Tag: Jazz
Similar to last year’s Colin Curtis Presents: Indigo Jam Unit EP, which was a single artist focused compilation, Paul Murphy and his superb Jazz Room Records label is highlighting the Japanese jazz ensemble Copa Salvo with a new release featuring arguably some of the group’s best material taken from their three albums.
Listen back to Saturday, November 2, 2024 BeatCaffeine Radio show on Motion FM, hosted by TJ Gorton. The broadcast features classic jazz dance and cosmic selections by Second Direction, Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers, Copa Salvo, Carol Sloane, new gems from Les Hommes and DFRA Experience Jazz Band, previously unreleased cut from Roy Hargrove, “nu jazz” essentials from Nicola Conte, Gerardo Frisina and much more!
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.
With much-anticipation, Verve Records has put out previously unreleased recordings from the late great trumpeter Roy Hargrove and his Latin-focused Crisol project, titled Grande-Terre. This session came together in early 1998, following the group’s GRAMMY win for Best Latin Jazz Performance for their debut album Habana.
Listen back to Saturday, October 19, 2024 BeatCaffeine Radio show on Motion FM, hosted by TJ Gorton. The broadcast features classic jazz dance and cosmic selections by Caj Tjader, Webster Lewis, Eddie Harris, Chico Hamilton, new gems from Chris Bangs and Cengiz (Colin Curtis Presents), previously unreleased cuts from Dorothy Ashby and Kirk Lightsey Trio featuring Freddie Hubbard and much more!
Germany’s Tramp Records has put together an expansive 2xLP retrospective release celebrating 80-year old German composer, bandleader and trumpeter Frédéric Rabold, spanning five decades worth of recorded music.
Beginning with the release of Les Hommes breakthrough debut album in 2000 on Schema Records, titled The Mood is Modal, the East London trio has continued to receive much acclaim through a number of follow-up recordings. In much-anticipation, the group releases their first full-length since 2017, titled Sì, così on Sudded Hunger Records.
The 1968 spiritual soulful jazz classic Afro-Harping by pioneer jazz harpist Dorothy Ashby has recently been reissued, featuring 8 previously unreleased takes from the original recording sessions.
Listen back to Saturday, October 5, 2024 BeatCaffeine Radio show on Motion FM, hosted by TJ Gorton. The broadcast features classic jazz dance and cosmic selections by Azymuth, Pacific Jam, Lonnie Liston Smith, Mark Murphy, and new gems from Finn Rees, Nicola Conte, Juju, Nova Vida and Romero Bros’ brilliant cover of Airto’s “Samba de Flora” and much more!
The Italian-based label Schema Records has recently released a limited-edition 7” single featuring two tracks that producer, composer, guitarist, DJ, and spiritual jazz dance pioneer Nicola Conte recorded with modern-day jazz vocal great Gregory Porter back in 2011 on Conte’s previously CD/digital-only Impulse! Records album, Love & Revolution.
