Record Shopping Etiquette
The do’s, the don’ts, and best practices when it comes to shopping for vinyl.
BeatCaffeine Radio on Motion FM, Mar 8, 2025
Listen back to this past Saturday, March 8th BeatCaffeine Radio show on Motion FM, hosted by TJ Gorton. The broadcast includes a tribute to the late great Roberta Flack, as well as a number of jazz dance classics from Monika Linges, Robin Jones Seven, Clare Fischer, arguably the greatest dancefloor jazz song of all-time “Get Off The Ground” by Baaska & Scavelli, new tracks from Marshall Allen, Ensemble C and much more!
Manchester’s Ensemble C releases brilliant new album ‘Every Journey’
In what has become one of the most anticipated albums of the year in many jazz circles, the expansive 11-piece Manchester-based group Ensemble C, led by acclaimed composer and pianist Claire Cope, has released a brilliant new album to coincide with March 8th’s International Women’s Day, titled Every Journey.
Analog Africa releases expansive retrospective on Beninese legend Gnonnas Pedro
The superb Analog Africa label has recently released an expansive 2xLP retrospective on Beninese legend and “The King of Modern Agbadja,” Gnonnas Pedro, titled Roi De L’Agbadja Moderne 1974-1983.
Ten Lovers Music releases ‘The Coin EP Vol.3’ with Marcello Cassanelli, Caruso & Helen McCormack
When it comes to an EP release, Steve Conry’s Ten Lovers Music seems to have mastered the format with their ongoing Best of Various, and now more recently, The Coin series. The UK-label has just put out Volume 3, which includes selections from Italian pianist and producer Marcello Cassanelli, and a new project from Caruso with Helen McCormack.
BeatCaffeine Radio on Motion FM, Feb 22, 2025
Listen back to this past Saturday, February 22nd BeatCaffeine Radio show on Motion FM, hosted by TJ Gorton. The broadcast dives into some Brazilian-flavored jazz dance gems from Sivuca and José Mangual Jr., as well as music from forthcoming releases by Jazz Room Records and Far Out Recordings, a brand new track from Italian piano legend Mario Rusca, “nu jazz” classics from Gerardo Frisina and Seikou Nagaoka, the Florian Pellissier Quintet and much more!
Sun Ra Arkestra’s Marshall Allen releases debut solo album ‘New Dawn’ at age 100
The legendary Marshall Allen, who has been a member of the Sun Ra Arkestra since 1958 and led the iconic group since 1995, has remarkably at the age of 100 just released his debut solo album, titled New Dawn on the Brooklyn-based label Mexican Summer .
Jazz Room Records reissues rare 1984 jazz-funk album ‘Hot’ from trumpeter John Lamkin
Paul Murphy’s Jazz Room Records kicks off 2025 with a massive scorcher, releasing a welcomed reissue of trumpeter John Lamkin’s extremely rare 1984 jazz-funk album appropriately titled, Hot.
BeatCaffeine Radio on Motion FM, Feb 8, 2025
Listen back to the Saturday, February 8th BeatCaffeine Radio show on Motion FM, hosted by TJ Gorton. The broadcast dives into some jazz dance selections from Duke Pearson, Bobby Hutcherson, Hideo Shiraki, and Sue Raney, as well as exploring some timeless classics from Muse Records, and “nu jazz” gems from Mario Biondi, Nicola Conte superb remix of Eli Goulart E Banda Do Mato’s “Meu Samba” and much more!
BeatCaffeine’s Weekly Record Rundown 02.7.25
This week’s BeatCaffeine Weekly Record Rundown highlights the brilliant new albums from Belgium-based quintet Black Flower, and legendary 86-year-old Italian pianist Mario Rusca, an impressive EP from two of Schema Records’ most notable artists in Gerardo Frisina, and Toco, along with vocalist Luzia Dvorek, and the Far Out Recordings debut of forward-thinking Brazilian multi-instrumentalist and producer Nyron Higor.
UK-based Impressive Collective releases deluxe reissue of Ginger Johnson’s 1967 classic ‘African Party’ album
With much-anticipation, London-based BBE Music imprint label Impressive Collective has recently released a deluxe reissue of Ginger Johnson’s 1967 groundbreaking Afro-percussive album, African Party.
