Category: FEATURED RELEASES

Damon Locks & Black Monument Ensemble — 'Stay Beautiful'

Damon Locks & Black Monument Ensemble remind us to “Stay Beautiful” on new single

In 2019 (which feels like an eternity ago), the Chicago-based collective Black Monument Ensemble, led by visual and sound artist Damon Locks, released one of the best and most groundbreaking albums from this past year on International Anthem, titled Where Future Unfolds. This week, the group has released a very timely and powerful new single, called “Stay Beautiful,” which was recorded live back in November 2018 at the Garfield Park Conservatory in Chicago, as part of Red Bull Music Festival.

Irreversible Entanglements — Who Sent You?

Avant-jazz collective Irreversible Entanglements returns with powerful new album ‘Who Sent You?’

Formed a few years ago in response to the ongoing police brutality that was happening in the U.S., Irreversible Entanglements are one of the most thought-provoking and forward-thinking jazz collectives. Following their 2017 breakthrough self-titled debut, the quintet returns with an incredible new album, titled Who Sent You?, released jointly by International Anthem and Don Giovanni Records.

Adrian Younge and Ali Shaheed Muhammad — Jazz Is Dead

Adrian Younge & Ali Shaheed Muhammad release ‘Jazz Is Dead’ compilation featuring iconic jazz legends

Los Angeles based producers/multi-instrumentalists Adrian Younge and Ali Shaheed Muhammad (of Tribe Called Quest), who are the masterminds behind The Midnight Hour, have recently released an incredible new compilation, titled Jazz Is Dead, featuring new recordings from jazz legends Roy Ayers, Gary Bartz, Doug Carn, João Donato, Brian Jackson, Azymuth, and Marcos Valle.

Shabaka & The Ancestors — We Are Sent Here By History

Shabaka Hutchings and The Ancestors release incredible new Impulse! album ‘We Are Sent Here By History’

Over the past half decade, Shabaka Hutchings has been one of the most breakthrough artists to come out of the resurgent London jazz scene. Over the past couple of years, the composer and saxophonist’s other two groups, Sons of Kemet and The Comet Is Coming, have released a number of incredible recording via the legendary Impulse! label. Following up on the ensemble’s 2016 Brownswood debut, Wisdom of Elders, Hutchings reunites with his South African collective The Ancestors on a brilliant new conceptual album, titled We Are Sent Here By History.