Tanhai Collective | The Tanifesto
The six-piece London jazz band ‘Tanhai Collective’ draws its inspiration from jazz, broken beat, house and dub. They do this to create their unmistakable, energetic sound. After their second performance, where they were discovered by Norman Jay MBE, they played to an enthusiastic audience at Cross the Tracks 2021, a remarkable start to their burgeoning […]
Yussef Dayes | Live From Malibu
Multi-instrumentalist, producer, and composer Yussef Dayes releases ‘The Yussef Dayes Experience (Live from Malibu)’, featuring music from his critically acclaimed debut solo album, Black Classical Music, and more, on vinyl and digitally on January 26 via Brownswood Recordings, Warner Music, and Cashmere Thoughts Recordings and in the US on Nonesuch Records. Dayes is joined by […]
Kamaal Williams | Everything in its Right Place
‘Everything in its right place’ the new EP by British musician and record producer Kamaal Williams. The new songs featuring. Peezy on Drums and Marquinn Mason on Sax. Recorded at Malcolm Catto’s Studio Mastered by Beau Thomas. Released on Black Focus Records. Available on Bandcamp – All Proceeds to towards independent Music. […]
The Closest Thing to Silence
In August 2022, Australia-based, French born fourth-world music legend Ariel Kalma was invited to participate in BBC Radio 3’s Late Junction series of special collaborations. The program pairs artists who have not previously worked together to create new music cooperatively. Kalma was quick to suggest working with two musicians whom he had never met – […]
Ben Lumsdaine | Murmuration Without End
Murmuration Without End is a collection of rhythmic studies by producer, composer, percussionist & multi-instrumentalist Ben Lumsdaine. Whereas the tracks began as meditative synth drones recorded by Lumsdaine when quarantined in the basement studio of his friend’s home, over time they became multi-textural, poly-rhythmic sound worlds as he disrupted the meters and pulses implied by […]
Blumen Production Music Library by Alpman
Our dear friend Alpman from Berlin released his new EP on Soundcloud. ‘Blumen Production Music Library by Alpman’ contains five new compositions in classic soundtrack style. Listen to his previous releases as well. Alpman · Blumen Production Music Library by Alpman
Greg Foat & Ayo Salawu | Interstellar Fantasy
Greg Foat is one of the UK’s leading jazz pianists and composers. He has recorded prolifically in recent years for Jazzman Records, Athens Of The North and, most recently, for Strut, switching effortlessly from soul-jazz fusions to cinematic, haunting compositions, pastoral acid folk and electronic soundscapes. A concept album of Analogue Electronic Sci Fi Library […]
Koma Saxo | Post Koma
Berlin-based Swedish bassist and producer Petter Eldh returns with a new Koma Saxo album Post Koma, out on We Jazz Records, 10 November. The title Post Koma aptly describes the vibe of this one: The Koma Saxo sound continues its evolution, morphing into a holistic vision of jazz now and soon, where live instrumentation and […]
Robohands | Palms
New Robohands LP ‘Palms’ is the fifth album from the London based instrumentalist and producer Andy Baxter. Moving towards different genres and arrangements from his previous albums, ‘Palms’ features duelling harp parts, tape echo, double bass and draws inspiration from artists such as Dorothy Ashby, Azimuth, Alice Coltrane and Toquinho. In parts tropical and synth […]
Anagrams | Blue Voices
Balmat co-founders Philip Sherburne and Albert Salinas have been fans of Shy Layers’ lilting, Balearic pop for years, so when Shy Layers’ JD Walsh asked us to listen to a set of demos he was working up with fellow Atlanta multi-instrumentalist Jeff Crompton, we jumped at the chance. And once we heard their work in […]
Thandi Ntuli with Carlos Niño | Rainbow Revisited
Liner Notes by Thandi Ntuli: I travelled to Los Angeles and the USA for the first time in 2019. Although I had not met Carlos in person, we connected via Instagram where he saw a video of me playing a piano motif (titled ‘The One’ in this sequence) that he really liked and expressed a […]
Bokoya & FloFilz | Yurika
Acclaimed Jazz Beat producer FloFilz teams up with experimental Hip-Hop/Jazz quartet Bokoya for collabo album ‘Yurika’ on Melting Pot Music. What happens when a four-headed human drum computer meets a classically trained violinist turned beatmaker to spend time in the studio? A beautiful lily blossom. At least this was the case when Bokoya and FloFilz […]
K15 | Resonance
“Resonance” is the latest offering from K15, arriving on 2000Black. Resonance opens with a meditative chord arrangement that gets subtly layered with percussion and programmed drums, creating a song of depth and richness.Within Reach is the most playful track on the record. An uptempo ride, filled with class and flair and demonstrates K15’s evolution of […]
Get The Blessing | Pallett
The Band: “Pallett” grew from improvisations between Jake, Pete, and Jim during the lockdowns, which were then sent in a big jiffy bag to Clive, who added his drums at home in Oxfordshire. Our very good friend Adrian Utley hammered in a few final nails, and then the great Tim Allen mixed the results. We […]
BLAER | Pure
The fourth album of working band BLAER, founded in 2013 by composer and pianist Maja Nydegger, is pure and essential – A „dive into calmness“ as the Swiss Jazz magazine JNM precisely describes the drift of the music. The longstanding and diligent collaboration of the band members continues subtly, persistent and with musical intelligence. Since […]
Anoushka Shankar | Chapter I: Forever, For Now
Anoushka Shankar, the acclaimed sitar player, producer and composer, shares a new mini-album: ‘Chapter I: Forever, For Now’ is out via LEITER on limited edition vinyl and on all digital platforms. Recorded at Berlin’s celebrated Funkhaus complex, the four new tracks make up the first chapter in a trilogy of mini-albums Shankar will be writing […]
Miguel Atwood-Ferguson | Les Jardins Mystiques
14 years in the making, “Les Jardins Mystiques Vol.1” comprises 52 tracks / 3.5 hours of music composed, arranged and produced by Miguel with contributions from 50+ friends including Kamasi Washington, Thundercat, DOMi & JD Beck, Jeff Parker, Carlos Niño, Austin Peralta, Bennie Maupin, Gabe Noel, Jamael Dean, Jamire Williams, Burniss Travis II, Deantoni Parks, […]
Resavoir | Resavoir
Resavoir – the collaborative project led by Chicago producer/composer Will Miller – presents their second self-titled album. The new ‘Resavoir’ is a subtly radiant symphony interweaving modern-day soul-jazz with bedroom beats, synth serenades and twilight sonatas. It represents Miller’s most assured and refined work to date. Imagined, instigated and produced by Miller, who ties the […]