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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Easter Jazz / Jazz Zu Ostern (Itunes Exclusive)
Jazz - Released by ACT Music on 30 Mar 2007
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Europeana
Michael Gibbs, Joachim Kühn, Radio Philharmonie Hannover
Jazz - Released by ACT Music on 1 Jan 1994
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Instrumation
Gwilym Simcock feat. City of London Sinfonia
Jazz - Released by ACT Music on 25 Jul 2014
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Wunderkammer XXL (Live)
Michael Wollny, Tamar Halperin, hr-Bigband
Jazz - Released by ACT Music on 24 Sep 2009
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Celebrating the Mahavishnu Orchestra
radio.string.quartet - Bernie Mallinger, Johannes Dickbauer, Cynthia Liao, Asja Valcic
Jazz - Released by ACT Music on 30 Mar 2007
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
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Unbreakable
Nils Landgren Funk Unit with Ray Parker Jr.
Jazz - Released by ACT Music on 26 May 2017
24-Bit 48.0 kHz - Stereo -
It's Snowing on My Piano (Streaming Version)
Jazz - Released by ACT Music on 7 Nov 1997
The Qobuz Essential Discography16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
You Can't Keep a Good Cowboy Down
Jens Thomas feat. Paolo Fresu & Antonello Salis
Jazz - Released by ACT Music on 14 Dec 1999
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Out of the Desert - Live At Jazzfest Berlin
Joachim Kühn, hr-Bigband, Majid Bekkas, Ramón López
Jazz - Released by ACT Music on 30 Sep 2011
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Allegro Vivace - Piano Works I
Jazz - Released by ACT Music on 30 Aug 2005
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From a to Z - Piano Works Vi
Jazz - Released by ACT Music on 26 May 2006
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The Last Set - Live at the A-Trane (Live)
Walter Norris & Leszek Mozdzer
Jazz - Released by ACT Music on 26 Oct 2012
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
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