Jaga Jazzist is back with “Pyramid”
Jaga Jazzist returns after 5 years with their new album “Pyramid” on 24 April 2020, where the legendary Norwegian eight-piece band takes a deep dive into post-rock, jazz and psychedelia influences. It’s their first album since 2015’s “Starfire”, their ninth…
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…
Fresh sounds: Liyah Knight – Moon Baby
Eora/Sydney-based artist and songwriter, Liyah Knight unveils a new single Moon Baby, from her awaited sophomore EP Traveller's Guide (out now via The Orchard). The slow and steady swagger of an enunciated beat provides a backdrop to Liyah’s powerful heart-on-sleeve croons. …
Song of the Day: Nicholas Payton – Hangin’ and a Jivin’
Trumper maestro and Black American Music's advocate Nicholas Payton shared a new song Hangin' and a Jivin', from his latest album Smoke Sessions, recorded with Ron Carter, Karriem Riggins and George Coleman. For a young Nicholas Payton, Miles Davis’ 1966 album ‘Four’ &…
Re Imagined: Rosie Frater-Taylor – Better Days (Kaidi Tatham Remix)
22-year-old UK singer, songwriter & guitarist Rosie Frater-Taylor is delighted to announce that her hit single Better Days is getting the Kaidi Tatham treatment. With a clear sense of purpose, Rosie Frater-Taylor blurs the lines between jazz, folk, pop &…
Song of the Day: Matthew Halsall – Salute to the Sun – Live at Hallé St Peter’s
Mancunian trumpeter & composer Matthew Halsall released a composition Salute to the Sun in a new live version from his forthcoming album Live at Hallé St Peter's. Released in November 2020, Matthew’s Halsall’s Salute to the Sun was the trumpeter’s…
Song of the Day: Sarah Williams White – Monsters
Sarah Williams White shares her second single Monsters, from her forthcoming album Unfathomable. The album will come out on December 10 on First Word Records. Emanating from the "hilly fields of Lewisham" in South London, Sarah Williams White is a…
Fresh Sounds: D’agua Negra – Acopalices
Extraordinary Brasilian vocal trio D'agua Negra released Acopalices, jazzy, sophisticated and elegant, new song is an antidote to chaos and a pure delight for the senses. D'Água Negra is an Amazonian product, undoubtedly, but without any commitment to the regional…
Song of the Day: Muriel Grossmann – African Dance
Austrian saxophone player & composer Muriel Grossmann released recently her new album Union containing the new excellent new version of her composition African Dance. The album came out on RR Gems Records. The vibrant composition called African Dance was first…
Fresh Sound: The KBCS & Olivier St.Louis – Pockets
Pockets is the final single to be taken from the critically acclaimed sophomore LP, Colour Box, by Hamburg based quartet, The KBCS, featuring Olivier St.Louis. As usual, this foursome of erstwhile session musicians jammed out what became Pockets with their…
Re Imagined: Gary Bartz – Soulsea (Cut Chemist Remix)
Jazz Is Dead announces Remixes JID010 featuring a reimagined version of Gary Bartz’s Soulsea. Cut Chemist taps into the big-beat atmospherics of his old running partner, DJ Shadow, to craft a moody, echo-laden, percussive down-tempo saxophone meditation. Creating drama over bombastic…
The Wicked Sound Playlist #34 (2021) New Music Jazz Funk Soul Reggae Beats
The Wicked Sound Playlist #34 (2021) new playlist with new music across Jazz, Funk, Soul, Reggae, Electronic music and Hip Hop Beats. New music from Łukasz Wójcik, Leszek Możdżer, Matthew Halsall, Alex Hitchcock, Cherise Adams-Burnett, Matthias Lindermayr, Alfa Mist, Apifera,…
Song of the Day: Moonchild – Too Good
Los Angeles neo-soul trio Moonchild shared a new song Too Good, the first single to be released from the band's forthcoming new album Starfruit Too Good is about being wrapped up in the high of love, and yet fighting off that…
Fresh Sounds: Rosie Lowe & Duval Timothy – Son
British singer and songwriter Rosie Lowe joined forces with a multi-media artist and pianist Duval Timothy on a new single Son, from the duo's forthcoming debut album Son. SON was recorded in London and Freetown between 2019-21. Inspired by the…
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…
Jerk, Brooklyn producer releases his new album “Some Cosmic Shift” on DeepMatter Records
Jerk, Brooklyn producer releases his new album “Some Cosmic Shift” on DeepMatter Records. Jerk is the brainchild of composer, producer, and multi-instrumentalist Joshua Kinney. The project is an exploration of the connection between jazz and hip-hop with compositions blurring the…
Shabaka Hutchings shares his “Composition In Memory Of Victims Of Hiroshima”.
Shabaka Hutchings shares his “Composition In Memory Of Victims Of Hiroshima”, performed live with Alabaster dePlume on sax, Betamax on drums and Neil Charles on double bass. The 6th of August 2020 marks 75 years since the atomic bomb was…
Terrace Martin shares his Three Part Music Series “Racism on Trial” Kamasi Washington, Robert Glasper and Denzel Curry.
Terrace Martin shares his Three Part Music Series "Racism on Trial" with Kamasi Washington, Robert Glasper and Denzel Curry. In early June 2020, following the murder of George Floyd, Terrace Martin team up with Kamasi Washington, Denzel Curry, G Perico…
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…
Steam Down featuring Afronaut Zu released their interpretation of Wayne Shorter’s “Etcetera.”
Steam Down featuring Afronaut Zu released their interpretation of Wayne Shorter’s “Etcetera”. It’s a characteristically cool combination, which features afro-swing, grime, jazz and future soul. “Etcetera” was the title track from revered jazz saxophonist Shorter’s 1965 Blue Note album. “Wayne…