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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Shreefpunk Live in Köln. Special Guest: Django Bates
Jazz - Released by ACT Music on 27 mrt. 2009
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Shreefpunk Plus Strings
Jazz - Released by ACT Music on 23 feb. 2007
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
e.s.t. 30
Magnus Östrom, Dan Berglund, Magnus Lindgren, Joel Lyssarides, Verneri Pohjola, Ulf Wakenius
Jazz - To be released on 7 jun. 2024 by ACT Music
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
Wildern (Promo Version)
Jazz - Released by ACT Music on 26 sep. 2014
24-Bit 48.0 kHz - Stereo -
Three (Promo Version)
Randi Tytingvåg with Dag S. Vagle & Erlend Aasland
Jazz - Released by ACT Music on 27 feb. 2015
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
Accelerando (Bonus Track Version)
Jazz - Released by ACT Music on 29 jan. 2012
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Magic Moments @ Schloss Elmau
Jazz - Released by ACT Music on 28 aug. 2009
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
301 (Promo Version)
Jazz - Released by ACT Music on 30 mrt. 2012
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Tough Stuff
Iiro Rantala, Conor Chaplin, Anton Eger
Jazz - To be released on 31 mei 2024 by ACT Music
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
Tough Stuff
Iiro Rantala, Conor Chaplin, Anton Eger
Jazz - Released by ACT Music on 26 apr. 2024
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo