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.
经历了过去二十年,ACT已然获得世界性的影响力。ACT拥护一大批独特的爵士音乐家,他们渴望推动音乐界限,从而以真实、创新的面貌到达更广泛的观众。这些音乐家包括Nils Landgren、 Michael Wollny、Rudresh Mahanthappa和Youn Sun Nah。
According to the English broadsheet The Guardian, “ACT is on a mission to introduce the world to Europe's rising new jazz pianists,” and looking back over the last’s twenty years the label has become home to some remarkable jazz piano talent including Joachim Kühn, Esbjörn Svensson, Iiro Rantala and the Grammy nominated Vijay Iyer, as well as younger virtuosos such as Yaron Herman, Gwilym Simcock and Michael Wollny. Very recently the Polish pianist Leszek Możdżer has gained huge acclaim for his homage for the forefather of Polish jazz, Krzysztof Komeda. Shortly after its release, his solo album “Komeda” (ACT 9516-2) went to Number One in the Polish pop charts, leaving world-conquering stars like Sting and Beyoncé far behind.