Category: FEATURED RELEASES

Dave Guy — Footwork

Highly acclaimed trumpeter Dave Guy makes solo debut with new 7inch single

Brooklyn-based trumpeter Dave Guy has been a contributing member of some the most groundbreaking groups over the last twenty-plus years, including The Roots, The Dap Kings, Menahan Street Band, El Michels Affair, and The Budos Band, and has shared the stage with everyone from Amy Winehouse and Lizzo to Lee Fields, Sharon Jones, Charles Bradley, and others. He now steps out on his own, and releases his debut 7inch release for Big Crown Records.

Kahil El’Zabar’s Ethnic Heritage Ensemble — Open Me, A Higher Consciousness of Sound and Spirit

Kahil El’Zabar celebrates 50 years of the Ethnic Heritage Ensemble with new album

Legendary multi-percussionist, bandleader, vocalist, composer, educator, and former Chair of the Association of Creative Musicians (AACM), Kahil El’Zabar has been a staple among the Chicago jazz scene for over half a century. In celebration of the 50th anniversary of his pioneering group, the Ethnic Heritage Ensemble, he has released a brilliant new album on the Spiritmuse label, titled Open Me, A Higher Consciousness of Sound and Spirit.

Colin Curtis presents Jazz Dance Fusion Volume 4

Legendary UK DJ Colin Curtis presents Jazz Dance Fusion Volume 4

Legendary UK DJ Colin Curtis, who has been at the forefront of both the jazz dance and Northern soul scenes, has released the fourth volume of his brilliant Jazz Dance Fusion compilation series featuring new and unreleased dancefloor-focused jazz selections that have either previously never been issued on vinyl, or have slid slightly under-the-radar.

Nuovi Fratelli with Nimbus Sextet Featuring Russell Stewart and lissappear - Searching

Nuovi Fratelli, Nimbus Sextet & guest vocalists team up on new version of Roy Ayers’ “Searching”

The fantastic Glasgow-based production duo Nuovi Fratelli, featuring DJ and producer Wayne Dickson and sound engineer, music producer, and synth wiz Luigi Pasquini have teamed up again with the superb jazz ensemble Nimbus Sextet, along with special guest vocalists Russell Stewart and lissappear (aka Lissa Chen Robertson) on an incredible new rendition of Roy Ayers’ 1976 soul-jazz classic “Searching”.

STR4TA — Remixes 12

Gilles Peterson & Jean-Paul “Bluey” Maunick release new STR4TA Remix 12″

Highly influential London-based DJ, broadcaster, and producer Gilles Peterson and pioneering multi-instrumentalist, producer, composer, and bandleader Jean Paul “Bluey” Maunick (Incognito, Light of The World, Freeez) continue their deep dive into the world of DIY Brit-funk with a limited-edition STR4TA white label 12inch, featuring two new remixes of tracks taken from their 2022 album, STR4TASFEAR.

The Yussed Dayes Experience — Live From Malibu

The Yussef Dayes Experience releases ‘Live from Malibu’ session

Originally released in limited quantities through Rough Trade Records back in December 2023, and now more broadly released through Gilles Peterson’s Brownswood label, London-based drummer phenomenon Yussef Dayes and his stellar quintet return with another brilliant live session, performing music from last year’s highly acclaimed Black Classical Music album, new originals and a superb cover of Jaco Pistorius’ “Portrait of Tracy”.