Grant Phabao & Carlton Livingston - Could Be Bitter (Jazz Rework) (Digital Single, Paris DJs)

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...

Matthew Halsall - Fletcher Moss Park - out on Gondwana Records

"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...

Choban Elektrik - Choban Elektrik (self-released)

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....

Soul Sugar - Hands On EP - out now!

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...

Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey - The Race Riot Suite - out august 30th on The Royal Potato Family

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...

Burnt Friedman - Zen Aku EP - out june 10th on Nonplace

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...

Ensemble Du Verre - Short Story About Walt - out may 20th on Batterie Records

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...

Wicked Knee (Billy Martin, Steve Bernstein, Curtis Fowlkes & Marcus Rojas) - out on Amulet Records

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...

Marco Benevento - Bene Live April 2011 - FREE MP3 DOWNLOAD

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...

Sean Khan - Slow Burner - out may 16th on Far out Recordings

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...

Renegades Of Jazz - Get A Wiggle On - out on Wass Records

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...

Renegades Of Jazz - Cascade - out on Wass Records

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...

Raphaël - Stop, Look, Listen - out on Heavenly Sweetness

Raphaël - Stop, Look, Listen (CD/LP/Digital) Heavenly Sweetness HS043, 2011-03-04 Reissue of Raphael's album 'Stop, Look, Listen', a deep and spiritual album released in Belgium, 1972. For fans of cosmic jazz and extremely rare vinyls who want to discover another fantastic piano player... The real...

Ensemble Du Verre - Emily's Poem - out on Batterie Records

Ensemble Du Verre - Emily's Poem (Digital) Batterie 012, 2011-03-04 Soenke Duewer's cinematic jazz project, Ensemble du Verre, is back with brand new line-up and single, Emily's Poem, which will be followed by a full length album, A Green Meadow, to be released in May. The label is a small one from...

Stefan Zeniuk - Gato Loco - out march 17th on Winter & Winter

Stefan Zeniuk - Gato Loco (CD) Winter & Winter 910175-2, 2011-03-17 To hear Gato Loco, led by Stefan Zeniuk, is to feel what it must have been like in those days when a travelling circus came to your backwater town; suddenly, out of the dust, there is a promise of mystery, pageantry, eroticism...

Hidden Orchestra - The Burning Circle (free MP3)

Hidden Orchestra - The Burning Circle (Free MP3 downloads) Tru Thoughts, 2011-02-22 The Burning Circle is a previously unreleased and exclusive track (co-produced by DJ Slepton) which has been a favourite in Hidden Orchestra live sets from day one. If you like this and haven’t checked the Hidden...

Nostalgia 77 - Simmer Down - out february 28th on Tru Thoughts

Nostalgia 77 - Simmer Down (7"/Digital) Tru Thoughts TRUCD228, 2011-02-28 First single from Benedic Lamdin a.k.a. Nostalgia 77's long-awaited fourth solo album, The Sleepwalking Society. Nostalgia 77's previous accolades include Gilles Peterson's BBC Worldwide award for 'Jazz Track of the...

Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey - Stay Gold - out on Kinnara/Royal Potato Family

Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey - Stay Gold (CD/2LP/Download) Kinnara Records/The Royal Potato Family KIN0003, 2010-06-22 Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey, the Tulsa, Oklahoma institution founded by pianist Brian Haas returns with a new full length album, Stay Gold. The effort further refines JFJO's singular vision...

Nick Rosen - Into The Sky

Nick Rosen - Into The Sky (CD/LP+7"/Download) Porter Records PRCD-4048/PRLP-015, 2010-07-20 Nick Rosen describes his first full-length offering, Into the Sky, as being, "a musical celebration of the interconnectedness of all people and places. The songs are by themselves their own...

Bad Jazz Troupe - Looking For Jupiter - out december 13th on Jazz & Milk

Bad Jazz Troupe - Looking For Jupiter (12"/Digital) Jazz & Milk JM011, Dec 3rd 2010 - digital // Dec 13th 2010 - vinyl You could probably live without bad Jazz, but you don't want to miss the Bad Jazz Troupe! Disregarding any kind of mindless rule - musical or otherwise - this reckless...

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