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Munich quintet Fazer are set to release their second album ‘Nadi' on 12th April 2019. ‘Nadi' follows the underground success of their self-released debut ‘Mara', which quickly sold out on vinyl and became one of the most streamed jazz records of the year. Moving freely between composition and...
I want to live in a world where my glass is always half full!" That's the inspiring maxim of New Orleans master drummer Herlin Riley. On his second Mack Avenue Records release, Perpetual Optimism, the longtime anchor of the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra preaches his silver-lined gospel on 10...
2019 release. A feast of soul, gospel, R&B, groove and jazz, A Little Love blooms with songs about searching, trying times, buoyant love, deep reflection and social action. Lynell sings with the voice of authority and the takeaway from the album as a whole is honesty. She's a truth-seeking...
I hope, says Laurence Pike, the listener is as excited - and at times confounded - by this music as I am. Holy Spring is an article of faith for Pike, expressing the sense that The ritual of performance can transcend the confines of style, structure and concept to connect with something universal....
In the beginning there was John Coltrane. Growing up in a family that listened to a vast and global array of music, Teodross Avery experienced an epiphany at 13 when he first heard Trane's epochal harmonic steeplechase "Giant Steps. " Taking up the tenor saxophone, he emerged in the mid-1990s as...
Polish septet EABS apply an innovative approach to jazz, distilling it through the prism of hip-hop, blending it with elements of soul, funk and electronic music. ‘Slavic Spirits' was 2 years in the making and contains 100% original material. They are joined by 22a head-honcho Tenderlonious who...
Where Future Unfolds is a new work spirited by Chicago-based sound & visual artist Damon Locks. Starting as a solo sound collage piece (where Locks pulled samples from Civil Rights era speeches and recordings to create an improvisational pallet for performance on his drum machine), over 4 years the...
Helsinki duo Timo Lassy & Teppo Mäkynen present strong body of work on their new LP which updates the sound of an acoustic sax+drums combo in a highly inspiring way. Lassy plays sax, Mäkynen plays drums and handles production duties. Consisting of 13 focused tracks each clocking in at around three...
Soul Jazz Records are releasing flautist Lloyd McNeill's album ‘Treasures' (1976). Originally released on the artists' own private press Baobab label in New York, the album is a serious collectors' piece, a heavyweight and fascinating fusion of deep and spiritual jazz sensibilities blended with...
A delicious collection of jazz for entertaining. - Dinner Party Jazz by Various Artists (CD)
People don't like Abdullah Ibrahim, they adore him, bestowing on him the devotion normally reserved for Nina Simone. When he plays, melodies tumble out effortlessly, as he slides from theme to theme like a laid-back South African reincarnation of Thelonious Monk. THE GUARDIAN Abdullah Ibrahim (who...
At a moment when musical streams are crossing with unprecedented frequency, it's crucial to remember that throughout its history, New Orleans has been the point at which sounds and cultures from around the world converge, mingle, and resurface, transformed by the Crescent City's inimitable spirit...
The Ethnic Heritage Ensemble is led by legendary Chicago percussionist Kahil El'Zabar, an artist in a league of his own, acknowledged throughout the world as the leader in the vanguard of spiritual and afro-futuristic jazz. - Be Known Ancient/Future/Music by Ethnic Heritage Ensemble (CD)
Soul Jazz Records are releasing flautist Lloyd McNeill's album ‘Elegia' (1980). Originally released on the artists' own private press Baobab label in New York, the album is a serious collectors' piece, a heavyweight and fascinating fusion of deep spiritual jazz with Brazilian rhythms and melodies....
A heavyweight astral shower of rhythm and vibes, Ash Walker's third album ‘Aquamarine' is set for release on 12th July via Night Time Stories. Ash's production output is similarly exploratory: his journeys have taken him far and wide, from tunnels under the river Thames to recording local...
A heavy new compilation from Brownswood shines a light on the independent underground in Melbourne, where a close-knit collection of artists have taken cues from soul, jazz and club culture to carve out a fresh Melbournian sound. Featuring nine different groups, many of them sharing members and...
We live in divisive times. Multiculturalism rises hand-in-hand with racial tensions, and politicians seem powerless to even bring people within earshot of their convoluted message. Its time for a different perspective. On his second studio album, More Arriving, Sarathy Korwar blasts out his own...
Riding the ripples of their debut single "Escalator" (which BBC's Gilles Peterson called "a winner," and Supreme Standards' Tina Edwards likened to "Radiohead on a Jazz trip"), Chicago collective Resavoir return with their first full length effort. The self-titled album presents a juicy suite of...
BBE Music presents the fourth release in their acclaimed J Jazz Masterclass Series: Topology by Makoto Terashita and Harold Land. Originally released in 1983 on the cult Aketa's Disk label, Topology captures a surprising yet fascinating and engaging collaboration between a young Japanese jazz...
Start shootin' fast, ask questions later Too many times, get drunk on power Bully civilians, watch ‘em cower The Souljazz Orchestra return with a brand new studio album for our troubled times, ‘Chaos Theories', released on Strut on 13th September. Always known for their uncompromising social and...