Wilflower | Season 2
Wildflower (Leon Brichard, Tom Skinner, Idris Rahman) continue to explore areas of groove-based improvised jazz on their 2nd album. Taking a slightly freer approach to the writing process, simple but effective melodies and bass motifs are explored to to create fully realised pieces with dynamic extremes that bring a full range of emotion. Recorded over […]
We’re New Again | A Reimagining By Makaya McCraven
To mark the tenth anniversary of the release of Gil Scott-Heron’s “I’m New Here”, the thirteenth – and last – studio album from the legendary US musician, poet and author Gil Scott-Heron, XL Recordings will release a unique reinterpretation of the album by acclaimed US jazz musician Makaya McCraven. Titled We’re New Again , the […]
Moses Boyd | Dark Matter
London jazz star Moses Boyd will release his debut album, ‘Dark Matter’, on February 14. The Valentine’s Day release sees Boyd take over the reins as a producer and band leader, with contributions from the likes of Joe Armon Jones, Obongjayar, Klein, Nubya Garcia and his mentor, Gary Crosby OBE. “I still love jazz but […]
Nick Walters | Active Imagination
Trumpeter and composer Nick Walters returns to 22a with his second album for the label – a free and spiritual journey into avant-garde jazz! ‘Active Imagination’ is the result of the bringing together of musicians for a day in the studio, with minimal rehearsal, to collectively experiment and improvise in the moment – in contrast […]
Bluestaeb & S. Fidelity | Underground Canopy
Emerging from endless improvisation sessions and re-interpreting their heroes, Paris-based band Underground Canopy presents their first body of original work via MENACE : “Bluestaeb & S. Fidelity present Underground Canopy” drops on January 31st, 2020. The debut EP was produced, recorded and mixed by critically acclaimed Jakarta Records artists Bluestaeb and S. Fidelity in London. […]
Jeff Parker | Suite for Max Brown
“I’m always looking for ways to be surprised,” says composer and multi-instrumentalist Jeff Parker as he explains the process, and the thinking, behind his new album, Suite for Max Brown, released via a new partnership between the Chicago–based label International Anthem and Nonesuch Records. “If I sit down at the piano or with my guitar, […]
VA | Kraut Jazz Futurism
Mathias Modica’s “Kraut Jazz Futurism” compilation is evidence of a new musical wind blowing through Germany – especially in Berlin. After years of having been the techno capital of the world, the city now is embracing a much wider musical palette, attracting a new generation of sonic adventurists: international jazz musicians as well as German […]
Yussef Dayes | Duality
Drummer Yussef Dayes returns with new EP “Duality” featuring Rocco Palladino (Bass) and Charlie Stacey (Keys/Synths). He fuses both tracks “For My Ladies” and “Othello” into one expansive, complex performance video. Available now, listen and watch below.
Jazzbois | Jazzbois Goes Blunt
Jazzbois is a Budapest based jazz/hiphop trio. They have been working together actively in the past years, and after I saw them live on a festival in the middle of a forest – which was the best live shows I have ever seen in my life – I decided to ask them to make a […]
30/70 | Collective Fluid Motion
Melbourne’s 30/70 released their third album ‘Fluid Motion’. Since the last record was released, the music has brought the band on world tours and to the attention of the wider public and key tastemakers alike. Strongly supported by the likes of Gilles Peterson, Tom Ravenscroft, Jamie Cullum, Matthew Halsall and Bradley Zero, the UK has […]
Petter Eldh | Koma Saxo
Koma Saxo is a highly potent new five-piece produced by the visionary Berlin-based Swedish bassist-producer Petter Eldh. The lineup brings together five heavy jazz names on the Berlin–Nordics axis, including Eldh on bass, Christian Lillinger on drums and the frontline of three saxes: Otis Sandsjö, Jonas Kullhammar and Mikko Innanen. Despite the top-billing names, make […]
Yelfris Valdés | For The Ones...
Hugely talented Afro-Cuban composer and trumpeter, Yelfris Valdés (Yussef Kamaal, Daymé Arocena, 2000black family), delivers an incredible new album for the debut release on Tim Garcia’s Musica Macondo Records. ‘For The Ones…’ cooks up a hypnotic blend of jazz, cuban rhythms and electronics, paving the way for a new Cuban sound of the future. Fans […]
Jaimie Branch | Fly Or Die II
“FLY or DIE II: bird dogs of paradise” is the much-anticipated follow-up to composer, trumpeter, and singer Jaimie Branch’s debut “Fly or Die“, which was dubbed one of the “Best Albums of 2017” by The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, NPR Music, WIRE, Stereogum, Aquarium Drunkard, and more. Written while on her first European […]
Joe Armon-Jones | Turn To Clear View
Bass-heavy dub and contemporary club culture are the foundations for Joe Armon-Jones’ phenomenal second album. “Turn to Clear View” builds on the celebrated keys player’s singular vision, exhibiting a sound with flourishes of R&B, hip-hop and p-funk, and featuring regular bandmates Oscar Jerome, Moses Boyd and Nubya Garcia. He builds on his close-knit core personnel […]
Matthew Halsall | Oneness
A collection of unreleased meditative, spiritual jazz from the Gondwana archives in a 3xLP vinyl set. The recordings on “Oneness” date from Jan, March and September 2008 and were born from a period of experimentation as Halsall first began to explore the music that would provide the inspiration for his spiritual jazz recordings Fletcher Moss […]
Jeen Bassa | Cassava Pone
This is a classic beat-tape style LP from one of the most under rated Hip Hop producers in the UK right now. Warm and woozy productions that stand out in a world saturated with bland Dilla and Madlib-esque pastiches. Heavily influenced by Bassa’s Mauritian roots, the album takes you on a journey through aboriginal and […]
FloFilz | Transit
In 2019 things have changed. Today jazz is not only about diggin’ old records and learning about Bird and Trane. Jazz is very much alive and the city of London has become one of its epicenters. The UK jazz scene is happening because it is deeply connected with hip-hop, soul and club music. A perfect […]
Kinkajous | Hidden Lines
Kinkajous’ debut album ‘Hidden Lines’ is a compelling mix of tonalities and influences, drawn from their London home. The band has condensed their diverse experiences from across the artistic spectrum – orchestral to jazz, world and electronic – into a transcendental exploration of sound and time. “Hidden Lines has been a sculpting process, an ever […]