"Clear vinyl. Artful designs. A shiny, luxe collector’s box. No question, albums from the Newvelle imprint are beautiful to the eye." –DownBeat

"If Newvelle Records is any indication, jazz's future looks bright." –Stereophile

The Season Five box set includes six, 180-gram vinyl records featuring never-before-heard music, along with a premium Newvelle collector’s box to hold the complete series, featuring the poetry of Lee Upton.

Rufus Reid and Sullivan Fortner: Jazz great Rufus Reid returns to Newvelle to record a third time. This time bringing with him rising superstar Sullivan Fortner. This is an intimate and profound glimpse of these two masters at work.

Pablo Ablanedo Octet: Featuring an absolutely stellar line up of musicians, this record is a re-union of a group that Pablo led in 2001. Featuring Anat Cohen, Jenny Scheinman, Chris Cheek, Jerome Sabbagh, Diego Urcola, Ben Monder, Fernando Huergo, Franco Pinna and Daniel Ian Smith.

Dave Douglas and Elan Mehler: Dave Douglas is arguably the most prolific and celebrated jazz musician working today. On this record Dave and Newvelle's own Elan Mehler split compositional duties on works based on poetry and haikus. Featuring the stellar singer Dominique Eade, with John Gunther, Simón Willson, and Dayeon Seok.

Carmen Staaf: Current critical darling Carmen Staaf brings her elite trio featuring Michael Formanek and Jeff Williams in for a breathtaking record of originals and standards.

Patrick Zimmerli: Genius composer and multi-reedist Patrick Zimmerli brought a unique band to record a selection of new compositions. Featuring Newvelle favorite Kevin Hays on piano and Satoshi Takeishi on drums.

OWL Trio with Kurt Elling: The OWL Trio features the unique voices of Will Vinson on saxophones, Lage Lund on guitar, and Orlando Le Fleming on bass. Featuring the massively acclaimed and lauded vocalist Kurt Elling, singing original works by the band.

"Newvelle has cultivated a passionate community of members who commit to an entire season of new music from both veteran artists and rising stars." –The Absolute Sound

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