
It’s a big pleasure for dEN Records to welcome some of the best musicians around of the worldwide improvisation scene in the label’s family.
This wonderful new recording from Mats Gustafsson (soprano/baritone sax), John Russell (guitar) and Raymond Strid (drums) will be out later this month. The official release date will be announced soon.
The recording features their performance at Hagen Festen 2011. Improvisation at the highest level.
RELEASE DATE: May/31

Ferrian’s NUTIMBRE to perform at UMBRIA JAZZ 2012
Nutimbre has been selected to perform at this annual Umbria Jazz festival on July/13!!! It’s a great honour to have a dEN Records recording artist to one of the most important italian Jazz festival.
The performance will take place at Giardini Carducci in Perugia at 16.00 in the afternoon. They’ll present their latest effort “Risk” plus some new compositions as well.

dEN Records is more than excited to announce two new releases out on MARCH / 16.

dEN006_Claudio Guida / Marcello Testa One plus One “Platform One”
It’s a big pleasure to welcome two musicians of such a high level like Claudio Guida (saxophones) and Marcello Testa (double bass) in the dEN family.
“Platform One” is a neverending discovery of great ideas and a fine taste on music. There’s 11 unique compositions that mix different musical genres but it never sounds missy with a high sense of focus. But what’s more impressive is the SOUND developed.
Inside also some liner notes by the italian contemporary composer and musician Claudio Lugo.

dEN007_Ferrian’s NUTIMBRE “Risk”
Almost any human endeavor carries some risk, but some are much more risky than others.
This is the brand new Stefano Ferrian project and actually one of the most “risky” to date.
7 original compositions between modern jazz, radical improvisation, jazz-rock, strongly influenced by legends like Steve Lacy, Thelonious Monk, Eric Dolphy and also some contemporary musicians like Ellery Eskelin, Mats Gustafsson and Ken Vandermark.
It features great musicians like Luca Pissavini on double bass (Demetrio Stratos Prize and Porsche Jazz Contest Winner), Vito Emanuele Galante on trumpet (Porsche Jazz Contest winner), Simone Quatrana on piano and Fabrizio Carriero on drums.

dEN005 _ Nido Workshop “Nido Workshop” will be released on February / 16 through dEN Records.
description: Nido Workshop is a collective of musicians who are working through an exchange/clash of ideas. All the sounds and compositions are inspired by the New Thing and Radical Improvisation, taking shape from the current Free Jazz developed in the sixties up to the Contemporary Music and European Improvisation.

Nido Workshop is the 2011 Porsche Jazz Competition Winner. The release will be presented at their show on February / 16 at the Teatro Careni in Pieve Di Soligo during the Porsche Live Jazz performance.