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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Austrian Syndicate
David Helbock, Peter Madsen, Raphael Preuschl, Claudio Spieler, Herbert Pirker
Jazz - Released by ACT Music on 25 Aug 2023
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Bloom
Bill Laurance, The Untold Orchestra, Rory Storm
Classical - Released by ACT Music on 26 Apr 2024
24-Bit 48.0 kHz - Stereo -
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Christmas with My Friends VII
Jazz - Released by ACT Music on 30 Oct 2020
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Americana
Grégoire Maret, Romain Collin, Bill Frisell
Jazz - Released by ACT Music on 24 Apr 2020
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Jazz at Berlin Philharmonic XIII: Sketches of Miles (Live)
Jazz at Berlin Philharmonic, Theo Croker, Mitglieder der Berliner Philharmoniker, Magnus Lindgren
Jazz - Released by ACT Music on 26 Aug 2022
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4 Wheel Drive Live
Nils Landgren, Michael Wollny, Wolfgang Haffner, Lars Danielsson
Jazz - Released by ACT Music on 15 Mar 2019
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
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Your Requests
Laila Biali, George Koller, Larnell Lewis
Vocal Jazz - Released by ACT Music on 26 May 2023
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Ghosts
Michael Wollny, Tim Lefebvre, Eric Schaefer
Jazz - Released by ACT Music on 30 Sep 2022
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
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Star of Spring
Jazz - Released by ACT Music on 29 Mar 2024
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Live In London
Jazz - Released by ACT Music on 11 May 2018
24-Bit 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
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Nachtfahrten
Michael Wollny with Eric Schaefer & Christian Weber
Jazz - Released by ACT Music on 9 Oct 2015
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
She Moves On
Youn Sun Nah with Jamie Saft, Brad Jones & Dan Rieser
Jazz - Released by ACT Music on 19 May 2017
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
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Funk Is My Religion
Funk - Released by ACT Music on 28 May 2021
24-Bit 44.1 kHz - Stereo