Album Picks
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,…
Album Picks: EABS meet Jaubi – In Search of a Better Tomorrow [Astigmatic Records]
Polish jazz band EABS and Pakistanis instrumental quartet Jaubi released a fantastic collaborative album In Search of a Better Tomorrow. Check our review: Who would have thought that J Dilla’s beats could bridge the gap between Indian ragas and spiritual…
Album Picks: New Movement Ensemble – Never Far From Home [self-released]
London's instrumental band New Movement Ensemble released at the end of the last year their superb debut album Never Far From Home. New Movement Ensemble is a collective of musicians and friends who have spent the last decade creating music…
Album Picks: Malcolm Jiyane Tree-O – Umdali [Mushroom Hour Half Hour]
Johannesburg multi-instrumentalist Malcolm Jiyane (SPAZA: UPRIZE!) releases his long-awaited debut LP UMDALI via Mushroom Hour Half Hour. A generous sideman and bandleader, multi-instrumentalist Malcolm Jiyane stands at the vanguard of his prodigious generation of jazz musicians. Operating from the centre and…
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…
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…
Rosie Turton – Expansions and Transformations: Part I & II [self released]
Rosie Turton self-released her new EP, Expansions and Transformations: Part I & II. It follows the release of the trombonist’s debut LP Rosie’s 5ive (Jazz re:freshed) in 2019, which solidified her unique voice as a composer and bandleader within the UK…
Maya Dunietz – Free The Dolphin [Raw Tapes]
Maya Dunietz, a prodigy pianist, an avant-garde sound artist, an award-winning composer, released her debut EP album Free The Dolphin on Raw Tapes. This is a unique kind of jazz. Glimpses of folk lullabies, African scales, and rhythms, moments that…
Tamil Rogeon – Son Of Nyx [Soul Bank Music]
Melbourne-based, jazz violist/violinist and orchestral composer, Tamil Rogeon, returns with the new album Son Of Nyx, released on Soul Bank Music (part of the !K7 Music Group). His first full-length album in three years, Son of Nyx is one of…
Album Picks: Kuja Orchestra – 2020 [Jazzagression]
A Helsinki-based instrumental band Kuja Orchestra, whose music combines rap, jazz, reggae, funk, and soul, as well as flamenco rhythms, released a new EP 2020. We provide a musically relaxed atmosphere without rigid genre limitations. The starting point is a…
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