Aja Monet | The Color Of Rain
On the color of rain, poet, musician, and activist aja monet delivers a powerful blend of spoken word, jazz, soul, hip-hop, and experimental sound. Following her Grammy-nominated debut, this ambitious second album expands her artistic vision, exploring themes of love, resistance, identity, and collective liberation through a deeply immersive sonic landscape. Produced alongside an exceptional […]
Clear Path Ensemble | Ascending
Ascending is the fourth album from Clear Path Ensemble. In the past, bandleader Cory Champion tracked his first three albums, Clear Path Ensemble (2020), Solar Eclipse (2022), and Black Sand (2025) with a cast of some of the finest jazz musicians in Aotearoa New Zealand. This time around, he chose a different approach: improvising with, […]
Your Brother’s Keeper & Gary Bartz | Where Rivers Meet
Gary Bartz and new London ensemble Your Brother‘s Keeper collaborate on Where Rivers Meet, a deeply intuitive new studio album capturing a rare meeting between generations of jazz musicians. Released on June 19, 2026 via Brownswood Recordings, as the label celebrates its 20th anniversary, the record brings together Bartz’s jazz lineage and a new collective […]
Kalia Vandever | Mana
Kalia Vandever expands her introspective solo language on Mana, a spacious and emotionally direct record that moves between ambient jazz, electroacoustic textures and intimate songwriting. Released through International Anthem, the album continues the dreamlike atmosphere of We Fell In Turn while opening a more personal and vocal-centered chapter. Built around processed trombone, sparse piano and […]
Radiohop | Hard To Handle
Amsterdam-based quartet RADIOHOP push deeper into their raw, groove-driven sound on HARD TO HANDLE, a loose but tightly connected blend of jazz fusion, hip-hop and beat tape aesthetics. Released through Melting Pot Music, the album captures the energy of a band more interested in atmosphere and instinct than polish or perfection. Built around dusty rhythms, […]
Chiminyo | NRG 5.
Recorded live at Peckham Levels, ‘NRG 5’ channels the intensity of the intimate urban space, where concrete, sweat, energy, and electricity all bleed into the music – amplifying the collective momentum of the room. For this fifth edition, Chiminyo assembled a formidable lineup of some of the UK’s most distinctive and forward-thinking musicians. Kaidi Akinnibi […]
Błoto + Ion D | Atmosfera
Błoto return in 2026 with Atmosfera, a bold reinvention sparked by their collaboration with Romanian artist Ion D. Shaped between Wrocław and Bucharest, the album abandons the jazz tag in favor of a hypnotic blend of techno, dub, hip-hop, and Eastern European textures, pushing the band into more club-driven, psychedelic territory. Unfolding in two contrasting […]
Kiri Ra! | Nen
Lau Nau (Laura Naukkarinen), Linda Fredriksson and Matti Bye enter the We Jazz Records realm as Kiri Ra! with their new album nen (out 22 May 2026). Kiri Ra! is a trio that creates their sound slowly, in a process of improvisation and discovery. Filtered through the musicians’ long-standing friendship and collaboration, Kiri Ra!’s music is […]
Psyché | Psyché II
Nearly three years on from their self-titled debut, Psyché return with a new album that reinvigorates and expands their singular blend of groove and psychedelia. The band’s name itself—the ancient Greek word for ‘mind’ or ‘soul’—signals a deep-rooted love for psychedelic funk, while pointing towards a vast array of Mediterranean influences spanning Southern Europe, the […]
Matt Gold & Dustin Laurenzi | Devotional Fade
Matt Gold and Dustin Laurenzi present Devotional Fade, a collaborative record of electroacoustic rhythmic improvisations – equal parts meditation and dance, released on We Jazz Records, 24th April. Laurenzi and Gold, key collaborators in the Chicago creative scene and with genre spanning artists such as Bill Callahan and Makaya McCraven, step forward here with a […]
Flea | Honora
Honora sees Flea stepping away from his familiar role and into a more introspective, composition-driven space. The album trades funk-driven energy for a stripped-back, reflective sound, rooted in piano, trumpet and minimal arrangements. Across the record, the focus is on tone and emotion rather than complexity. Melodies are sparse but deliberate, often unfolding slowly and […]
14KT | Morning Meds
On Morning Meds, Detroit producer 14KT delivers a warm, groove-driven collection that sits somewhere between instrumental hip-hop, jazz, and soulful beat music. Known for his MPC craftsmanship and rich sampling palette, 14KT leans into a more reflective, easy-flowing sound here — built for slow starts, clear heads, and steady momentum. The album unfolds with dusty […]
Błoto + Ion D & Plevna | Zmiany / Schimbări
Polish quartet Błoto has always resisted fixed aesthetics, favoring experimentation and instinct over genre boundaries. With Zmiany / Schimbări, the band opens a new chapter—one shaped by a creative residency in Bucharest and collaborations with musicians from the underground Future Nuggets scene, led by producer Ion D. The project marks the beginning of a series […]
Jasmine Myra | Where Light Settles
Saxophonist and composer Jasmine Myra presents nine beautiful and powerfully grounded compositions that express her ruminations on life, growth, and progression, powered by the artist’s vision of duality. “It’s those bittersweet moments which are heart-breaking but so important. Looking forward and trying to make sense of life,” she says. “Pain is unavoidable, and you’ll have […]
Alabaster DePlume | Dear Children of Our Children, I Knew-Epilogue
‘Dear Children of Our Children, I Knew: Epilogue’ is a new EP by Alabaster DePlume, recorded during his March 2025 US tour. Performing with bassist Shahzad Ismaily and drummer Tcheser Holmes, DePlume had been presenting material from A Blade Because A Blade Is Whole. The trio’s immediate onstage chemistry led to a spontaneous studio session […]
Błoto | We Remember J Dilla
Every year, when February arrives, the global hip-hop community comes together to remember one of the greatest innovators in contemporary music, J Dilla. Born on February 7, 1974, James Yancey, also known as Jay Dee, revolutionized the sound of hip-hop and soul during his lifetime, and, in the years after his passing, his influence reached […]
Carlos Niño & Friends | Elysian Invocation / Pollen on the Earth
Elysian Invocation / “Pollen on the Earth” is a soaring, life-affirming longform dialogue between a cast of stellar musicians, every artist in symbiosis with each other and the work’s organic beating heart. Made from guitar, drums, saxophone, synthesis, percussion, and the scorching, fluid Voice of Saul Williams, the pieces commune with many worlds, natural, cosmological, […]
Scrimshire | Your Invasion Is A Lie feat. Idris Rahman
With Your Invasion Is A Lie, producer and composer Scrimshire returns with a striking blend of avant‑jazz, electro‑ambient textures and incisive conceptual depth. Featuring master saxophonist Idris Rahman, this 2026 single stands out as both a political statement and a musical exploration that balances intensity with introspection. Rahman’s commanding tone weaves through Scrimshire’s nuanced production […]