Tag: Jazz Funk
Over the past decade, Max Weissenfeldt’s Berlin-based Philophon label has released some of the best modern day Ethio-jazz and African-influenced groove oriented recordings, mostly in 7inch form. Recently, the label’s studio group The Band of Enlightenment, Reason & Love have put out their first release under their own name.
Following the success of last year’s We Out Here compilation that helped highlight London’s thriving jazz scene, Gilles Peterson and his Brownswood label have turned their attention to the coastal Australian city of Melbourne on a remarkable new compilation titled, Sunny Side Up, highlighting nine incredible acts that make up the region’s current jazz movement.
Spaced-out seventies-era inspired jazz-funk quartet Aldorande release their debut self-title recording on the French-based label Favorite Recordings.
Composer, vibraphonist, and vocalist Roy Ayers is one of the greatest jazz-funk musicians of our time. During the seventies and early eighties, the legendary artist released a string of groundbreaking recordings that defined any genre, fusing jazz, funk, and soul together to create his own signature sound which some have labeled “neo-soul.” Regardless of the label, his music can be heard across a wide diverse of settings, anywhere from the disco dance floor to a jazz nightclub.
Keyboardist and composer Joe Armon-Jones follows up his highly acclaimed debut EP, Starting Today, with an new exclusive ten-inch single Icy Roads (Stacked).
After being shelved for over 40 years, the earliest demo recordings from legendary Brazilian fusion band Azymuth have finally been made available by the London-based label, Far Out Recordings.
