Jonathan Bäckström Quartet
Jonathan Bäckström Quartet is an acoustic improvising quartet based in Helsinki with members from Finland and Sweden. Bassist/composer Jonathan Bäckström leads the quartet and they are set on a mission to navigate and discover the music that is being created in the moment. The quartet’s expression consists of minimalistic landscapes and explosive, multi-layered free improvisation […]
BADBADNOTGOOD | Mid Spiral: Chaos
Titled ‘Mid Spiral: Chaos”, the Toronto jazz trio’s latest project to be released via XL Recordings. The EP features contributions from Felix Fox-Pappas, Tyler Lott, Juan Carlos Medrano and Kaelin Murphy. The six song EP includes tracks such as “Celestial Hands”, “Last Laugh” and “Setima Regra”. In addition to releasing new music, BADBADNOTGOOD will be […]
Kiefer Trio | Something For Real
Kiefer‘s Kiefer Trio featuring Luke Titus and Pera Krstajic returns with a new live album Something For Real, out May 10th on Stones Throw. The first track from the project is “Cute”, originally from Kiefer’s 2019 EP Bridges. This version was performed live from Los Angeles in April 2023. Kiefer chose not to tell his […]
Tom Skinner | Voices of Bishara Live at “mu”
In January 2023, Tom Skinner and his ensemble performed material from his recently-released album ‘Voices of Bishara’ (Brownswood, IARC & Nonesuch, 2022) at London club “mu”— a venue founded by the curators at Brilliant Corners and named after the seminal Don Cherry live album. Their performance was augmented by three pieces by Abdul Wadud, whose […]
Juha Mäki-Patola, Tapani Rinne | Decaying Light
‘Decaying Light’ is the second collaborative release between Juha Mäki-Patola and Tapani Rinne. Their debut album ‘Open’ was released March 2022 by Hush Hush Records. In the new EP ‘Decaying Light’ the duo share more their sonic visions and moments from the Nordic atmospheres and soundscapes. They are creating hovering layers, drone based minimalism and […]
Cassie Kinoshi’s seed. | Gratitude
In March of 2023 composer, arranger & alto saxophonist Cassie Kinoshi premiered a commissioned suite of music in front of a sold out crowd at London’s Southbank Centre. She wrote the piece – gratitude – for her flagship large ensemble seed., in a special augmented formation that also featured turntablist NikNak and the London Contemporary […]
Shabaka | Perceive Its Beauty Acknowledge Its Grace
Shabaka Hutchings recently announced that he would give his bands Sons Of Kemet, Shabaka And The Ancestors and The Comet Is Coming, as well as his saxophone, a break for an unspecified period of time. His first solo album is a moving suite of primarily instrumental, meditative music that features Shabaka playing a variety of […]
Carlos Niño & Friends | Placenta
Placenta is the fourth collection of broadly imaginative and highly collaborative Carlos Niño & Friends music released on International Anthem in the last four years. It is also the first new music to be released by Carlos Niño & Friends following the November 2023 release of André 3000’s New Blue Sun – an album which […]
Alina Bzhezhinska & Tony Kofi | Altera Vita
‘Altera Vita’ is the first studio album by World renowned multi-award winning artists Tony Kofi (tenor saxophone) and Alina Bzhezhinska (harp) as a duo. The album is saxophone and harp in perfect harmony with Tony and Alina also providing the bulk of the percussion to accompany their recordings. Tony Kofi is widely recognized as one […]
Glass Beams | Mahal
Glass Beams have announced their highly anticipated EP ‘Mahal’, out on March 22nd on their new label home Ninja Tune. Released alongside the news is the EP’s titular track “Mahal”. The genesis for the Melbourne-based trio, which formed around founding member Rajan Silva, was through the rekindling of childhood memories relating to his father, who […]
Okvsho | A Place Between Us
Finally, almost three years after the well-received Orange Wine EP, and three international tours, Okvsho is back with their fourth project “A place between us”. Georg and Christoph Kiss, the two brothers behind Okvsho, are showcasing a project that is more intimate and bolder than ever, offering an insight into their thoughts, feelings, and experiences […]
Kamasi Washington | Fearless Movement
Turning his attention to dance for his latest album, Fearless Movement out this May on Young, Kamasi Washington resumes his ongoing study of music as a means of connection. His 2015 album The Epic, as well as 2018’s Heaven and Earth were received by critics and audiences as a reimagination of modern jazz showcasing Washington’s […]
Anenon | Moons Melt Milk Light
Anenon returns with a highly anticipated new album ‘Moons Melt Milk Light’, bearing his most personal, expressive, and arresting works to date. Anenon is the ongoing solo studio and live project of Brian Allen Simon, whom since 2010 has released multiple albums and EPs to critical acclaim, including the highly revered ‘Tongue’ (2018) and ‘Petrol’ […]
Mary Halvorson | Cloudward
“Cloudward” features eight new compositions by guitarist/composer Mary Halvorson, performed with her sextet Amaryllis, an improvisational group previously heard on her acclaimed 2022 albums “Amaryllis” and “Belladonna”. The band includes Patricia Brennan (vibraphone), Nick Dunston (bass), Tomas Fujiwara (drums), Jacob Garchik (trombone), and Adam O’Farrill (trumpet), with Laurie Anderson featured on the track “Incarnadine”. Halvorson […]
Matthew Halsall | Bright Sparkling Light
Originally conceived as a tour only exclusive, Bright Sparkling Light was recorded alongside, 2023’s expansive beguiling long-player An Ever Changing View and draws on the same trademark blend of jazz, electronica, global and spiritual jazz influences. The original pressing sold-out on Matthew’s EU and UK tour last October and November and so many people got […]
Ruth Goller | Skyllumina
Ruth Goller is known for her bass and vocal work with Alabaster DePlume, whose music she elevates in live contexts with her genre-less improvisational intuition. She’s also known for work with Bex Burch’s Vula Viel, whose DIY label released Goller’s solo debut Skylla in 2021. And she is known to creative musicians far and wide, […]
E. Lundquist | Art Between Minds
While Eric Lundquist song “Multiple Images” only dropped last year, he’s is already back with another ample helping of his hallucinogenic sonics. The project is titled “Art Between Minds” and it finds him utilizing a bevy of vintage gear to replicate that warm glow of ’70s jazz-funk. From the Fender Rhodes MKI to the ARP […]
Jahari Massamba Unit | YHWH is LOVE
Madlib and Karriem Riggins are Jahari Massamba Unit, a collaboration between two beacons of modern music joined by an unwavering passion for pushing the boundaries of traditional music. Beginning as a genuine friendship and mutual admiration for one another’s craft, Jahari Massamba Unit became a project with no rules or guidelines. The result is […]