Category: FEATURED RELEASES

Ill Considered — Luminal Space

Adventurous London ensemble Ill Considered return with superb new lineup on latest LP ‘Luminal Space’

Over the last few years, Ill Considered has been one of the most active and musically adventurous ensembles to have emerged out of the London jazz scene. For their first fully produced studio album on the New Soil label, and their 11th full-length to date (9 self-released from 2017-2019), titled Luminal Space, the group continues to take their sound to new heights in what is arguably their best record to date.

Daniel Casimir — Boxed In

London bassist Daniel Casimir releases expansive debut ‘Boxed In’ on Jazz re:freshed

London-based composer and bassist Daniel Casimir, who has been making a strong name for himself over the past few years performing alongside some of the most notable artists among the scene like Joe Armon-Jones, Nubya Garcia, Oscar Jerome, Ashley Henry, Binker Golding and others, has just released his debut album as a bandleader, titled Boxed In on the Jazz re:freshed label.

Cuba: Music and Revolution Vol.2 Compiled by Gilles Peterson and Stuart Baker

Gilles Peterson & Soul Jazz Records’ Stuart Baker release vol.2 of their incredible ‘Cuba: Music and Revolution’ compilation series

Earlier in the year, Gilles Peterson and Stuart Baker teamed up to release an incredible 23-track compilation exploring the fusion of jazz, funk, Brazilian, Tropicalia, and disco with Latin and Salsa that emerged in Cuba in the 1970s and 1980s, titled Cuba: Music And Revolution — Culture Clash In Havana Cuba: Experiments In Latin Music 1975-85. With much more music to dive into from this era, London’s Soul Jazz Records has just released volume 2 of this essential series.

Tenderlonious — Still Flute

London’s Tenderlonious brings it all together on his brilliant new genre-defying album ‘Still Flute’

Producer, composer, multi-instrumentalist and 22a label boss, Ed ‘Tenderlonious’ Cawthorne continues to make his mark as one of the most pioneering musicians of our time, through his explorations of jazz, house, electronic music, and Hindustani classical. After a series of remarkable albums that have individually focused on those sounds, the London-based artist has brought all those elements and influences together on a brilliant new album, titled Still Flute.

Nubya Garcia — SOURCE ⧺ WE MOVE

Nubya Garcia’s breakthrough debut album gets the remix treatment on ‘SOURCE ⧺ WE MOVE’

Saxophonist and composer Nubya Garcia has been among one of the groundbreaking artists at the forefront of London’s thriving jazz scene. Her critically-acclaimed 2020 debut full-length album SOURCE was at the top of many “best of” lists (including BeatCaffeine’s Favorite Albums of 2020), and was recently nominated for the prestigious Mercury Prize. With the help of some of today’s most forward-thinking artists, the album gets the full on remix treatment on a brand new release, titled SOURCE ⧺ WE MOVE.