Album Picks: EABS meet Jaubi – In Search of a Better Tomorrow [Astigmatic Records]
12/05/2023Polish jazz band EABS and Pakistanis instrumental quartet Jaubi released a fantastic collaborative album In Search of a Better Tomorrow. Check our review: Who would have thought that J Dilla’s beats could bridge the gap between Indian ragas and spiritual Polish jazz? Not me. That’s why I was pleasantly surprised when I first heard a collaborative project EABS meet Jaubi, released last Friday on Astigmatic Records. Dig a little deeper into the history of these bands and how this collaboration came to be, and you’ll discover Dilla’s influence. And the sound? This album is like a slow-burning fire rising to…
Song of the Day: EABS meet Jaubi – Sun
A The Polish collective EABS and Pakistan’s music project Jaubi have collaborated to record an album titled In Search of a Better Tomorrow. The first single from the album is called Sun. In 2019, EABS pianist Latarnik was invited to…
Song of the Day: Caixa Cubo – Dreams
Funk fuelled and global-pointing Brazilian jazz trio Caixa Cubo released their latest single Dreams, from the forthcoming album Agora Dreams is the group’s first foray into R’n’B melding the simple and sporadic instrumentation of drums, keys and bass into a Jill…
Song of the Day: El Michels Affair & Black Thought – Glorious Game
El Michels Affair & Black Thought treat us to an unstoppable new 45. Pulling two standout tunes from their forthcoming Glorious Game record. The vinyl single will be available at all finer record stores worldwide March 17th, and the full…
Song of the Day: Mark de Clive-Lowe, Shigeto & Melanie Charles – Strings
A Strings is a second single from the unconventional forthcoming collaboration album Hotel San Claudio, made by Mark de Clive-Lowe, Shigeto & Melanie Charles. Revered composer, pianist, DJ and two-decade-long bridge between jazz, dance and hip-hop, Mark de Clive-Lowe (MdCL),…
Song of the Day: Organic Pulse Ensemble – For All The Other Places
A Swedish one-man spiritual orchestra Organic Pulse Ensemble shares today an ethereal gem For All The Other Places, from the project's new album A Thousand Hands, released via Spanish record company 2 Headed Deer. This album fuses the intensity of…
Song of the Day: Okonski – Song For My Sister’s Son
Durand Jones & The Indications' piano player Steve Okonski released his debut album Magnolia with a very personal beautiful new single Song For My Sister's Son. The studio at 122 West Loveland Avenue was not an unfamiliar space for Steve Okonski,…
Song of the Day: Theo Croker, Ego Ella May, D’Leau – Theo Says
A Grammy-nominated artist Theo Croker shared a new single Theo Says from his new collaborative EP alongside UK singer-songwriter Ego Ella May & D'Leau entitled By The Way. Theo was working with Ego Ella May on his 2021 full-length album,…
Song of the Day: Mammal Hands – Nightingale
Mammal Hands released a new single Nightingale, from the band's forthcoming new album Gift from the Trees, their fifth studio album, pointing to subtle shifts and exciting new departures for the unique trio. The band's fifth album Gift from the…
Song of the Day: IzangoMa – Ngo Ma
Pretoria's based fifteen-piece kaleidoscopic ensemble IzangoMa released their single Ngo Ma, from the band's same-titled forthcoming debut album coming on 26th May 202 via Brownswood Recordings. Although IzangoMa’s debut may only be reaching us in 2023, the avant-garde collective’s roots…
Song of the Day: The Lahaar – Doin’ It
A new jazz-funk supergroup out of Melbourne The Lahaar released its first single Doin' It, a kicking trans-boogie scorcher from the band's forthcoming debut EP via Soundway Records The Lahaar. Drawing inspiration from the depths of late 70's NYC proto-rap…
Review: EFG London Jazz Festival – Tribute to Tomasz Stanko
Queen Elizabeth Hall, in Southbank Centre on Wednesday 16 November 2022 was full and ready for the magic. Alyn Shipton, an author of the award-winning A New History of Jazz, introduces the musicians and the program of tonight's EFG London…
Song of the Day: Ethnic Heritage Ensemble – Holy Man
Visionary percussionist and veteran bandleader Kahil El’Zabar shared a new single Holy Man, from his Ethnic Heritage Ensemble's forthcoming new album Spirit Gatherer - Tribute to Don Cherry. Don Cherry was a true original. A pioneer of the jazz avant-garde,…
Video of the Day: Ezra Collective – NPR Tiny Desk Concert
London jazz band Ezra Collective performed material from the new album Where I'm Meant To Be live at NPR Tiny Desk Concert. London 5-piece Ezra Collective are proving themselves as a harmonious tour de force. Their sound nods respectfully…
Song of the Day: Hermanos Gutiérrez – Thunderbird
Zurich-based duo Hermanos Gutiérrez released a new single Thunderbird, from the band's brand new brilliant album El Bueno Y El Malo. Hermanos Gutiérrez (consisting of guitarists and actual brothers Estevan and Alejandro), whose albums consist almost entirely of instrumental, heavily…
Wax in the Attic: Tomasz Stańko Quintet – Wooden Music [Astigmatic}
On the 80th birthday of Tomasz Stańko, Astigmatic Records presents the first part of Wooden Music, a conceptual project created by the maestro and his legendary quintet, which has been stored in the archives of Radio Bremen for 50 years.…
Song of the Day: FKJ – Us – Colors Show
French multi-instrumentalist FKJ performed on the COLORS show his new single Us, off his new album V I N C E N T. Vincent Fenton—aka FKJ, which stands for French Kiwi Juice—first introduced the world to his intricate compositions on…
Fresh Sounds: BTTRFLY Quintet – Buried Treasure
The jazz and funk supergroup BTTRFLY QUINTET released their debut album Coast, alongside the fantastic new single Buried Treasure. BTTRFLY QUINTET is the newly formed project of; Eric "Benny" Bloom (Lettuce), Dominc Lalli (Big Gigantic), Adam Deitch (Lettuce), Borahm Lee…
Fresh Sounds: Venna – Sicily’ Box
South London's Grammy Award-winning, saxophonist Venna released his new single Sicily' Box, featuring Yussef Dayes, Marco Bernadis and Rocco Palladino. Sicily’ Box is a special record that I created with my brothers. We started it in Deptford and I finished…
Fresh Sounds: Charlie Stacey – Music Is Healing
Keyboard player and pianist Charlie Stacey fuses jazz-piano virtuosity with dark synth textures and grooves on his first solo project - a direct-to-disc, one take recording for Night Dreamer Records. We can listen to his first single Music Is Healing,…
Fresh Sounds: Tom Skinner – Journey
Sons of Kemet's drummer Tom Skinner released his debut album Voices of Bishara via Brownswood Records / International Anthem, alongside the release of the new single Journey. The title of Tom Skinner’s first release under his own name is a…
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