Red Hook Records

05/09/2025

2025 marks 10 years since Masabumi Kikuchi's passing. In celebration of his life in music, today we announce the pre-release of Hanamichi - The Final Studio Recording Vol. II, by the late Japanese pianist Masabumi Kikuchi. This album—following the critically acclaimed 2021 release—offers seven new tracks from the same December 2013 sessions. Recorded at the now defunct Klavierhaus concert hall in New York, on a magnificent, newly rebuilt vintage Steinway D, just two years before his passing in 2015, these sessions capture Kikuchi at the pinnacle of his craft. The album features his distinctive interpretations of beloved standards alongside expansive improvisations that showcase his unique capacity for abstraction infused with poetic beauty.

Produced by Sun Chung, engineered by Rick Kwan, and mastered by Alex Bonney, the recording exemplifies Red Hook Records' commitment to state-of-the-art sound quality. Every nuance of Kikuchi's performance is captured with breathtaking detail, from his delicate pedaling technique to his command of overtones at the margins.

Release date: October 24th, 2025

Pre-Order the album here: https://linktr.ee/redhookrecords

28/08/2025

Read The New York Review of Books extensive article about Amina Claudine Myers' "Solace of the Mind".

https://www.nybooks.com/online/2025/08/16/like-a-hymn-amina-claudine-myers/?lp_txn_id=1635261

25/04/2025

Today we announce the pre-release of Solace of the Mind, the new solo album from pianist, organist, and vocalist Amina Claudine Myers. This recording - a follow up to the critically acclaimed duo with Wadada Leo Smith, Central Park's Mosaic of Reservoir, Lake, Paths and Gardens - stands as a testament to her uncompromising vision and singular voice, tracing a remarkable path from her beginnings in Arkansas church choirs to the forefronts of contemporary music today.

A longtime member of the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians (AACM), Myers embodies the organization's pioneering spirit of musical exploration. "I found my home in the AACM," she recalls. "Everyone was encouraged to make our own music, do our own things. I began to hear more. I wanted to try different ideas." The AACM's remarkable legacy included fostering a musical community that radically challenged conventions while celebrating individual artistic identity.

Recorded both in studio and her Manhattan home, Solace of the Mind journeys through newly penned compositions, traditionals, and re-imaginations from the plethora of her back catalogue. This new album captures Myers' meditative performances, distilling these songs to their essence. Her deliberate pacing and nuanced spatial arrangements create an intimate listening experience that draws audiences deep into the music's intrinsic power.

To celebrate the announcement, we are sharing the first single entitled African Blues: https://linktr.ee/africanblues

The album is now available for pre-order: 180g translucent LP / CD / Digital

Album release date: June 20th 2025

08/12/2024

Two giants on stage

Wadada Leo Smith Amina Claudine Myers

25/10/2024

"Breaking the Shell" by Andrew Cyrille, Kit Downes, and Bill Frisell reviewed on DownBeat Magazine.

04/10/2024

For Your Grammy® Consideration - Best Jazz Instrumental Album

"Central Park's Mosaics of Reservoir, Lake, Paths and Gardens" by Wadada Leo Smith and Amina Claudine Myers

“Central Park’s Mosaics of Reservoir, Lake, Paths and Gardens ranks among the year’s loveliest and most immersive discs."

27/09/2024

We are thrilled to announce the official release of “Breaking the Shell”, a groundbreaking new album from guitar icon Bill Frisell, pipe organist Kit Downes and drummer Andrew Cyrille. This highly anticipated new collaborative trio release showcases a unique and rarely heard combination of instruments – electric guitar with pipe organ, and drums. The result is a meditation on sonancy and an opportunity for three highly creative spirits to roam freely within an entirely new dimension.

“A captivating set.”
Financial Times - Mike Hobart

A heartfelt thank you to Andrew Cyrille, Bill Frisell, and Kit Downes for creating such beautiful music. Our sincere gratitude to everyone who contributed to this project: Alex Bonney, Sam Winston, Matt Appleton, St. Luke in the Fields, Taylor Deupree, Ingo Biermann, Philip Watson, Lydia Liebman Promotions, Joe Branciforte, Tae Cimarosti, Oliver Kinski, Virgin Music and all our distributors across the globe.

Album available for purchase in link in comments.

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25/06/2024

Some love for Red Hook Records from JAZZIT 🙏

Red Hook Records, un'etichetta libera e visionaria. Intervista al suo fondatore Sun Chung.

10/06/2024

Wadada Leo Smith talk about his composition "Albert Ayler, a Meditation in Light".

"Central Park's Mosaics of Reservoir, Lake, Paths and Gardens" by Wadada Leo Smith and Amina Claudine Myers - Worldwide release date: May 10th 2024Order albu...

31/05/2024

Tune in to France Musique to listen Alex Dutilh's radio show dedicated to our latest release "Central Park's Mosaics of Reservoir, Lake, Paths and Gardens" by Wadada Leo Smith and Amina Claudine Myers!

Album now available here: https://ingrv.es/central-parks-mosaics-d4h-c

https://www.radiofrance.fr/francemusique/podcasts/open-jazz/wadada-leo-smith-amina-claudine-myers-une-ode-a-central-park-9639988

“Central Park's Mosaics of Reservoir, Lake, Paths and Gardens”, est une convergence remarquable entre deux esprits musicaux complices : le trompettiste et compositeur Wadada Leo Smith et la pianiste et organiste Amina Claudine Myers, récemment nommée NEA Jazz Master. Parution chez Red Hook.

10/05/2024

We are thrilled to announce the official release of the album "Central Park's Mosaics of Reservoir, Lake, Paths and Gardens", a remarkable convergence of two kindred musical spirits - trumpeter / composer Wadada Leo Smith and newly minted NEA Jazz Master pianist / organist Amina Claudine Myers.

"The album represents a remarkable fusion of two kindred musical spirits and testifies to the transformative power of creative expression." Jazziz

The album is now available on CD / 180gr translucent LP (cut by Emil Berliner Studios) / Digital: https://ingrv.es/central-parks-mosaics-d4h-c

Above all we would like to thank the musicians, Wadada Leo Smith and Amina Claudine Myers, for putting their trust in us to share the music, as well as everyone involved who participated in and supported the creation of the album: Alex Bonney, Lydia Liebman, Matt Appleton, Tae Cimarosti, Laura Charlton, Ingo Biermann, Joe Branciforte, Oliver Kinski, and of course our fantastic distributors, without them none of this would be possible.

Wadada Leo Smith Amina Claudine Myers Sear Sound Lydia Liebman Promotions Tae Cimarosti Ingo J. Biermann Red Hook Records

Listen to Central Park‘s Mosaics of Reservoir, Lake, Paths and Gardens by Wadada Leo Smith, Amina Claudine Myers.

04/05/2024

Thank you PostGenre for this exceptional interview with Wadada Leo Smith and Amina Claudine Myers. Their new collaborative album 'Central Park’s Mosaics of Reservoir, Lake, Paths and Gardens' releases next week with Red Hook Records.

Thirty-seven and a half million people visit New York City’s Central Park every year. That, by itself, is a fascinating statistic when one considers the entire population of the metropolis is less than a quarter of that amount. What brings so many New Yorkers and tourists alike to the nation’s f...