Tag: Jazz Fusion
Catching up on last month’s most essential releases, this edition of BeatCaffeine’s Weekly Record Rundown spotlights major new albums from Ezra Collective and corto.alto, alongside two standout additions to Brownswood’s superb Remix Editions series. There’s Louie Vega’s irresistible reworking of Gilles Peterson’s Havana Cultura Band’s “Roforofo Fight,” plus fresh, dancefloor-focused takes on Jazztronik’s enduring 2003 club classic, “Samurai.”
Listen back to the most recent BeatCaffeine Radio show on Motion FM, hosted by TJ Gorton. The broadcast celebrates John Coltranes centennial, plus it includes jazz dance classics from Miles Davis, Jackie McLean, Doug Richardson, Dave Matthews Big Band, Ariel, and Hiroshi Fukumura, Brazilian selections by Marcos Resende, Bob Azzam, an incredible Pharoah Sanders edit by DJ Phatrick and more!
Listen back to the most recent BeatCaffeine Radio show on Motion FM, hosted by TJ Gorton. The broadcast includes selections from the incredible new compilation compiled by legendary DJ, dancer, choreographer, producer, and radio broadcaster Perry Louis (Shiftless Shuffle!), along with jazz dance classics from Paulinho Da Costa, Belair, and Onward International, music by Arthur Verocai, Rodney Jones, and much more!
Listen back to the most recent BeatCaffeine Radio show on Motion FM, hosted by TJ Gorton. The broadcast includes jazz dance classics from Roger Glenn, John Klemmer, Rodney Franklin, and Cortex, a great samba track by Baden Powell, along with new music from Bruno Pernadas, Moyses Dos Santos, Mantecas, and more!
Over the past few months, a number of essential, must-own reissues have made their way to record shops—from Roger Glenn and the Mizell Brothers’ classic jazz-funk album Reachin’ and Boy Katindig’s sublime Filipino fusion gem After Midnight, to Dynamite Cuts’ 7-inch release of The Sons and Daughters of Lite’s “Let the Sun Shine In” and Gap Mangione’s 1968 holy grail Diana In The Autumn Wind. Here, we dive in and explore a few of this summer’s standout reissue releases.
Listen back to Saturday, July 25th BeatCaffeine Radio show on Motion FM, hosted by TJ Gorton. The broadcast pays tribute to the late great pianist, composer and Berkeley native Rodney Franklin, and also includes jazz dance classics from Cal Tjader, Dave Grusin, Dom Um Romao, Flora Purim, and Boy Katindig, along with new music from Malcolm Strachan, Moyses Dos Santos, The CJP Band, Glenn Underground and more!
This week’s BeatCaffeine Record Rundown selections include new 7inch single releases from Ahmed Sirour on Paul Murphy’s Jazz Room Records, and the latest from Italian nu jazz pioneer Gerardo Frisina, the brilliant Brazilian-flavored debut from Moyses Dos Santos for Far Out Recordings, and Tenderlonious’ live rendition of John Coltrane’s 1961 landmark recording Africa/Brass.
Listen back to Saturday, May 30th BeatCaffeine Radio show on Motion FM, hosted by TJ Gorton. The broadcast celebrates Miles Davis at 100, along with Sun Ra and Marshall Allen’s birthdays, and includes jazz dance classics Pharoah Sanders, Bobby McFerrin, Lonnie Sattin, Bishop Norman Williams and much more.
Catching up on a number of standout releases from the past few weeks, here are the latest BeatCaffeine Record Rundown selections. Highlights include the brilliant new Domanda Music album from Italian bassist-composer Rosa Brunello, the return of trumpeter Malcolm Strachan with an impressive new recording, Nicola Conte and Nico Lahs’ highly anticipated full-length under the Tema Due alias, and the warm summer sounds of Italian Balearic crew Banda Maje.
Listen back to Saturday, May 16th BeatCaffeine Radio show on Motion FM, hosted by TJ Gorton. The broadcast included jazz dance gems by Pharoah Sanders, Harold Ousley, and Richie Cole, funky Latin cuts from Eddie Palmieri and Bobby Matos, new music from Nicola Conte, Melohman and Paco Colombas, and much more!
BBE Music’s J Jazz series concludes with its fifth and final volume in early 2026, bringing a celebrated archival project to a powerful conclusion. Since 2018, the series has shone a global spotlight on Japan’s golden era of jazz (late ’60s–’80s), revealing a deep well of innovation and rare recordings that reshaped international appreciation for the scene.
Listen back to Saturday, May 2nd BeatCaffeine Radio show on Motion FM, hosted by TJ Gorton. The broadcast included jazz dance classics by Chick Corea, Airto Moreira, and Raices, along with music from The Heliocentrics with Marshall Allen and Knoel Scott (“If they push that button!”), Da Lata, Chris Bangs’ Nova Vida, new music from Melohman and Paco Columbas, and much more!
This week’s BeatCaffeine Record Rundown spotlights a brilliant new album from Ontario’s Atlantis Jazz Ensemble, the latest EP from Brian Jackson and Masters at Work, and striking debut releases from two boundary-pushing duos: Brazilian drummers Antonio Neves and Thiaguinho Silva, and London’s experimental Ethio-jazz outfit ZENA.
