mood matters
After his successful debut album „Keep It Raw”, Dusty now released his new project “Mood Matters” via Jazz & Milk. The album has gained heavy support from Mr. Scruff, Simbad, Moonstarr, Jeremy Sole, Dom Servini, Nik Weston and many more. Place your order online via Bandcamp. Don’t miss out on the Jazz&Milk Album Release Party at STRøM in Munich […]
13 degrees of reality
Over three years in the making, the UK collective Heliocentrics’ second album for Now-Again Records, “13 Degrees of Reality” is now available at Now Again‘s online store or on iTunes. Read more on Pitchfork and listen below. Support: Facebook | Soundcloud | Now-Again | MySpace
conviction
Drummer and composer Kendrick Scott Oracle released his sophomore album, “Conviction”, coming six years after his debut. Jazz great Herbie Hancock said of the musician, “Kendrick is not just a timekeeper. He is a muscian with big ears and a great imagination.” Available now on iTunes or Amazon. Get a free download of “Cycling Through […]
hammer, anvil & stirrup
‘Hammer, Anvil, Stirrup’ is the debut album from The Sign of Four wich is a new creative concept from the Natural Yogurt Band’s Miles Newbold. Recorded live at Chicken Shack studios in Nottingham, real musical instruments are used to create a swirling jungle of throbbing palpitations evoking the spaced-out vibes of an unsound mind. It’s an […]
yatha bhuta jazz combo
Yatha Bhuta Jazz Combo is the collaborative project between french producers, Onra and Buddy Sativa. Their self-titled album drops April 8th via All City Records. The album consists of 12 tracks of deep spiritual jazz, almost entirely improvised and created as a therapeutic break from their other constraining aliases, and not originally intended for public release. […]
colman brothers remixed
After the their latest album on Wah Wah 45s, the Colman Brothers now released their remix project. Up and coming beat-maker from Caracas, Venezula, Jimmy Flamante kicks things off in a low slung style akin to producer of the moment Tall Black Guy, who also features with his typically laid back re-working of one of […]
misc.
misc. = we’re playing miscellaneous tunes, from jazz, soul to hip-hop the base genre of bklyn. something new mixed with well known classics to comfort your eardrums. the event is planned to take place twice a month at munichs yip yab. first date is next week 20th march (event link). Enjoy the teaser jazz/hip-hop fusion mix […]
spiritual jazz vol. 4
Jazzman Records return with the fourth instalment in their hugely popular ‘Spiritual Jazz’ series. This time, with volume four, the emphasis is solely on; Americans in Europe. It’s well known that throughout the 20th century, fed up with poor working conditions and racism in their home country, many American jazz musicians chose to leave the […]
cover art
‘Cover Art’ is the new project by the NEXT Collective, featuring saxophonists Logan Richardson and Walter Smith III, guitarist Matthew Stevens, keyboardists Gerald Clayton and Kris Bowers, bassist Ben Williams, drummer Jamire Williams, and special guest trumpeter Christian Scott). The album features jazz interpretations of contemporary song material by such artists as Bon Iver, Drake, […]
live at montreux
After the inquiry of Gilles Peterson, Blue Note Records uploaded the hidden recordings of Donald Byrd‘s legendary live performance from 1973’s Montreux Jazz Festival. Stream the full set below. More information about the recording here. Also check out Gilles Petersons tribute mix part 1 and 2.
take it
Leron Thomas dropped his new project ‘..Take It’. Enjoy the motion pictures to ‘Appear To Stack’ and ‘Kept’ below. The album is now available on iTunes.
dillaquarium
After his wonderful album ‘Mercury’ (listen/buy) saxophon player Darryl Reeves now gives you the 7-track tribute J-Dilla mixtape ‘Dillaquarium’. The Mix features Mr. Reeves on the sax, Kenny Banks Jr. on the keys, Joel Powell on the Bass and drummer Kenton Bostick. Stream below and download for free here. Support: Official | Facebook | Soundcloud | Twitter
isle of magic
Mop Mop “… a bastard performance of modern jazz based on riffs looped till monotony…”, (from Nestor Ortiz Oderigo,Dictionary of Jazz-PBR 1961). Mop Mop is the brainchild of Andrea Benini, musician, producer, DJ who has been active for more than ten years exploring a large variety of musical genres, from club to jazz music. To […]
the drumhedz mixtape
Chris Dave and the Drumhedz now released their long awaited mixtape. For the ‘Drumhedz-Project’ Chris Dave worked with musicians such as Derrick Hodge, Pino Palladino, saxophonist Gary Thomas, bassist Joseph McCreary and guitarists Isaiah Thomas, Tim Stewart, and keyboarder Cleo “Pookie” Sample. The tape is available as free download on their page. Support: Official | Soundcloud | Facebook […]
no beginning, no end
José James will release ‘No Beginning, No End’ on January 22nd on Blue Note Records. Pre-order on iTunes and stream the album in it’s entirety on npr! Support: Official | Facebook | Soundcloud | MySpace
jazz names
ADJAK∆ are beatmaker SNK∆ and Adjaman, they teamed up for their new beat tape project ‘Jazz Names’. Available now for donation on Bandcamp. Jazz Names by ADJAK∆ Support: Bandcamp | SNK∆ | Adjaman
heels over head
The dynamic pocket brass band Billy Martins Wicked Knee celebrate their first full length recording. They’ve played together in many settings over the decades: John Lurie’s Lounge Lizards, Sex Mob, Medeski Martin & Wood, Spanish Fly, The Jazz Passengers, Get Shorty (The feature film) and many other gigs. ‘Heels over Head’ is now available on iTunes. Support: Official […]
conflict of a man
ERIMAJ is a progressive new band stirring up the NYC scene. This group is comprised of some of the most honored and respected musicians in music today. Spearheaded by the collaborative writing style of Jamire Williams and Corey King, the band features vocalist Chris Turner, the dynamic guitarist Matthew Stevens along with bassist Vicente Archer and […]