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Song of the Day: Robert Glasper, D Smoke, Tiffany Gouché – Shine
Grammy Award-winning artist and producer Robert Glasper has released his new single today, Shine featuring D Smoke and Tiffany Gouché. This release is his first since a strong 2021 Grammy showing, nominated for Best Progressive R&B Album and taking home Best R&B Song…
Re Imagined: Butcher Brown & Alex Isley – Remind Me (Patrice Rushen)
Celebrated quintet Butcher Brown reimagined Patrice Rushen's fan-favorite Remind Me, a special tribute which was released on the GRAMMY Award-winning artist and composer's birthday. On this track, Butcher Brown collaborates with vocalist Alex Isley, daughter of guitarist Ernie Isley of the legendary Isley…
Song of the Day: Theon Cross – Forward Progression II
London's extraordinary tuba player Theon Cross (Sons of Kemet) released an excellent reggae joint Forward Progression II, the third single from long-awaited sophomore LP Intra-I. The album was produced by Theon and Emre Ramazanoglu from Ill Considered and will be…
Fresh sounds: Alex Hitchcock feat. midori jaeger – Wolf and Nina
London saxophonist and composer Alex Hitchcock presents Wolf And Nina, a first single featuring Midori Jaeger, lifted from his upcoming album Dream Band, due on the 19th of Nov via Barcelona-based label Fresh Sounds New Talent. A Dream Band is…
Fresh sounds: Telemakus, Phøn, Javier Santiago, Tamuz – City Dreams
Telemakus shares a new song City Dreams and a full new album The New Heritage. He invited three other artists - Phon, Javier Santiago, and Tamuz to collaborate with him on that song, and the effect is magnificent. City Dreams…
Song of the Day: Ill Considered – The Lurch
London's free-wheeling live improvisers Ill Considered released a new single The Lurch featuring Tamar Osborn, Sarathy Korwar, Theon Cross and more. The band open a new chapter in their career with their first fully produced studio album Liminal Space out…
Re Imagined: Makaya McCraven – Sunset
The Chicago-based drummer, producer, and beat scientist Makaya McCraven shared another single Sunset from his forthcoming new remix album, Deciphering The Message. Makaya digs through the vaults of the legendary jazz label Blue Note Records to put a modern bounce on…
Fresh sounds: corto.alto – Brotherhood
Glasgow jazz sensation corto.alto releases a lead single Brotherhood from their forthcoming mini-album Not for Now. New song features the spoken word talents of Franz Von, MC and frontman for K.O.G & The Zongo Brigade, delivering effortlessly over irregular time signatures…
Song of the Day: Michael Kiwanuka – Beautiful Life
Mercury Prize winner Michael Kiwanuka shares his new song Beautiful Life, from a soundtrack to Orlando von Einsiedel’s new documentary Convergence: Courage In A Crisis, which is out on Netflix on October 12. Kiwanuka is a British singer-songwriter and record…
Album Picks: Flyjack – Pan Am [Big Indie Records]
Flyjack latest release Pan Am its latest and most ambitious album to date, featuring 8 instrumental originals and a cover of soul-jazz classic Dig On It, by Jimmy McGriff. The album was recorded while the band was on hiatus during…
Fresh sounds: Joy Crookes – When You Were Mine
Joy Crookes shares a new video for When You Were Mine from her much anticipated debut album Skin due for release October 15th via Insanity Records A proud South Londoner of Bangladesh and Irish heritage, Joy Crookes is a singer-songwriter, a masterful…
Song of the Day: Malcolm Jiyane Tree-O – Umkhumbi kaMa
Johannesburg multi-instrumentalist Malcolm Jiyane (SPAZA: UPRIZE!) releases a new song Umkhumbi kaMa, the first single from long-awaited debut LP UMDALI. The album will be released on 12th November via Mushroom Hour Half Hour. Malcolm Jiyane is a generous sideman and…
Song of the Day: Adrian Quesada, Brownout, Tomar Williams – Funky Chick
Grammy Award-winning producer and member of Black Pumas, Adrian Quesada releases a new funky cover of The Majestics Funky Chick features Brownout and Tomar Williams (of Tomar and the FCs), an R&B and soul singer from Austin. The song is…
Song of the Day: Jim Funnell’s Word Out, Umberto Echo – Lesser Vice
A piano trio Jim Funnell's Word Out collaborates with Umberto Echo on a fantastic new dub jazz single Lesser Vice. Lesser Vice is a Jamaican-inspired psychedelic ode to what 20th-century philosopher Alan Watts coined the "element of irreducible rascality". As the…
Song of the Day: Thiago França – Cheia De Manias
Thiago França & A Espetacular Charanga do França released a new killer album The Importance of Being Espetacular with a massive track Cheia De Manias. A Espetacular Charanga do França is a São Paulo-based carnival collective and brass band that…
Song of the Day: Byron The Aquarius – Universal Insanity
Byron the Aquarius shares a new jazz dance banger Universal Insanity, ahead of the new album release. The New Beginning LP drops October 8th via Shall Not Fade. Byron the Aquarius (aka Byron Blaylock), is an accomplished keys player and…
Album Picks: Dan Berkson – Dialogues [Freestyle Records]
California-based jazz pianist and composer Dan Berkson release his solo album Dialogues via Freestyle Records. Dan Berkson is a California-based jazz pianist, composer, and electronic music producer originally hailing from Chicago, a long-time resident of London, and Trinity Laban Conservatoire alum.…
Album Picks: Shay Hazan Quintet – Nuff Headlines [Chant Records]
Tel Aviv bassist and composer Shay Hazan release his new album Nuff Headlines with his Shay Hazan Quintet via Chant Records. Bassist and composer Shay Hazan is a mainstay on the vibrant Tel Aviv jazz scene. His versatile bass playing can…
Album Picks: Timo Lassy Trio [We Jazz]
Tenor saxophonist Timo Lassy, one of Finland's leading jazz artists, is back with a new album release Trio on We Jazz Records. The album introduces Lassy's new combo with bassist Ville Herrala and drummer Jaska Lukkarinen – both We Jazz…
Wax in the Attic: Lee Morgan – Live at the Lighthouse [Capitol Records Blue Note Records]
Lee Morgan Live at the Lighthouse is an expansive collection that presents for the very first time all 12 sets of music the legendary trumpeter’s quintet with saxophonist Bennie Maupin, pianist Harold Mabern, bassist Jymie Merritt, and drummer Mickey Roker recorded during their historic engagement…