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Jorja Smith sang the main song “Kiss Me In The Morning” from the Netflix musical drama “The Eddy”.
Jorja Smith sang the main song “Kiss Me In The Morning” from the Netflix musical drama “The Eddy”. Her debut studio album, "Lost & Found", was released in 2018 to critical acclaim and peaked at number three on the UK…
Arlo Parks shares her beautiful new single “Black Dog”
Arlo Parks shares her beautiful new single “Black Dog”, the second single from her forthcoming debut album. She released recently another great song called "Eugene", with a video directed by fellow London musician Loyle Carner. Arlo Parks is a British…
Mercury Prize nominee Little Simz has released a new EP “Drop 6”
Mercury Prize nominee, London rapper Little Simz has released a new EP “Drop 6”. The mini-album was written and recorded by Simz in lockdown over the past few weeks. It's the sixth in series of Eps in her discography. At…
Simon Jefferis presents his new single “Something In The Water”
Simon Jefferis presents his new single “Something In The Water” from the upcoming album “Vibrations”. Brixton based talented instrumentalist and beatmaker Simon Jefferis earn his reputation with expertly-crafted, atmosphere heavy music over the past few years. A s producer his…
Archie Shepp, Raw Poetic, and Damu The Fudgemunk joined forces on the album “Ocean Bridges”
Archie Shepp, Raw Poetic, and Damu The Fudgemunk joined forces on the album “Ocean Bridges”. The album blends live improvised music, jazz, hip-hop, and many other musical directions into a one-of-a-kind sound. Jason Moore aka Raw Poetic over the years…
Soul Supreme made a jazz tribute to A Tribe Called Quest on “Check The Rhime”
Soul Supreme made a jazz tribute to A Tribe Called Quest. Soul Supreme is a Jerusalem-born, Amsterdam-based keyboardist, DJ & producer, trained as a jazz pianist who obsessively studied the work of pianists such as Herbie Hancock, McCoy Tyner, Bill…
Jamael Dean dropped an EP “Oblivion” for Stones Throw Records
Jamael Dean dropped an EP “Oblivion” for Stones Throw Records. Last year he released his first full-length titled “Black Space Tapes” for the same prestigious label. "Oblivion" is a 3-track, 30-minute EP album, available on vinyl and tape. “'People of…
Alfa Mist and Emmavie added a new song “Energy” to re-released collaborative album “Epoch
Alfa Mist and Emmavie added a new song “Energy” to re-released a collaborative album “Epoch". On the album, the pair collaborated with a list of acclaimed contemporaries including Dornik (Odd Future ghostwriter) and bassist Rocco Palladino (son of great Pino…
Uk jazz outfit Waaju released a new single “Listening Glasses”
Uk jazz quintet Waaju released a new single “Listening Glasses” from their forthcoming second album "Grown". Since debut self-titled album released in 2018 via London’s independent label Olindo Records, the band’s sound has developed, as we can say “grown”. They took…
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 Free Nationals featuring Anderson Paak & Chronixx returned to NPR “Tiny Desk Concert”
The Free Nationals featuring Anderson Paak & Chronixx returned to NPR “Tiny Desk Concert”. They played at NPR Tiny Desk before in 2016 as an Anderson Paak & The Free Nationals. That video of that concert was the most popular…
Alfa Mist and Richard Spaven released debut EP of their enigmatic project 44th Move
Alfa Mist and Richard Spaven released debut EP of their enigmatic project 44th Move. The pair are two of London's top young innovative jazz players. Alfa Mist is a self-taught piano player, jazz producer and rapper. His early album "Antiphon"…
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…
AuB “Not Jazz” is the new collaboration between the two young saxophonists, Tom Barford and Alex Hitchcock.
AuB “Not Jazz” is the new collaboration between the two young saxophonists, Tom Barford and Alex Hitchcock. AuB is the London based quartet, masterminded by Barford and Hitchcock, musicians who are making huge waves as part of the next generation…
Pyjaen and Blue Lab Beats on “Sage Secrets”
Pyjaen teamed up with Blue Lab Beats on new track “Sage Secrets”. Pyjaen is a band with its common link in improvised music and the jazz tradition, but with the vision of pushing music forward in new directions. Dylan Jones…
Greentea Peng put out “Ghost Town” with a powerful message.
Greentea Peng put out new her single “Ghost Town” with a powerful message about modern-day life in a big city. The song is inspired by The Specials’ track of the same name. The song is a mellow dub-infused soul-jazz track,…
KOKOROKO came back with “Carry Me Home”
London’s afrobeat sensation KOKOROKO shared a new song called “Carry Me Home”. This beautiful song reminds us of every positive thing from the band’s debut EP. It’s rhythmic, peaceful, harmonic, uplifting, soulful and melodic. This slow-rolling track has some brass-heavy…
Pyjaen will present their debut album live tonight in Brighton
Headed up by Dylan Jones (of EZRA Collective), Ben Vize, Daniele Diodato, Benjamin Crane and Charlie Hutchinson, PYJÆN is a band with its common link in improvised music and the jazz tradition, but with vision of pushing music forward in…
The Wicked Sound premiere: you can stream now debut album from new Brighton’s jazz outfit Barnacles!
Incredible power of horns. Another great band on the musical map of Brighton. Barnacles are lead by Leroy Horns from UK dub collective The Resonators. The music of the band is very melodic, heavy and danceable at the same time.…
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…
