FloFilz | Hagaki 葉書
FloFilz’s new album Hagaki—out September 12th on Melting Pot Music—is a musical postcard from Japan. Blending jazz, beats, and Japanese cultural influences, it was recorded in both Berlin and Tokyo and features guests like Takuya Kuroda, Nao Yoshioka, Budamunk, Toshiki Soejima, and Matt Wilde. The album’s rich visual identity comes from renowned music and travel […]
Saul Williams meets Carlos Nino & Friends at TreePeople
An unfiltered invocation by Saul Williams opens this sound ceremony with Carlos Niño & Friends, held beneath oak and black walnut trees in Coldwater Canyon Park, Los Angeles, on December 18, 2024. Organized by Noah Klein of Living Earth and hosted by the conservation group TreePeople, it marked a first live collaboration of this kind […]
Yoni Mayraz | Dogs Bark Babies Cry
Keyboardist and producer Yoni Mayraz returns with an anticipated new album, ’Dogs Bark Babies Cry’ set for release on September 5th 2025, via PPK Records (Pino Palladino & David Passick). The follow-up to his breakout debut ‘Dybbuk Tse!’ sees Mayraz pushing his singular sound into deeper, wilder territory. ‘Dogs Bark Babies Cry’ stands for “the […]
Blake Mills & Pino Palladino | That Wasn’t A Dream
Bassist Pino Palladino has been a sought-after studio musician with many greats, including Elton John, Tears for Fears, David Gilmour, D’Angelo, and Adele. He has showcased his jazz talent with Manu Katché, Dominic Miller, and others. In 2021, Impulse! Records released “Notes with Attachments,” his first collaboration with guitarist and multi-instrumentalist Blake Mills. The mix […]
Mansur Brown | Rihla
Mansur Brown shares his truest, most honest album to date, Rihla, which means journey in Arabic. Embarking on this voyage, you’re hearing an artist in full flow – bucking trends and freely making music that isn’t confined by genre. “Rihla to me is a diary of my life up until now. It touches on life […]
Josef Leimberg | Mystic Journey
Josef Leimberg—a Los Angeles-based artist, producer, and trumpet player—has carved an exceptional path in music, seamlessly blending jazz, funk, hip-hop, and soul into colossal soundscapes. His journey began in the early 1990s with the group Mad Kap, where he honed his skills as a trumpet player and producer. Over time, he produced rap legends like […]
Alfa Mist | Roulette
On his sixth studio release Roulette, the prolific producer, songwriter, pianist and MC Alfa Mist has created his own sci-fi universe – a vast dystopia where themes of revenge, forgiveness and redemption loom large. Alfa Mist’s albums have always tackled big themes. This time, however, he explores an imagined near-future in which reincarnation is discovered […]
Jamie Leeming | Sequent
Jamie Leeming continues to shine as one of London’s most beloved jazz guitarists, a key collaborator to artists like Alfa Mist, Tom Misch and Jas Kayser. His second solo album “Sequent” further impresses his talents as a musician and songwriter – featuring contributions from Laura Misch, Sly5thAve and Kaya Thomas-Dyke, it marks the musician as […]
Nate Mercereau, Josh Johnson, Carlos Niño | Openness Trio
Openness Trio is the debut album by a unique collective comprised of guitarist and producer Nate Mercereau, saxophonist Josh Johnson, and percussionist Carlos Niño. Free-thinking creators who bring a depth of experience from wide-ranging collaborations with the likes of André 3000, Meshell Ndegeocello, Kamasi Washington, Shabaka, Jeff Parker, Makaya McCraven, and many more, the trio […]
Jeremiah Chiu & Marta Sofia Honer | Different Rooms
Different Rooms is an experimental album created between late 2024 and early 2025. It blends live improvisational sessions with Jeff Parker and Josh Johnson from 2023 with newly composed pieces, all brought together through a collage-like production process. Unlike its predecessor, Recordings from the Åland Islands, which aimed to transport listeners to distant places, Different […]
Błoto | Grzyby
After a three-year break, Błoto returned with a surge of creativity, recording a wealth of new tracks at Studio Pasterka. Following two 7” singles and the Grzybnia LP, they now complete this chapter with the album Grzyby (Mushrooms). Vinyl collectors quickly grabbed all copies of Szlam / Ścieki and Bakteria (featuring DāM-FunK), while Grzybnia nearly […]
Brandee Younger | Gadabout Season
Grammy-nominated harpist Brandee Younger returns with Gadabout Season, her most introspective album yet. Set for release on June 13, 2025, via Impulse! Records, the album showcases Younger’s original compositions that blend spiritual jazz, R&B, and hip-hop influences. Described by Younger as “an open-ended narrative of life’s highs and lows,” the album reflects her journey through […]
Amanda Whiting | Can You See Me Now?
Amanda Whiting is a celebrated Welsh harpist and composer who has established herself as a key figure in the UK jazz scene. Supported by major radio platforms like BBC Radio 2, BBC 6 Music, Jazz FM, and more, she has been recognized with nominations, including ‘Instrumentalist of the Year’. In 2023, she joined First Word […]
Ben LaMar Gay | Yowzers
Yowzers is a new album by Chicago composer, improvisor, instrumentalist and musical folklorist Ben LaMar Gay. The twelve track collection is a leap forward in the lexicon of Gay’s recorded output, and a veritable masterwork of ancient inner-body rhythms and intuitive melodic storytelling. It’s worth mentioning that a leap forward for Gay is no small […]
Joe Armon-Jones | All The Quiet (Part II)
Keyboardist, producer and songwriter Joe Armon-Jones shares his most elevated solo project to date, All The Quiet. A galvanising statement of intent, traversing jazz, funk, dub, hip hop, and soul music, entirely written, produced and mixed by Armon-Jones himself. All The Quiet (Part II) is the second chapter of a two part album, released on […]
Joona Toivanen Trio | Gravity
Joona Toivanen Trio returns to We Jazz Records with their new album “Gravity”, out 31 January 2025. A landmark work for the long standing group, the album showcases the forward-looking sound of the band, moving way beyond the basic scope of the “piano trio”. There’s a startling sense of telepathy and intimacy at work in […]
Alabaster DePlume | A Blade Because A Blade Is Whole
Alabaster DePlume often asks a simple question: what do people need? In his work, at his shows, in his collaborations, the Mancunian singer-saxophonist and poet-philosopher poses this to the people around him. What are people looking for? In recent years, the same reply kept coming up: healing, healing, people need healing. But why, and what […]
Jeff Parker ETA IVtet | The Way Out of Easy
January 2nd, 2023. Aside from being the second of a new year, it was a pretty ordinary night at ETA in Los Angeles, where guitarist Jeff Parker – alongside his ETA IVtet with saxophonist Josh Johnson, bassist Anna Butterss, and drummer Jay Bellerose – had been holding down a regular Monday gig since 2016. At […]