30 years of European jazz
Late 2008, Igloo Record celebrated 30 years of jazz, with a catalogue of more than 200 releases. In that time, the Brussels-based label has acted as a mirror to the music of its time, releasing albums featuring Chet Baker, Philip Catherine, Lew Tabackin and John Ruocco, as well as first releases from talents such as Eric
Legnini, Pascal Schumacher and Diederick Wissels. It has also provided a platform for crossover and more challenging projects such as Trio Bravo and Mâäk’s Spirit.
New talents and noted jazzmen
The main role of IGLOO is to bring future European jazz talents to the attention of the scene, while also ensuring that the elder statesmen such as the late vibe player Sadi and sax player Jacques Pelzer are not forgotten. While the label remains open to the more experimental material of Combo Belge, Stéphane Collin feat. Philip Catherine through its imprint IGLOO+, the addition of IGLOOMONDO in 2005 marked a turning point. It provided an outlet for artists from Central and Northern Africa, including Majid Bekkas, Wendo Kolosoy and Manou Gallo.
In 2008, IGLOO New Talents was launched specifically for the new generation that is regenerating Belgian jazz (Pascal Mohy, Greg Houben, Malthilde Renault…). 2010 will see German harpist Maria Palatine touring Germany.
NMD experience:
As one of the oldest serving German independent music distributors, NMD has been the trusted partner of both big and small labels since 1996, and of artists of all genres, be it Blues, Jazz, World Music, Folk, songwriting, Rock, Punk rock, Hardcore, Oi!, Hip-Hop, Rap, and New Age. Through NMD, Igloo records are available in: MediaMarkt, Saturn, Karstadt, WOM, and Mueller and by mail order through Amazon, Alpha, JPC, Weltbild and Buch.
The current catalogue consists of 15 albums, available in shops or as mail order– including albums never before released in Germany.
