The Wicked Sound’s The EFG London Jazz Festival 2022 concerts selection
The Wicked Sound’s The EFG London Jazz Festival 2022 concerts selection: Excitement is building for the biggest celebration of jazz the capital has ever seen; EFG London Jazz Festival’s 30th birthday takes place from 11-20 November and today sees the conclusion…
Song of the Day: Sefi Zisling – Older & Wiser
Tel Aviv’s top trumpeter Sefi Zisling evokes the sound of 70s jazz-funk on the new release Welcome Sunset, including a brilliant new song Older & Wiser. Sonic echoes of legends from the iconic era such as Roy Ayres, Gene Harris,…
Fresh Sounds: Sly5thAve & Roberto Verástegui – Tie Break
The duo of producers and multi-instrumentalists Sly5thAve & Roberto Verástegui released a new single Tie Break, from their forthcoming collaborative album Agua de Jamaica via Tru Thoughts Recordings. Epitomising this fusion of sounds and collaborative talents on introductory single Tie Break Sly5thAve…
Song of the Day: Rebecca Vasmant – Broken Biscuits feat. Nadya Albertsson
Tru Thoughts Recordings presents Rebecca Vasmant's new single Broken Biscuits featuring Nadya Albertsson, from her forthcoming new EP Dance Yourself Free. Broken Biscuits started life over a decade ago, recorded as part of Rebecca’s Audio Engineering college assessment; it’s nice for me to listen…
Song of the Day: Ebi Soda feat Yazz Ahmed – Chandler
Jazz-quintet Ebi Soda announces their new album Honk If You’re Sad shares the lead single Chandler featuring Yazz Ahmed. The quintet’s new single Chandler features the highly-acclaimed British-Bahraini trumpet and flugelhorn player Yazz Ahmed. Renowned for her ability to blur the lines between jazz and electronic sound…
Fresh sounds: Ebi Soda – Yoshi Orange
Brighton-based jazz project Ebi Soda unveils a new single Yoshi Orange, the debut of new material from the band on their new home at Tru Thoughts. Frenetic precision horns lock with breakbeat drums, as the song evolves from a scatterbrain…
Fresh sounds: Kuna Maze – Bill
Brussels-based producer, DJ and multi-instrumentalist Kuna Maze aka Edouard Gilbert shares his new EP My Fish Is Burning including jazz-bruk-banger titled Bill. The lead-single features keyboard player Dorian Dumont, who adds some extra magic touches to Kuna Maze’s layered jazz instrumentation and syncopated broken beat production.…
Ego Ella May announced her debut album “Honey For Wounds” with two beautiful singles “Give A Little’” and “How Long ‘Til We’re Home”.
Ego Ella May announced her debut album “Honey For Wounds” with two beautiful singles “Give A Little” and “How Long 'Til We're Home”. “Honey For Wounds” take on on jazz, r’n’b, and neo-soul featuring collaborations and production from artists including…
French duo Nikitch & Kuna Maze dropped a dancefloor jazz banger “Hey, This Must Be Deep”
French duo Nikitch & Kuna Maze dropped a dancefloor jazz banger “Hey, This Must Be Deep”, and announced the first full-length debut album “Débuts”. The song oscillates between jazz, funk, Brazilan music, house, and broken beat. Nikitch & Kuna Maze is…
The Wicked Sound weekly playlist week 7
Wicked Sound weekly playlist week 7 is on the corner, waiting for your speakers. New funky groove from YouTube sensation Otis McDonald; Brighton based Tru Thoughts’s “new queen of Hip Hop Soul” Harleighblu with Bluestaeb and Janne Robinson; my favourite…
Gilles Peterson present first edition of We Out Here Festival
If you have no plans for the weekend, I have one for you. The best festival line up this summer, with wicked sound, fresh and popping live bands and DJs, mixing everything this website ate for dinner: jazz, soul, funk,…
Album Picks: Yussef Dayes – Black Classical Music [Brownswood Recordings]
Celebrated multi-instrumentalist and visionary artist Yussef Dayes released his highly anticipated debut solo studio album Black Classical Music via the revered Brownswood Recordings, Warners and Cashmere Thoughts Recordings. Black Classical Music is Dayes 19 track debut solo studio album. At every turn,…
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: Juanita Euka – Mboka Moko
Strut Records present the debut solo album Mabanzo by Congolese vocalist, Juanita Euka with her new single Mboka Moko. A familiar face to many from London’s vibrant live music scene over the last decade, Juanita has fronted London Afrobeat Collective’s…
THE BEST SOUL ALBUMS 2021
The Wicked Sound favorite / best Soul, Neo-Soul and R'n'B albums of 2021: 01. Jon Batiste We Are [Decca] WE ARE is a masterfully constructed and visionary album that represents a completely new sonic chapter for Jon Batiste…
THE BEST SOUL ALBUMS 2021 (SO FAR)
The Wicked Sound favorite / best Soul, Neo-Soul and R'n'B albums of 2021 (so far): Have a look at end of the year The Wicked Sound favorite Soul albums of 2021. 01. Jon Batiste We Are [Decca] WE…
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…
Celeste delivers a gripping performance of brand new single ‘Strange’
So simple, and so beautiful. incredible talented singer/songwriter Celeste delivers a gripping performance of brand new single ‘Strange’, with string arrangement by Seb Plano in popular YouTube series COLORS. [embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ZbO3pq9qq4[/embedyt] Celeste wrote “Strange” in Los Angeles last November, after…