ACT Music
With a roster that boasts some of the most influential contemporary jazz recordings of recent years - namely those of the epoch defining sound of the sorely missed Esbjörn Svensson Trio - among a wide range of leading jazz instrumentalist and singers German label ACT has grown to a global force. Over the past two decades ACT has championed an incredible array of jazz artists who are defined by their desire to push musical boundaries while reaching out to a wider audience with both authenticity and innovation at their core. This list includes the likes of Nils Landgren, Michael Wollny, Rudresh Mahanthappa and Youn Sun Nah.
ACT label boss Siegfried "Siggi" Loch is one of the most successful managers in the international music business and is considered the discoverer and producer of such lauded names as Klaus Doldinger, The Rattles, Katja Ebstein, Amon Düül, Can, Heinz Rudolf Kunze, Marius Müller-Westernhagen and Al Jarreau – to name just a few. At the age of 25 Loch was the youngest boss of an international record company (Liberty-United Artists). At the end of the 80s he turned his back on the major business as president of WEA Europe, and set out to fulfil his childhood dream by founding his own independent label "ACT" in 1992, which is today one of the leading brands in European jazz.
Ever since then "In the Spirit of Jazz" has been Loch's guiding principle: music far removed from a predefined style, without being afraid of mixing genres and crossing boundaries. In line with and ahead of the times. For people with open ears and open minds. For the spirit and for the soul.
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My History of Jazz
Jazz - Released by ACT Music on 25 Oct 2012
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Heart of the Matter
Wolfgang Haffner, Studnitzky, Eythór Gunnarsson, Nicolas Fiszman
Jazz - Released by ACT Music on 26 Oct 2012
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Jazz at Berlin Philharmonic XI: The Last Call (Live)
Larry Coryell, Philip Catherine, Jazz at Berlin Philharmonic
Jazz - Released by ACT Music on 19 Feb 2021
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Summer Dance (Live)
Marius Neset, The Norwegian Radio Orchestra
Jazz - Released by ACT Music on 30 Jun 2023
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Poesias
Fiona Grond, Philipp Schiepek, Moritz Stahl
Jazz - Released by ACT Music on 25 Aug 2023
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Evolution
Andreas Schaerer, Kalle Kalima
Jazz - Released by ACT Music on 29 Sep 2023
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Dancing Wittgenstein
Jazz - Released by ACT Music on 16 Nov 2018
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Bird Lives
Magnus Lindgren, John Beasley, The SWR Big Band
Jazz - Released by ACT Music on 12 Nov 2021
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From Gagarin's Point of View
Jazz - Released by ACT Music on 31 May 1999
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Christmas with My Friends IV
Jazz - Released by ACT Music on 31 Oct 2014
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Potsdamer Platz
Jan Lundgren with Jukka Perko, Dan Berglund & Morten Lund
Jazz - Released by ACT Music on 24 Feb 2017
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Young at Heart
Vocal Jazz - Released by ACT Music on 24 Mar 2015
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Love & Peace
Joachim Kühn, Eric Schaefer, Chris Jennings
Jazz - Released by ACT Music on 26 Jan 2018
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e.s.t. Live in Hamburg
Jazz - Released by ACT Music on 19 Nov 2007
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Mare Nostrum
Paolo Fresu, Richard Galliano & Jan Lundgren
Jazz - Released by ACT Music on 22 Jun 2007
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Mein Beethoven
Dieter Ilg with Rainer Böhm & Patrice Héral
Jazz - Released by ACT Music on 1 Jan 1970
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Acoustic Shapes
Wolfgang Haffner, Hubert Nuss, Lars Danielsson
Jazz - Released by ACT Music on 28 Mar 2008
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo