Fresh sounds: Mammoth – Ourglass
Jazz quartet Mammoth presents their new single Ourglass, lifted from their debut EP planned for September 2021. The tune follows their debut single Erlanger. A band made of sought-after touring and session musicians including drummer Harry Pope (Alfa Mist, Neue…
Song of the Day: 30/70 – Tastes Like Freedom
The irrepressible 30/70 return to Rhythm Section International with a hot and heavy surprise single, Tastes Like Freedom 9 minutes long free-floating jazz-funk. It’s a blissful, lively roller as much as it’s a nostalgia-drenched neo-soul love song. Emotive, intimate, and provoking…
Re Imagined: Samm Henshaw – Still Broke (Keyon Harrold remix)
Samm Henshaw releases Keyon’s Cocktail mix of Still Broke from Jazz trumpeter Keyon Harrold. Harrold is responsible for the incredible trumpet section in the original, now provides us with a cocktail remix, which sees his instrument take the lead. The…
Song of the Day: Mr Jukes & Barney Artist feat Kofi Stone- Check The Pulse
Mr Jukes and Barney Artist have teamed up with Kofi Stone for new single Check The Pulse, from Mr Jukes & Barney Artist forthcoming collaborative album The Locket. One of our dreams for the album was to have a…
Fresh sounds: MckNasty, Kojey Radical and Laudable – Not Nice
Jazz drummer and musical director MckNasty shares a new track Not Nice, featuring Kojey Radical and South African rapper Laudable, from his biographical LP As Things Grow. The single was born out of the collective experiences of three black men. Sonically…
The Wicked Sound Playlist #17 (2021) New Music Jazz Funk Soul Reggae Beats
The Wicked Sound Playlist #17 (2021) new playlist with new music across Jazz, Funk, Soul, Reggae, Electronic music and Hip Hop Beats. New music from Scrimshire, Nat Birchall, Faye Houston, Web Web, Max Herre, Yusef Lateef, Emma-Jean Thackray, SAULT, John…
Wax in the Attic: Sun Ra – Lanquidity (Definitive Edition) [Strut]
Strut presents the definitive edition of Sun Ra’s classic Lanquidity album from 1978 with a brand new 4LP box set and 2CD editions, featuring the widely distributed version of the album alongside alternative mixes by Bob Blank originally released in…
The Wicked Sound Playlist #16 (2021) New Music Jazz Funk Soul Reggae Beats
The Wicked Sound Playlist #16 (2021) new playlist with new music across Jazz, Funk, Soul, Reggae, Electronic music and Hip Hop Beats. New music from Glenn Fallows, Mark Treffel, Dela, Dojo Cuts, PYJÆN, Sepalot, Nate Smith, Kokayi, Michael Mayo, Weedie…
The Wicked Sound Playlist #15 (2021) New Music Jazz Funk Soul Reggae Beats
The Wicked Sound Playlist #15 (2021) new playlist with new music across Jazz, Funk, Soul, Reggae, Electronic music and Hip Hop Beats. New music from: Otis McDonald, Hoffy Beats, squeeda, Bertram Kvist, Beatchild, Dougie Stu, Resavoir, Jeff Parker, Durand Jones…
The Wicked Sound Playlist #14 (2021) New Music Jazz Funk Soul Reggae Beats
The Wicked Sound Playlist #14 (2021) new playlist with new music across Jazz, Funk, Soul, Reggae, Electronic music and Hip Hop Beats. New music from Dela, Otis McDonald, Space Dolphin, Harleighblu, Dragonfruit, Tiawa, Raquel Martins, Ella Knight, Khatima, Emma-Jean Thackray,…
The Wicked Sound Playlist #13 (2021) New Music Jazz Funk Soul Reggae Beats
I had a few month's break from The Wicked Sound, but not from music! So many great tunes keep coming up every week. Instead of the usual weekly playlist, here it is the big one - The Wicked Sound Playlist…
Song of the Day: Kamasi Washington – Sun Kissed Child
American Jazz Saxophonist Kamasi Washington released his new song Sun Kissed Child from the new compilation of various artists Liberated / Music For The Movement Vol. 3. The track is an epic eight-minute jazz opus dedicated to imbuing Black children…
Rosie Turton – Expansions and Transformations: Part I & II [self released]
Rosie Turton self-released her new EP, Expansions and Transformations: Part I & II. It follows the release of the trombonist’s debut LP Rosie’s 5ive (Jazz re:freshed) in 2019, which solidified her unique voice as a composer and bandleader within the UK…
Video of the Day: Little Simz – Woman
Little Simz released a brand new song Woman, produced by Inflo and featuring Cleo Sol on vocal. She also presented it live on Later... with Jools Holland. I love it when I see women doing their thing and…
Video of the Day: Jon Batiste – Freedom
Jon Batiste performs his new song Freedom live on The Late Late Show with James Corden. The song was lifted from Jon's last 2021 album WE ARE. is a masterfully constructed and visionary record that represents a completely new sonic…
Video of the Day: Curtis Harding – Hopeful
Atlanta-based soul singer and songwriter Curtis Harding returns with a new powerful anthem Hopeful. It's his first new music in three years. I wrote [“Hopeful”] some time ago but in theory it goes far beyond a time and place. I’ve…
Song of the Day: Timo Lassy – Orlo
Saxophonist and composer Timo Lassy presents his new song Orlo from his forthcoming album Trio, Tenor saxophonist Timo Lassy, one of Finland's leading jazz artists, is back with a new album release Trio on We Jazz Records. To be released on…