{{Short description|Independent record label}} {{Infobox company | name = International Anthem Recording Company | industry = [[Independent record label]] | founded = 2014 | founder = Scottie McNiece; David Allen | hq_location = [[Chicago]], [[Illinois]] | website = [https://www.intlanthem.com/ www.intlanthem.com] | footnotes = }} '''International Anthem Recording Company''' is an American [[record label]] based in [[Chicago|Chicago, Illinois]]. Formed in 2012 by Scottie McNiece and David Allen, and launched in 2014, the label mostly releases records that have been categorised as [[jazz]], with a particular focus on artists from the Chicago area.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2020-01-14 |title=How Chicago Label International Anthem Is Rewriting the Rules of Jazz |url=https://pitchfork.com/thepitch/label-guide-international-anthem-rewriting-the-rules-of-jazz/ |access-date=2022-09-01 |website=Pitchfork |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{cite web |last=ClashMusic |date=2021-02-09 |title=International Anthem's Celebratory Approach Is Breaking Boundaries |url=https://www.clashmusic.com/features/international-anthems-celebratory-approach-is-breaking-boundaries/ |access-date=2022-09-01 |website=Clash Magazine Music News, Reviews & Interviews }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=chicagoreader |date=2017-05-09 |title=International Anthem brings punk idealism to progressive jazz |url=http://chicagoreader.com/music/international-anthem-brings-punk-idealism-to-progressive-jazz/ |access-date=2022-09-01 |website=Chicago Reader |language=en-US}}</ref>
== History == The label formed when McNiece, a drummer originally from [[Indiana]], moved to Chicago and started a live jazz night in a bar in the [[River North Gallery District, Near North Side, Chicago|River North]] part of the city.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Payton-Carrillo |first=Brandon |date=2017-04-26 |title=At the Vanguard with Bridgeport's International Anthem Recording Company |url=https://southsideweekly.com/at-vanguard-bridgeport-international-anthem-recording-company/ |access-date=2022-09-02 |website=South Side Weekly |language=en-US}}</ref> He invited David Allen, a recording engineer based in [[Southern Illinois|South Illinois]], to record the acts.<ref name=":2" /> The label's first release was ''Alternative Moon Cycles'', by [[Chicago Underground (jazz ensemble)|Chicago Underground]] trumpeter [[Rob Mazurek]], in December 2014.<ref name=":2" />
British DJ [[Gilles Peterson]] named International Anthem as his Label of the Year in 2020.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |title=Angel Bat Dawid and Makaya McCraven fly the flag at International Anthem's Chicago showcase |url=https://www.jazzwise.com/review/article/angel-bat-dawid-and-makaya-mccraven-fly-the-flag-at-international-anthem-s-chicago-showcase |access-date=2022-09-02 |website=Jazzwise |language=en}}</ref> In 2021 two of the label's releases, ''We’re New Again – A Reimagining'' by [[Gil Scott-Heron]] & [[Makaya McCraven]] and ''Suite for Max Brown'' by [[Jeff Parker (musician)|Jeff Parker]], were nominated for [[Libera Awards]] Best Jazz Record, with the Scott-Heron/McCraven collaboration going on to win.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Grein |first=Paul |date=2021-03-22 |title=Phoebe Bridgers, Run the Jewels & Perfume Genius Among Top Nominees For 2021 Libera Awards |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/awards/2021-libera-awards-nominees-full-list-9543622/ |access-date=2022-09-01 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=2021 Winners |url=https://liberaawards.com/past-winners/2021-winners/ |access-date=2022-09-01 |website=Libera Awards |language=en-US |archive-date=2022-06-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220605190222/https://liberaawards.com/past-winners/2021-winners/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
As well as releasing records independently they have put out co-releases with other labels including [[Don Giovanni Records|Don Giovanni]],<ref name=":0" /> [[Nonesuch Records|Nonesuch]], and [[XL Recordings]].<ref name=":1" />
== Roster == The following artists have released albums through International Anthem
* [[Ahleuchatistas]] * [[Alabaster DePlume]] * [[Angel Bat Dawid]]<ref name=":3" /> * Anteloper * [[Miguel Atwood-Ferguson]] * Bambi Kino Duo * Bottle Tree * [[Jaimie Branch]]<ref>{{Cite news |last=Rubin |first=Mike |date=2022-08-28 |title=Jaimie Branch, Trumpeter Who Crossed Genre Lines, Dies at 39 |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/28/arts/music/jaimie-branch-dead.html |access-date=2022-09-01 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> * Jeremiah Chiu * [[Dos Santos: Anti-Beat Orquesta|Dos Santos]] * [[Dezron Douglas]] * Ben Lamar Gay * Tcheser Holmes * Marta Sofia Honer * Macie Stewart * [[Irreversible Entanglements]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-01-09 |title=The 20 Best Jazz Albums Of The 2010s |url=https://www.stereogum.com/2068942/best-jazz-albums-2010s/columns/ugly-beauty/ |access-date=2022-09-05 |website=Stereogum |language=en}}</ref> * Rob Jacobs * [[Emmett Kelly (musician)|Emmett Kelly]] * KrushLove * [[Damon Locks]], Black Monument Ensemble * [[Rob Mazurek]]<ref>{{Cite news |last=Moore |first=Marcus J. |date=2020-11-17 |title=Rob Mazurek's Intergalactic Jazz Aims for a New Dimension |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/17/arts/music/rob-mazurek-dimensional-stardust.html |access-date=2022-09-01 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> * Nick Mazzarella * John McCowen<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kim |first=Joshua Minsoo |date=2022-10-27 |title=John McCowen brings the contrabass clarinet into extraordinary territories |url=https://chicagoreader.com/music/john-mccowen-contrabass-clarinet/ |access-date=2025-09-17 |website=Chicago Reader |language=en-US}}</ref> * [[Makaya McCraven]]<ref>{{Cite news |last=Ratliff |first=Ben |date=2016-06-13 |title=Review: Makaya McCraven Turns Improvisation Into Jazz Suites With New Jams |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/14/arts/music/international-anthem-makaya-mccraven-review.html |access-date=2022-09-01 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> * Aquiles Navarro * [[Carlos Niño]] * [[Jeff Parker (musician)|Jeff Parker]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-12-12 |title=Jeff Parker: Forfolks review – a meditative gem |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2021/dec/12/jeff-parker-forfolks-review-a-meditative-gem |access-date=2022-09-01 |website=the Guardian |language=en}}</ref> * Resavoir * [[Gil Scott-Heron]] * [[Charles Stepney]] * [[Emma-Jean Thackray]] * Daniel Villarreal * Jamire Williams * [[Brandee Younger]]
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