"A Good Thing, devoted to some of the most creative music around." (Penguin Guide To Jazz on CD)
"...the Cliche-free independent" (The Guardian)
"...their low-key approach to marketing has not stopped signings such as Polar Bear receiving recognition beyond the hopes of most jazz players." (The Independent)

NEWS & TOURS (last updated-03 July 09)
Zed-U new CD reviewed in the Guardian:"... a band that knows how to make punchy music without the usual cliches" more
Big Air CD described as 'the best British jazz record for 20 years' by journalist Brian Morton . Read full review here
Partisans new CD By Proxy described by journo Chris May as "one of the most exciting albums to be released on either side of the Atlanic in 2009." Read full review here. CD now available via mail order here
Phil Robson wins Jazz Musician of the Year and Kevin LeGendre, Journalist award at Parliamentary Jazz Awards more

Chris Batchelor-Steve Buckley
Big Air
BDV2880
& Jim Black,Myra Melford,Oren Marshall

5*(Guardian,BBC Music Mag)
'the best British jazz record for 20 years'- Brian Morton

Welcome to the website for the Babel Label, London's award-winning independent jazz (and beyond) recording company. We've got loads going on here. You can get up-to-date information on all our album releases, biographies as you would expect from a label's website, but you can also buy online CDs and download HIGH QUALITY tracks DIRECTLY from this site. We also link to Babel director Oliver's blog, where he pontificates on the world (especially of jazz), and you can follow 'Babellabel' on twitter as well as information on our club, about a new CD shop run by the label of hard-to-get indie jazz CDs (both online and at the Vortex), and much, much more...start exploring right now