Enja Records

infobox record label


parent =
founded = 1971
founder = Matthias Winckelmann, Horst Weber
distributor = Enja Records
genre = Jazz
country = Germany
url = [http://www.enjarecords.com/ Official website of Enja Records]

Enja Records is a German jazz record label based in Munich, Germany. It was founded by jazz enthusiasts Matthias Winckelmann and Horst Weber in 1971, initially devoted to the Jazz avant-garde.

History

The label's first release was by Mal Waldron, and recently the focus at the label has broadened to encompass other genres of music. Its sub-label is Blues Beacon Records.

List of Enja artists

* Mal Waldron
* Albert Mangelsdorff
* Tommy Flanagan
* Chet Baker
* Freddie Hubbard
* Abdullah Ibrahim
* David Friedman
* Hannibal Peterson
* Abbey Lincoln
* Franco Ambrosetti
* Kenny Barron
* Charles Tolliver
* Pepper Adams
* Eddie Lockjaw Davis
* John Scofield
* Cecil Taylor
* Archie Shepp
* Yosuke Yamashita
* Walter Norris
* Jerry Gonzalez
* Eric Dolphy
* Charles Mingus
* Gil Evans
* Ben Webster
* Coleman Hawkins
* Elvin Jones
* Hampton Hawes
* McCoy Tyner
* Wayne Krantz
* Arthur Blythe
* Maria Schneider
* Ingrid Jensen
* Lee Konitz
* Kevin Mahogany
* Rabih Abou-Khalil
* Joint Venture
* Michael Formanek
* Bob Degen
* Marty Cook
* Italian Instabile Orchestra
* James Emery
* Jerry Hahn
* Frank Lacy
* Josh Roseman
* Stanton Davis
* Michael Gregory Jackson

See also

* List of record labels