Featured releases
Song of the Day: Dan Berkson – Unity
California-based jazz pianist and composer Dan Berkson has released a wonderful song Unity on his solo album Dialogues released via Freestyle Records. Dan Berkson is a California-based jazz pianist, composer, and electronic music producer originally hailing from Chicago, a long-time…
Fresh sounds: Jelly Cleaver – Forever Presence: Pt. 1
South London guitarist, activist, producer, and singer-songwriter Jelly Cleaver has released her debut EP with her group The Forever Presence (which features members of Levitation Orchestra and Steam Down). The EP Forever Presence is released by taste-maker independent label Gearbox…
Song of the Day: Alison Shearer – Celestial
New York-based saxophonist and composer Alison Shearer has announced her debut LP, View From Above, alongside the release of the lead single Celestial. Alison Shearer’s debut album makes a statement. A statement about loss, and struggle, and the restorative power of music. Written…
Song of the Day: Shay Hazan – Desert Snake
Tel Aviv bassist and composer Shay Hazan released his new single Desert Snake from the 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.…
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…
Song of the Day: Chip Wickham – Sais (Egypt)
Saxophonist and flautist Chip Wickham shared a new single Sais (Egypt), cover of James Mtume’s classic. Full-length album out in 2022 via Gondwana Records. Chip Wickham has signed to the Gondwana Records label and we’ll be releasing his debut album on the…
Fresh sounds: James Beckwith – Dreamliner
South London's synth man James Beckwith drops Dreamliner, the new single off his second album SE10. Electro-jazz at its finest with the who's who of London jazz including a killing trumpet solo by James Copus and Beckwith's trademark keys-heavy production.…
Song of the Day: Gregory Porter – Love Runs Deeper
The amazing duo of singers Gregory Porter & Cherise joins forces on a new festive single Love Runs Deeper, from The Walt Disney new ad campaign. Celebrating a decade of success, the seven-time Grammy-nominated and two-time Grammy winner Gregory Porter, announces…
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. …
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…
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…
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…
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