Today, Kalia Vandever — the trombonist, composer, and vocalist who has been celebrated as one of the leading lights of a “new class of jazz artists pushing the music forward” (NPR) for their cinematic quartet work and the synthetic, gauze-like drone of their solo material — releases Mana, their debut album for International Anthem.

Tortoise are embarking on a run of North American tour dates this summer, beginning at Knockdown Center in NYC on June 25, with stops in DC, Boston, LA, and more.

Today we are very excited to share details for this two-day International Anthem showcase in Precenicco, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy. Presented by Scenasonica and AQUAVITAE, organized in collaboration with Gianluca Gobbo and Pentagon Booking, across two days this beautiful gathering will feature performances by Alabaster DePlume (band), Ben LaMar Gay (quartet), Ibelisse Guardia Ferragutti (solo), Gregory Uhlmann (solo), Ruth Goller (band), and Kalia Vandever (solo), as well as DJ sets from IARC co-founder Scottie McNiece.

In support of BODY SOUND, their acclaimed debut album as a trio, Whitney Johnson, Lia Kohl, and Macie Stewart are headed out on another string of tour dates

Today, the Los Angeles based quintet SML (bassist Anna Butterss, synthesist Jeremiah Chiu, saxophonist Josh Johnson, drummer Booker Stardrum, and guitarist Gregory Uhlmann) announce a new live album titled Spontaneous Music Live, to be released on LP, cassette, and digitally via International Anthem June 26, 2026.

Trombonist, composer, vocalist Kalia Vandever shares new single "Waiting" + Live Performance video

"Parker patiently repeats a four-bar phrase while the quartet ruminates placidly within the static harmony, toying with their own little riffs...the tone stays meditative, a hushed conversation among friends." - New York Times

Today, London-based saxophonist, singer, songwriter, activist, orator, and poet-philosopher Alabaster DePlume releases his new EP of instrumentals, Dear Children of Our Children, I Knew: Epilogue, available now on all digital music platforms (following its April 18 release on Record Store Day exclusive vinyl LP).

Today, Kalia Vandever — the trombonist, composer, and vocalist who has been celebrated as one of the leading lights of a “new class of jazz artists pushing the music forward” (NPR) for their cinematic quartet work and the synthetic, gauze-like drone of their solo material — announces Mana, their debut album for International Anthem, out on LP, CD, and digital download June 12.

"Parker patiently repeats a four-bar phrase while the quartet ruminates placidly within the static harmony, toying with their own little riffs...the tone stays meditative, a hushed conversation among friends." - New York Times

An album-length concert film by Charlie Weinmann, capturing the August 2025 Lodge Room performance that became Jeff Parker's new ETA IVtet album Happy Today, will be released worldwide on May 29, 2026.

Today, Whitney Johnson, Lia Kohl, and Macie Stewart release their debut album as a trio, BODY SOUND, on all streaming platforms (following its March 20 release on LP, CD, and digital download).

Today we are very pleased to announce Happy Today, the third album from guitarist / bandleader Jeff Parker and his long-running ETA IVtet, out May 15th via International Anthem / Nonesuch. Recorded at Lodge Room in Los Angeles on August 20, 2025, Happy Today is the sound of Parker and the IVtet — with drummer Jay Bellerose, bassist Anna Butterss, and saxophonist Josh Johnson — engaged in their signature, minimalist, form-bending improvisational syntax across two sprawling, LP side-length pieces.

Performances, panel talks, record fair, and more. Join us in Knoxville!

“Uhlmann’s most inquisitive and assured record yet, a 14-track playground where he uses every instrument at his disposal to pursue an obsession with curious sounds and the memories and emotions they can quickly conjure.” -Pitchfork

Today, Friday March 20th, Whitney Johnson, Lia Kohl, and Macie Stewart release their debut album as a trio, BODY SOUND, on LP, CD, and digital download via International Anthem.

Tuesday, December 2nd, 2025, Chicago-born record label International Anthem capped off an entire year of anniversary activities (under the IA11 chrysanthemum banner) with a very special event celebrating the label’s actual eleventh solar return at their new Southside Chicago HQ inside Theaster Gates and Rebuild Foundation’s latest space-based project, The Land School.

Today, London-based saxophonist, singer, songwriter, activist, orator, and poet-philosopher Alabaster DePlume shares “Bringing Up The Nakba,” the second single from this upcoming new EP of instrumentals, Dear Children of Our Children, I Knew: Epilogue, out digitally on May 5th.

Today, Gregory Uhlmann — who is known as co-leader of SML and Uhlmann Johnson Wilkes, supporting guitarist for of Anna Butterss, Perfume Genius, and Hand Habits, and was recently featured in Paste Magazine's '75 Greatest Guitarists of the 21st Century' — releases Extra Stars, his debut solo album for International Anthem, on LP, CD, and digital download.

Today, Whitney Johnson, Lia Kohl, and Macie Stewart share the single "laundry | blood" from their upcoming debut album as a trio BODY SOUND, out LP/CD/DD on March 20th, 2026.