Tag: Jazz

J Jazz Volume 3: Deep Modern Jazz from Japan

BBE Music releases third volume of their essential Japanese Jazz compilation series

With much anticipation, London’s BBE Music releases the third volume of it’s phenomenal J Jazz compilation series, continuing to shed light on some of the most incredible and obscure modern Japanese jazz recordings from the 1960s through the 1980s. Since issuing the first volume in 2018 and the follow-up in 2019, plus a number of essential album reissues, there has not been a more comprehensive and impressive output of releases dedicated to this region’s historic jazz scene.

Tony Burkill's Work, Money, Death

UK saxophonist Tony Burkill’s Work, Money, Death ensemble releases incredible new spiritual jazz record

UK saxophonist Tony Burkill and his large ensemble Work, Money, Death, whom was also featured on his 2017 debut, have recently released an incredible spiritual jazz recording inspired by the likes of Pharoah Sanders and Alice Coltrane, titled The Space In Which The Uncontrollable Unknown Resides, Can Be The Place From Which Creation Arises (got that?!?!).

Indaba Is

Brownswood releases new compilation ‘Indaba Is’ celebrating the new sounds out of South Africa

South Africa has historically had strong jazz roots, even through the horrific apartheid regime. Pioneering artists like Hugh Masekela, Abdullah Ibrahim, Johnny Dyani, Dudu Pukwana, Chris McGregor, Mongezi Feza, Ndikho Xaba, and so many others in the region consisted of some of the most adventurous jazz musicians of their era. Following the release of two groundbreaking compilations in We Out Here and Sunny Side Up that explored the current thriving scenes in London and Melbourne, Gilles Peterson’s Brownswood label has just released a brand new compilation exploring the current wave of forward-thinking jazz artists coming out of Johannesburg.

Spiritual Jazz 13 — Now!

Jazzman’s Spiritual Jazz series shifts focus to the deep jazz essentials of ‘NOW!’

For over a decade, London’s Jazzman Records’ incredible Spiritual Jazz compilation series has been unearthing and shedding light on some of most essential deep jazz recordings of the sixties, seventies, and eighties, highlighting different regions of the world and groundbreaking labels like Blue Note Records, Impulse!, Prestige, and SteepleChase. Now with the 13th release of the superb series, focus now shifts to the brilliant modern-day spiritual gems of today.

Sitka Sun — All The Way West

Oakland’s cosmic psych jazz group Sitka Sun releases highly-anticipated new record ‘All The Way West’

In early 2018, Oakland-based cosmic psych jazz ensemble Sitka Sun, which is the brainchild of bassist, composer, and arranger Patrick Murphy, released their self-titled debut album to immediate high praise globally. The album sold out almost upon it’s release, and saw rotation on Gilles Peterson’s BBC 6 radio show. In what is certainly one of the most anticipated releases of the new year, the group will put out their sophomore recording, titled All The Way West via The Long Road Society label on in late January.

EABS — Discipline of Sun Ra

Polish ensemble EABS releases brilliant cosmic jazz tribute to Sun Ra

The Poland-based Electro Acoustic Beat Sessions collective, better known as EABS, has been one of the most forward-thinking jazz groups over the past few years, releasing a number incredible recordings including their 2017 debut Repetitions (Letters To Krzysztof Komeda), 2018’s 12″ single Kraksa / Svantetic with Tenderlonious, and last year’s full-length Slavic Spirits. The innovative sextet returns with arguably their best release to date with a six-track mind-blowing tribute to the legendary Afrofuturism pioneer Sun Ra, titled Discipline of Sun Ra.