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A new jazz album from Nostalgia 77 is always a delight. After a beautiful folk/psych/pop long player released early this year, 'A Journey Too Far', a Grant Phabao reggae remix of his 'Seven Nation Army' released on a limited 7-inch, another GP remix featuring the amazing talent of American keys...
Tuesday 25 November 2014 10:00
A delightful scat vocal jazz set from… 1981. Perfect for an early morning or late night session, and augmented with bonus tracks! The Janet Lawson Quintet - The Janet Lawson Quintet (CD) Barely Breaking Even BBE282, 2014-10-13 Tracklisting : 01. You Promised 02. Jitterbug Waltz 03. Sunday Afternoon...
Monday 24 November 2014 13:34
The follow-up to the Band X album from the previous year (see here). Self-pressed jazz funk from the Boston area with breaks and vocal work for fans of Steely Dan & Matthew Larkin Cassell. Check the mega drum break on the tune 'Snow'. A rarity for fans of cosmic jazz-funk, with disco, rock and...
Saturday 08 November 2014 12:01
Boston-based musician/producer/writer/arranger Craig Peyton (vibraphone, keyboards), along with Alan Grzyb (bassoon, clarinet, electronics), Victor Preston (trombone) and Joey Bellomo (drums/synths), for a space-funk lost gem, with influences ranging from Shuggie Otis to Steely Dan and Michael...
Saturday 08 November 2014 09:53
First edition of the Drugstore Malone label parties is on this thursday, october 23 at Studio de l'Ermitage in Paris, with two bands from the electro/jazz/hip hop scene presenting their new releases. Come and move your soul with us at this great party at 8h30 PM on the sounds of Wasteland (Antoine...
Thursday 23 October 2014 00:15
Behind one of the best Jazz bands in France is one mastermind: Masta Conga, surrounding himself by many guests, mostly from Parisian afrobeat band Les Frères Smith. This is already their 4th album (the 2nd one on Ubiquity Records), and their best yet: still exploring psychedelic jazz realms, but...
Tuesday 14 October 2014 11:36
After the mid-1970s albums from Batsumi and Dick Khoza, This is the 4th in our series of reviews focusing on the Matsuli Music label based in London and specialized in South African jazz ancient to future. Originally recorded and released in 1976 on Rashid Vally's As-Shams ('The Sun') label,...
Monday 25 August 2014 14:23
With today's music business transformations, direct-to-fan projects are getting more and more attention. So when you gather amazing artists such as Charlie Hunter (seven-string electric guitar), Bobby Previte (drums), Steven Bernstein (trumpet), and Skerik (saxophone) together to re-imagine a fans'...
Wednesday 06 August 2014 15:40
After so many reggae remixes of hip hop, soul, funk, pop, rock, etc., we thought "what if we tried he other way round? Let's take some of our reggae songs, put out the riddim, and build something else than reggae on the a cappella!" This is one of the resulting tracks. Carlton Livingston...
Tuesday 16 October 2012 14:42
"To me, spiritual jazz is soulful, honest music that brings together instruments, musicians and influences from all over the world. It often has a mystical, Eastern feel to it that’s quite magical, meditative and dreamy", said trumpeter Matt Halsall in the interview we did in March. You...
Monday 15 October 2012 13:09
Last summer we did an interview with Club d'Elf's Mike Rivard (check here) when he released his gnawa fusion and psychedelic masterpiece Electric Moroccoland. Now a NYC trio lead by keyboardist Jordan Shapiro brings another kind of fusion in a taste approaching Rivard's striking improvisations....
Tuesday 25 September 2012 12:53
Off the hills of Paris Montmartre comes the man behind Soul Sugar: Guillaume Méténier is regarded as one of Europe's grooviest keyboardists. He's specialized in vintage keyboards such as Clavinet, Fender Rhodes, and most of all B3 Hammond organ. After his critically acclaimed first album Nothing...
Monday 24 September 2012 16:13
Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey - The Race Riot Suite (CD/2xLP/Download) Kinnara Records/The Royal Potato Family, 2011-08-30 Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey will be releasing at the end of this summer their 21st album release entitled The Race Riot Suite on Kinnara Records in partnership with the Royal Potato...
Friday 13 May 2011 22:24
Burnt Friedman - Zen Aku EP (12"/Download) Nonplace NON31, 2011-06-10 Burnt Friedman rattles the pots and pans and also presents his latest technological breakthrough in the form of the rubber band guitar. He is careful to provide in his orchestrations the outer-rational sound of things...
Friday 13 May 2011 18:49
Ensemble Du Verre - Short Story About Walt (Digital) Batterie 013, 2011-05-20 With Short Story About Walt Ensemble Du Verre presents the second single of the upcoming album The Contemporary Cowboy (to be released in September 2011). With this track, mastermind and multi instrumentalist Soenke...
Friday 13 May 2011 12:27
Wicked Knee - Wicked Knee (CD EP/Digital) Amulet Records AMT031, 2011-05-11 Wicked Knee are Steven Bernstein on trumpets, Curtis Fowlkes on trombone, Marcus Rojas on tuba, and Billy Martin from Medeski Martin & Wood on drums and percussion, with the help of DJ Olive (who plays turntable on...
Wednesday 11 May 2011 23:56
Marco Benevento - Bene Live April 2011 (Free Digital Live Compilation) The Royal Potato Family, 2011-04-28 Have we ever told you how much we loved Marco Benevento keyboards playing? Many times over? Yeah you might be right. To sum it up one more time, there's been John Medeski and now there's Marco...
Friday 29 April 2011 15:42
Sean Khan - Slow Burner (CD/Digital) Far Out Recordings FARO158, 2011-05-16 "Stunning new album from multi instrumentist visionary Sean Khan featuring some of the UK s most talented musicians. This record comes packed with pulsating grooves that mix contemporary urban sounds with classic jazz...
Sunday 24 April 2011 20:43
Renegades Of Jazz - Get A Wiggle On (12"/Digital) Wass Records WASS-003, 2011-02-28 Get A Wiggle On hits hard with this tough breakbeat track fusing dusty brash samples, beautiful vocal hooks, vintage percussion and a deep double bass to an astonishing effect. Italian re-mixer/producer Suonho...
Sunday 10 April 2011 19:10
Renegades Of Jazz - Cascade (7"/Digital) Wass Records WASS-002, 2010-10-04 Renegades Of Jazz return after the successful debut release of Karabine EP. Wass Records is proud to deliver the follow up 7" single Cascade. This track sounds like Lalo Schifrin in the year 2010 a real up beat...
Sunday 10 April 2011 19:07
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