Song of the Day: Daniel Villarreal – Salute
Chicago's drummer Daniel Villarreal shares his new song Salute, from his forthcoming album Lados B, released by International Anthem. On October 15th and 16th, 2020, drummer Daniel Villarreal was joined by guitarist Jeff Parker and bassist Anna Butterss for two…
Song of the Day: Jaimie Branch – borealis dancing
Today's Song of the Day is a punk-jazz trumpeter Jaimie Branch new song borealis dancing, from her posthumous new album Fly or Die Fly or Die Fly or Die ((world war)). In July of 2022, just one month before Jaimie…
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…
Fresh Sounds: Dezron Douglas – More Coffee Please
Acclaimed jazz bassist Dezron Douglas released his new single More Coffee Please, from his forthcoming new album Atalaya, coming soon 18th of November on International Anthem. ATALAYA is new work by bassist Dezron Douglas, and it is alive. That is,…
EFG London Jazz Festival 2022
EFG London Jazz Festival 2022 11-20 November Full line-up revealed including details of the festivals programming five strands: Icons, Homegrown, Beyond Margins, Voices, New Creations, Global Roots and Jazz Visionaries Excitement is building for the biggest celebration of jazz the capital has ever…
THE BEST JAZZ ALBUMS 2021
The Wicked Sound favorite / best Jazz albums of 2021: 01. Marcos Resende & Index Marcos Resende & Index [FarOut] This album was recorded 45 years ago but sound so fresh like a recent release from a young band.…
THE BEST LIVE ALBUMS 2021
The Wicked Sound favorite / best Live albums of 2021: 01. The Daptone Super Soul Revue LIVE at the Apollo [Daptone] Daptone celebrates 20 years of soulful music with the release of The Daptone Super Soul Revue LIVE at…
Song of the Day: Irreversible Entanglements – Lágrimas Del Mar
A free jazz collective Irreversible Entanglement released a third single Lágrimas Del Mar, from the band's forthcoming album Open The Gates. The full-length album will come out November 12 via International Anthem. Irreversible Entanglements are Luke Stewart, the high priest on…
THE BEST LIVE ALBUMS 2021 (SO FAR)
01. Timo Lassy & Teppo Mäkynen Live Recordings 2019-2020 [WeJazz] The dynamic duo of tenor saxophonist Timo Lassy and drummer Teppo Mäkynen return with a double LP of live recordings captured in 2019 and 2020. The We Jazz Records release Live Recordings 2019-2020 follows the duo's…
Song of the Day: Black Monument Ensemble – Now (Forever Momentary Space)
Damon Locks & Black Monument Ensemble share the new single Now (Forever Momentary Space) from their forthcoming album NOW via International Anthem. Damon Locks & Black Monument Ensemble’s new album NOW was created in the final throes of Summer 2020,…
THE BEST JAZZ ALBUMS 2020
The Wicked Sound favorite Jazz albums of 2020: 1. Alan Braufman The Fire Still Burns (Valley of Search) Alan Braufman released his second album The Fire Still Burns 45 years after his debut album Valley of Search (1975 India…
Makaya McCraven remixed Nubya Garcia powerful new song “Source”.
Makaya McCraven remixed Nubya Garcia powerful new song “Source”, taken from her self-titled debut album. The album was released on Concorde Jazz, and make a serious waves. The original album track “Source”, before the remix, is an epic 12-minute journey with…
Rob Mazurek came back with star studded Exploding Star Orchestra LP “Dimensional Stardust”
Rob Mazurek came back with star-studded Exploding Star Orchestra LP "Dimensional Stardust" and shared a new song from that album “A Wrinkle in Time Sets Concentric Circles Reeling”. Following the 2018 JazzFest Berlin debut of new Exploding Star Orchestra (ESO) music,…
Alabaster dePlume releases new mini EP called “Visit Croatia”.
Alabaster dePlume releases a new mini EP called “Visit Croatia”. Back in February he released one of the best albums this year, “To Cy & Lee: Instrumentals Vol. 1” through International Anthem (Chicago) Lost Map (Eigg) and Total Refreshment Centre (London). It is…
Makaya McCraven shares “Mak Attack” and “Beat Science” from his new album “Universal Beings E&F Sides”
Makaya McCraven shares two new singles “Mak Attack” and “Beat Science” from his forthcoming album “Universal Beings E&F Sides” on International Anthem. It’s Makaya follow up to his critically-acclaimed 2018 release “Universal Beings”. New LP presents fourteen new pieces of…
Danalogue, Sarathy Korwar and Alabaster dePlume unite on a new song “Amoeba’s Dream”.
Danalogue, Sarathy Korwar, and Alabaster dePlume unite on a new song “Amoeba's Dream” from Danalogue & Sarathy Korwar collaborative debut EP “Equinox”. London-based synthesizer player and producer Dan Leavers aka Danalogue has been astral traveling through multiple sonic dimensions for the past…
Angel Bat Dawid released a “Transition East” inspired by Total Refreshment Centre
Angel Bat Dawid released two new songs inspired by Total Refreshment Centre. Both new pieces of music are her response to Emma Warren's 2019 book "Make Some Space", about the history of London DIY music institution Total Refreshment Centre. The…
Damon Locks & Black Monument Ensemble share new song, “Stay Beautiful”, a love letter to his hometown
Damon Locks & Black Monument Ensemble share new song, “Stay Beautiful”, a love letter to his hometown. The new track was recorded live at Chicago’s Red Bull Music Festival in late 2018 at Garfield Park Conservatory, and was released alongside…
Jeff Parker and the New Breed ensemble announces new album “Suite for Max Brown”
Jeff Parker and the New Breed ensemble announces the new album “Suite for Max Brown”. Tortoise‘s guitarist Jeff Parker will release his new album on January 24 via a new partnership between the New York-based label Nonesuch Records and the…
The Wicked Sound weekly playlist week 12 new jazz
Wicked Sound weekly playlist week 12: 01. Steam Down - Free My Skin [Decca] Buy 02. Moses Boyd - Stranger Than Fiction [Exodus Records] Buy 03. Emma-Jean Thackray - Too Shy - 12 Version" [ International Anthem] Buy …