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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4 Wheel Drive II
Nils Landgren, Michael Wollny, Lars Danielsson, Wolfgang Haffner
Jazz - Released by ACT Music on 29 Sep 2023
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Christmas in the Spirit of Jazz - A Qobuz Exclusive
Nils Langren, David Helbock, Jazzrausch Bigband, Echoes of Swing, Janne Mark
Jazz - Released by ACT Music on 17 Nov 2023
24-Bit 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Christmas with My Friends VIII
Christmas Music - Released by ACT Music on 27 Oct 2023
24-Bit 48.0 kHz - Stereo -
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Tales of Utopia
Contemporary Jazz - Released by ACT Music on 29 Sep 2023
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
Stormy Beauty
Jazz - Released by ACT Music on 30 Jun 2023
24-Bit 48.0 kHz - Stereo -
Kind of Tango
Wolfgang Haffner, Lars Danielsson, Simon Oslender, Ulf Wakenius, Christopher Dell
Jazz - Released by ACT Music on 28 Feb 2020
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
Komeda (Live)
Joachim Kühn, Jazz at Berlin Philharmonic, ATOM String Quartet
Jazz - Released by ACT Music on 30 Jun 2023
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
Magic Moments 16
Jazz - Released by ACT Music on 25 Aug 2023
24-Bit 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Let Them Cook
Emile Parisien Quartet, Julien Touery, Ivan Gélugne, Julien Loutelier
Jazz - Released by ACT Music on 23 Feb 2024
24-Bit 88.2 kHz - Stereo -
Les Métanuits
Emile Parisien Quartet, Roberto Negro
Jazz - Released by ACT Music on 26 May 2023
24-Bit 48.0 kHz - Stereo -
Bloom
Bill Laurance, The Untold Orchestra, Rory Storm
Classical - Released by ACT Music on 26 Apr 2024
24-Bit 48.0 kHz - Stereo -
Mahler's Breakdown
Jazz - Released by ACT Music on 27 Oct 2023
24-Bit 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Dream Band Live in Concert
Jazz - Released by ACT Music on 29 Apr 2022
24-Bit 48.0 kHz - Stereo -
Oslo
Michael Wollny, Christian Weber, Eric Schaefer, The Norwegian Wind Ensemble
Jazz - Released by ACT Music on 23 Mar 2018
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo