Record Shopping Etiquette
The do’s, the don’ts, and best practices when it comes to shopping for vinyl.
Lorenzo Morresi & Le Isole release superb Italian library music inspired jazz-funk recording
Italian-based producers and multi-instrumentalists Lorenzo Morresi and Luciano Cantone (aka Le Isole) have teamed up to release a superb new album, titled Pop Flop on Space Echo Records, that pays homage to 1970s Italian library music that groundbreaking artists like Piero Umiliani, Sandro Brugnolini, Amedeo Tommasi, Alessandro Alessandroni and others helped pioneer.
Angel Bat Dawid releases epic 12-movement suite on the African American experience and jazz
Chicago-based composer, clarinetist, singer and educator Angel Bat Dawid and the International Anthem label have recently released a powerful new recording, Requiem for Jazz, that explores the strong interconnections between the foundations of jazz and the African American experience.
London pianist Sultan Stevenson releases brilliant debut album ‘Faithful One’
London-based rising star pianist Sultan Stevenson, who came out of both the prominent Tomorrow’s Warriors education program and the Julian Joseph Jazz Academy (JJJA), has recently released his brilliant debut album Faithful One on Whirlwind Recordings.
Jazz Room Records reissues Takehiro Honda’s rare 1973 soul-jazz album ‘What’s Going On’
Legendary UK-based jazz dance DJ Paul Murphy and his fantastic label Jazz Room Records continue their onslaught of impressive releases with a welcomed reissue of Japanese pianist Takehiro Honda’s rare 1973 soul-jazz album What’s Going On.
Devin Brahja Waldman’s Gnawa-jazz Krautrock project Kadef releases debut on RR Gems
New York-based multi-instrumentalist Devin Brahja Waldman, known for his work under BRAHJA, teamed up with an eclectic group of musicians, including vocalist Ziad Qoulaii, for a new experimental recording under the name KADEF.
Gustav Horneij’s Organic Pulse Ensemble releases incredible new meditative spiritual album
Swedish multi-instrumentalist Gustav Horneij, under his one-person Organic Pulse Ensemble alias, has recently released an incredible new spiritual jazz album, titled A Thousand Hands on the Spanish label 2 Headed Deer.
Mark de Clive-Lowe, Shigeto & Melanie Charles arrive at Hotel San Claudio
Three of today’s most forward-thinking artists, in Los Angeles-based multi-instrumentalist/producer Mark de Clive-Lowe, Detroit drummer/producer Shigeto, and Brooklyn/Haitian singer, flautist and sample chopper Melanie Charles have teamed up under an exciting new project titled Hotel San Claudio, which was appropriately named after the Italian countryside stay in which the trio first came together in preparation for performing as a trio at the Fat Fat Fat Festival.
BeatCaffeine’s Jazz Dance Running Playlist
This past Sunday, March 19, 2023, I ran the Oakland Half Marathon, as a part of the week-long Oakland Running Festival. The weather was a little rainy and windy this year, but overall it’s a really great annual event that I highly recommend checking out and participating in.
Italian label Eating Standing reissues Mustafa Abdul Rahman’s 1984 jazz-fusion gem ‘Poygamy’
The Italian-based label Eating Standing, which focuses on hi-quality reissues, has recently re-released the 1984 spiritual jazz-funk masterpiece Polygamy from producer, tenor saxophonist, and percussionist Mustafa Abdul Rahman.
DJ Amir presents expansive compilation celebrating Detroit’s Strata Records
DJ Amir (aka Amir Abdullah), through his 180 Proof Records, has been officially reissuing and releasing previously unheard material from Strata Records for the past decade. Now with the help of London’s BBE Music, he has put together a brilliant compilation featuring some of the most essential tracks to have come out on the legendary 70’s Detroit jazz label.
