Tag: Jazz
The Poland-based Electro Acoustic Beat Sessions jazz collective, better known as EABS, collaborate with London saxophonist and flutist Tenderlonious on an incredible new live EP.
Soul Jazz Records releases volume two of there critically acclaimed Soul of A Nation compilation series. The first volume of the series coincided with the exhibition Soul of a Nation: Art in the Age of Black Power that debuted at London’s Tate Modern museum in 2017.
The latest breakthrough jazz release from Gilles Peterson’s Brownswood label comes from the London-based group Maisha. This six-piece band features superb drummer and band leader Jake Long, as well as one of the leading musicians in jazz right now in saxophonist Nubya Garcia.
Melbourne-based producer and keyboardist Harvey Sutherland teams up with London saxophonist Nubya Garcia, who is one of the most groundbreaking musicians in jazz right now, to produce a great new track “Amethyst.”
On November 2nd, innovative trumpeter and composer Roy Hargrove sadly passed away at the far too young age of 49. His death was caused by cardiac arrest brought on by kidney disease.
For about three decades, the London-based Jazzman label, ran by vinyl digger ‘Jazzman’ Gerald, has probably been one of the top labels in bringing forth rare and obscure jazz titles from all over the world.
Under the name Felbm, Dutch multi-instrumentalist Eelco Topper (aka Falco Benz) releases a great new two-part project through Soundway Records titled Tape 1 / Tape 2.
Chicago-based drummer Makaya McCraven is one of the most cutting-edge artists in jazz right now. He follows up his incredible Chicago-meets-London mixtape Where We Come From, which was released earlier this year, with a brand new 22-track album on the International Anthem label titled Universal Beings.
The third in BBE’s well-curated ‘J Jazz Masterclass Series’ features one of the most sought-after jazz albums out of Japan in ‘Earth Mother’ by the Koichi Matsukaze Trio.
Led by multi-instrumentalist and producer Pete Cunningham, the Bristol-based Ishmael Ensemble releases their second of a three-part 7” series, titled Severn Songs 2.
Over the past two decades, the London-based Jazz re:freshed organization has played a major role in showcasing some of the best young jazz talent in the region.
Drummer and producer Moses Boyd is one of the leading and most cutting-edge artists in today’s thriving London jazz scene. Over the past few years, he has performed on some of the best recordings alongside other major players of the UK jazz scene including Nubya Garcia, Oscar Jerome, Joe Armon-Jones, Shabaka Hutchings, Zara MacFarlane, Four Tet, Gilles Peterson, and others.
This edition of BeatCaffeine’s Bargain Bins series features five essential 7-inch selections from the Brit-funk scene of the late seventies and early eighties. Through the support of pirate radio and deejays like Chris Hill and Colin Curtis, Brit-funk was an underground music scene that took place in both south and north London.
