Nilva Records was a jazz record label in Geneva, Switzerland established by drummer Alvin Queen. [1] The name is an anagram of Queen's first name.
Queen ran Nilva for ten years, then stopped during the 1990s when there were complications with distribution. [1] Inspired by the "Blue Note sound", he began recording in the early 1980s at Minot Studios in White Plains, New York. [1] The first album released was Alvin Queen in Europe (1981). [1] This was followed by Ashanti and albums by Charles Davis, Ray Drummond, Junior Mance, and Bill Saxton. [1]
Nilva Records was a jazz record label in Geneva, Switzerland established by drummer Alvin Queen. [1] The name is an anagram of Queen's first name.
Queen ran Nilva for ten years, then stopped during the 1990s when there were complications with distribution. [1] Inspired by the "Blue Note sound", he began recording in the early 1980s at Minot Studios in White Plains, New York. [1] The first album released was Alvin Queen in Europe (1981). [1] This was followed by Ashanti and albums by Charles Davis, Ray Drummond, Junior Mance, and Bill Saxton. [1]