Cuneiform Records
Cuneiform Records, founded 1984: jazz artists and albums on the label.
Cuneiform Records is a record label in Silver Spring, Maryland. Founded in 1984, the label releases a mixture of musical styles, all with a Rock in Opposition aesthetic, including progressive jazz, jazz fusion, the Canterbury scene, and electronic music. Cuneiform has introduced many notable acts but also documents older bands who fit the profile, including its release of the Heldon catalog and several archival Soft Machine recordings. The label operates with a mail-order retailer, Wayside Music. In 2018, founder Steve Feigenbaum announced that the label would not release any new music that year. Nevertheless, 2019 saw the arrival of several new albums on the Cuneiform label.
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Artists on Cuneiform Records
Kurt Elling
b. 1967 · American jazz singer and songwriter
Cường Vũ
b. 1969 · Vietnamese-American jazz musician and professor
Ray Russell
b. 1947 · British musician
Chris McGregor
1936–1990 · South African musician
Graham Collier
1937–2011 · English jazz bassist, bandleader and composer (1937–2011)
Steve Tibbetts
b. 1954 · musician
Label profile
Cuneiform Records is an independent record label based in Silver Spring, Maryland, founded in 1984 by . It shares offices with Wayside Music, an online music mail order service founded in 1980.
The label releases a mixture of musical styles, including progressive jazz, modern fusion music, progressive rock, the Canterbury Scene (and related artists) and electronic music. Cuneiform has introduced many notable new acts over the years, in addition to documenting work of the past.
Address history:
P.O. Box 6517, Wheaton, MD. 20906-0517, U.S.A. (1984-1/1991)
P.O. Box 8427, Silver Spring, MD. 20907-8427, U.S.A. (2/1991-2008)
www.cuneiformrecords.com (2000+)
Profile from Discogs (CC0)