Magic Moments 15 (In the Spirit of Jazz) Various Artists 30 Years ACT

• Michael Wollny:
• 1Monsters Never Breathe03:37
• Tim Skold, John Lowery, Brian Hugh Warner:
• 2This Is the New Shit (88.2kHz)05:32
• Adam Baldych:
• 3Heart Beats03:56
• Anna Gréta Sigurdardottir:
• 4Mountain (48kHz)04:25
• Joe Zawinul:
• 5Madagascar (Single Edit)04:41
• Andrea Hatanmaa, Ylva Almcrantz:
• 6Leave Me Be04:41
• Joel Lyssarides:
• 7Is There a Way04:05
• Julian Wasserfuhr, Roman Wasserfuhr:
• 8You Are a Friend of Mine04:33
• Sidney Bechet:
• 9Si Tu Vois Ma Mere (Live) (48kHz)03:35
• Iiro Rantala:
• 10Peace (Live) (44.1kHz)03:52
• Camille Bertault:
• 11Bizarre04:26
• Dieter Ilg:
• 12Alborada del Gracioso03:53
• Júlio Resende:
• 13Vira Mais Cinco (Para o Zeca) (44.1kHz)03:22
• Traditional:
• 14Gardsjänta (Live) (48kHz)04:34
• Leonhard Kuhn:
• 15Go! Go! Go! (48kHz)02:57
• Jasper van't Hof:
• 16Blue Corner04:19
• Total Runtime01:06:28

Info for Magic Moments 15 (In the Spirit of Jazz)

Thirty years ago, music producer/publisher Siggi Loch moved on from his highly successful role as the European head of WEA (now Warner Music Europe) in order to fulfil a dream he had harboured since his youth, and set up his own independent jazz label, ACT. There have been more than 600 releases on the label since then; they stand as a testament not only to the power of his vision, but also as evidence of his inexhaustible drive and energy which has turned that dream into a reality. Today ACT is considered "one of the finest curators of progressive jazz and creative music.” (Downbeat), "inclusive, cosmopolitan and widely respected" (The Guardian).

Since 2015 Andreas Brandis has been steering the label's fortunes together with Siggi Loch, and has been a full partner in the business since 2022. The label’s most important endeavour, then as now, is to find and to develop new young artists who share a vision of jazz as an attitude which fosters openness, interaction and communication.

Thirty years might be a short time in the history of music - but a lot has happened in that time in the relatively young genre of jazz. During this period, ACT has played a significant and active role in determining and shaping the course of jazz music. Jazz, which originated in North America, has its own recognizable rhythms, harmonies and styles. Over the past few decades it has opened up more and more, and developed as a musical language. "Jazz is a Spirit": Abbey Lincoln's famous saying could also stand as a headline to describe the 30 years of the label’s history. With ACT, Siggi Loch created a context where encounters, connections and the crossing of borders could happen.

The very first international production "Jazzpaña", a mélange of jazz and flamenco, proved that this idea had real potential, not least through being nominated for a Grammy. It also opened the door for the first ACT exclusive artist and the longest-standing member of the ACT family: guitarist Nguyên Lê. His interpretation of the concept of jazz is unique and his alone, made up of influences from his French homeland, from his Vietnamese roots and from the jazz and rock of America.

Another milestone came with the jazz symphony "Europeana", a work which embodied a European perspective on jazz with borrowings from classical music and folklore. An approach that was also to become the trademark of jazz from Scandinavia, for which ACT is still an important taste-maker today and from which several success stories have emerged: e.s.t. Esbjörn Svensson Trio, Nils Landgren, Lars Danielsson, Viktoria Tolstoy and many more.

ACT was also an important part of the emancipation of jazz within Europe: the albums of the trio "Mare Nostrum" with Paolo Fresu, Richard Galliano and Jan Lundgren are considered classics today. Also to be singled out is the great Joachim Kühn’s nonchalant way of slipping through borders, or indeed the transcendently vivid imagination of Michael Wollny, capable of producing "world dreams". Meanwhile, Vincent Peirani and Emile Parisien are currently writing an important chapter in the rich history of jazz in France.

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