Emma-Jean Thackray tonight at EFG London Jazz Festival 2020
Emma-Jean Thackray play tonight at EFG London Jazz Festival 2020 Watch on Friday 13 November, 9:00pm at https://www.mixcloud.com/efglo... Repped by Gilles Peterson, RBMA, Sounds of The Universe and many more, rising mega-talent Emma-Jean Thackray wears many musical hats.…
Emma-Jean Thackray announces a new release “Um Yang” and shares two remixes
Emma-Jean Thackray announces a new release “Um Yang” and shares some new remixes. The new long-dreamed project is straight-to-disc record dedicated to the Taoist philosophy of duality and harmony, of balancing melody and rhythm, groove and free improvisation, the cerebral…
Emma-Jean Thackray shared her new song “Rain Dance”
Emma-Jean Thackray has shared a new song “Rain Dance” and launched a new label Movementt. She is a composer, producer, multi-instrumentalist, singer, bandleader and DJ. Emma was called “one of the UK’s most exciting new jazz artists” by Red Bull…
Fresh Sounds: Don’t Problem – CD’s Lament
South London-based 8-piece band Don't Problem is proud to present their new single CD's Lament, lifted from their forthcoming album Liminality planned for spring 2021. With their new album, the combo challenges the common perception of a "covers" brass band,…
The Wicked Sound’s The EFG London Jazz Festival concerts selection
The Wicked Sound’s The EFG London Jazz Festival 2020 concerts selection The EFG London Jazz Festival will be going ahead as a huge range of shows and special events online, with live concerts now streamed from venues across London and…
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,…
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…
Song of the Day: Chelsea Carmichael – Fractuals
Following the release of her stunning debut album, saxophonist Chelsea Carmichael announces All We Know EP with a new instrumental track Fractuals. Off the back of releasing her stunning debut album, The River Doesn’t Like Strangers last year on Shabaka Hutchings’ new label Native Rebel…
Fresh Sounds: Jas Kayser – Darkness In The Light
Berklee-trained drummer/composer Jas Kayser released her new single Darkness In The Light, from her forthcoming new EP 5ive. Following in the footsteps of UK jazz heavyweights, Nubya Garcia, Ashley Henry & Kaidi Tatham, London-based, drummer/composer and Jazz FM's Breakthrough Act…
Song of the Day: Ezra Collective – May The Funk Be With You
London's jazz band Ezra Collective unveils a new single May The Funk Be With You, from the band's forthcoming new album. Bandleader Femi Koleoso says of the release, One of the blessings in the storm of lockdown was the opportunity…
The Wicked Sound Playlist #8 (2022) New Music Jazz Funk Soul Reggae Beats
The Wicked Sound Playlist #8 (2022) new playlist with new music across Jazz, Funk, Soul, Reggae, Electronic music and Hip Hop Beats. New music from Pachakuti, young.vishnu, Ezra Collective, Emil Evans, Soul Supreme, Blue Lab Beats, Pip Millett, Dylan Jones,…
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 Love Supreme Jazz Festival reveals the line up for 2022 edition
The Love Supreme Jazz Festival has added a host of star acts to the line-up for next summer’s event, which returns to Glynde Place in East Sussex from July 1st – 3rd 2022. The leading lights of international jazz will also…
Fresh sounds: Vels Trio – Celestial Greens
Brighton based experimental jazz trio Vels Trio shared a new single Celestial Greens, ahead of the release of the band's debut album Celestial Greens. Vels Trio reap their jazz-fusion crop with a stellar 11-track debut album Celestial Greens on Rhythm Section…
The Wicked Sound Playlist #21 (2021) New Music Jazz Funk Soul Reggae Beats
The Wicked Sound Playlist #21 (2021) new playlist with new music across Jazz, Funk, Soul, Reggae, Electronic music and Hip Hop Beats. New music from Àbáse, Jesuton, Raúl Monsalve y los Forajidos, Luzmira Zerpa, Orestes Gomez, Marcelo Monteiro, Mathias Monteiro,…
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…