Tag: Jazz Funk
New York-based Frederiksberg Records has recently reissued the extremely rare 1984 spiritual soul-jazz private press album, Looking For Love, by Hebrew Israelite vocalist, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Margeeah Aharon.
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.
Listen back to Saturday, November 30, 2024 BeatCaffeine Radio show on Motion FM, hosted by TJ Gorton. The broadcast features a number of classic jazz dance, fusion and cosmic selections including tracks by Sun Ra Arkestra, Duke Pearson, Rodney Franklin, George Cables, nu jazz classics from Nicola Conte and Los Ladrones, a tributes both Lou Donaldson and Roy Haynes, a track from São Paulo trio Caixa Cubo’s latest album on Far Out Recordings and much more!
This week’s BeatCaffeine Weekly Record Rundown features the latest brilliant release from London-based cosmic composer and keyboardist Greg Foat, the highly anticipated new album from São Paulo trio Caixa Cubo on Far Out Recordings, Soundway’s latest compilation diving into the exploratory sounds of Nigeria, and a memorable live session from Jeff Parker and his ETA IVtet on International Anthem.
Listen back to Saturday, November 16, 2024 BeatCaffeine Radio show on Motion FM, hosted by TJ Gorton. The broadcast features a number of classic jazz dance, fusion and cosmic selections including tracks by Donald Byrd, Dave Grusin, Sadao Watanabe, Gil Scott-Heron & Brian Jackson, Mark Murphy, a tribute to Quincy Jones, a new track by Work Money Death and much more!
UK-based producer, DJ, and musician, Lascelle ‘Lascelles’ Gordon, who was a founding member of legendary acid-jazz group The Brand New Heavies and a pioneering DJ at the legendary 1990s Wag Club, returns with his latest offering from his adventurous project Vibration Black Finger, titled Everybody Cryin’ Mercy.
This week’s BeatCaffeine Record Rundown includes the return of Sheila Maurice-Grey’s acclaimed London collective KOKOROKO with their highly-anticipated new EP, a full-length debut from Japanese electronic-meets-jazz duo Cruisic, Italian producer and keyboard wiz Stefano De Santis latest offering, and the long-awaited return of Marc Mac’s groundbreaking Visioneers project.
This week’s BeatCaffeine Record Rundown includes the return of 2023 Mercury Prize winning band Ezra Collective with their highly-anticipated new album, a dancefloor primed EP from Quantic, saxophonist Nubya Garcia’s incredible 12-track Odyssey, and beautifully haunting live album from Polish pianist and vocalist Hania Rani.
Italian producer, singer, vinyl collector, DJ and music producer Mistura Pura (aka Federica Grappasonni), who’s put out a number of superb singles over the last couple of years (see ‘Vamo Vive’ 7″), has just released a couple new tracks digitally in anticipation of her forthcoming full-length album on Ubiquity Records in early 2025.
The Leeds-based label ATA Records has recently released a great new soulful Afrobeat 12inch single “Feel It For Yourself” from the United Disco Organisation, which is led by bassist Neil Innes of the UK group The Sorcerers, along with Joost Hendrickx (also of The Sorcerers), guitarist Chris Dawkins, and percussionist Danny Templeman.
