Song of the Day
Song of the Day: Binker & Moses – Feed Infinite
London jazz trailblazers Binker & Moses return with a new single titled Feed Infinite. The track marks the band’s first new material since their widely-acclaimed 2017 album Journey To The Mountain Of Forever, and its subsequent live albums Alive In The…
Song of the Day: Apifera – L.O.V.E.
Los Angeles electronic jazz project Apifera shared a new single L.O.V.E., from the band's new EP 6 Visits released by Stones Throw Records. Apifera’s 6 Visits EP offers a glimpse of the electronic jazz quartet’s “musical DNA” with interpretations of tracks by…
Song of the Day: Terrace Martin – Griots of the Crenshaw District [ft. Kamasi Washington, Robert Glasper and Hit-Boy]
Contemporary hip-hop and jazz producer Terrace Martin released his from his new solo album Drones, including song Griots of the Crenshaw District, featuring Kamasi Washington, Robert Glasper and Hit-Boy. The album pulls liberally from a range of stylistic wells, melding…
Song of the Day: Portico Quartet – Warm Data
London's instrumental band Portico Quartet released a new album Monument via Gondwana Records, alongside the release of the new single Warm Data. Portico Quartet has defied categorization over the course of six studio albums. Their new electronic-driven album Monument shows the…
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…
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.…
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…
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…
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’ &…
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…
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…
Song of the Day: BADBADNOTGOOD – Timid, Intimidating
Canadian ensemble BadBadNotGood shared a new single Timid, Intimidating, from the band's forthcoming album Talk Memory. BadBadNotGood made their name by crossing genre. This seamless movement between style hit hard when they took hip hop into jazz and vice versa.…
Song of the Day: Irreversible Entanglements – Lágrimas Del Mar
A free jazz collective Irreversible Entanglement released a third single Lágrimas Del Mar, from the band's forthcoming album Open The Gates. The full-length album will come out November 12 via International Anthem. Irreversible Entanglements are Luke Stewart, the high priest on…
Song of the Day: Kahil El’Zabar Quartet – A Time For Healing
Chicago’s legendary spiritual jazz shaman Kahil El’Zabar returns with a new single Time For Healing, from the band's forthcoming album Time For Healing. Kahil El’Zabar leading an enviable ensemble of young masters from his hometown delivers yet another epic double…
Song of the Day: Jamael Dean – Galaxy In Leimert
Jamael Dean returns with Galaxy In Leimert, the new single from his forthcoming debut album Primordial Waters, out October 29th on Stones Throw. The song is a jazzy celestial tribute to Jamael’s rapidly-gentrifying South Los Angeles neighborhood, Leimert Park. Referred…
Song of the Day: Kansas Smitty’s – Water Dance
London-based group Kansas Smitty shared a new single Water Dance, from the band's forthcoming album Plunderphonia. The album will be released on 29th October via !7K. On this essential new collection of forward-looking jazz reinterpretations, Kansas Smitty's bandleader Giacomo Smith delves…
