Following some high-regarded EP’s, released in the last three to four years, the enigmatic nu-jazz duo Lord & dego presents their first LP. This self-titled project cements their impressive musical connection, showcasing a complete work of 12 tracks.
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Josef Akin’s latest album - Flightcase dropped via Sola Terra last friday - was recorded in a rare moment of freedom between lockdowns, representing the joy of collaboration and the importance of human connection.
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Via the jazz-house force of Jazz re:freshed, we are delighted to feature the raw energy and musicality of the Balimaya Project and their debut Wolo So. Initiated by Yahael Camara Onono, this colelctive brings together sixteen musicians including members of Kokoroko and the SEED Ensemble.
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Some of the best projects of 2021 came out in July, with the last days of the month providing an array of golden records for the rest of the year.
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Bringing the breezes of reopened dancefloors, of communal release, and of the joyful sound live music, the talented Snazzback collective presents their second album, In The Place, via Worm Disco Club.
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Quinn Oulton is an up and coming multi-instrumentalist, vocalist & producer based in South London. Released last friday, his new EP, Show Your Face, exhibits a raw sound, melding soaring vocals and tangled acoustic textures with abstract electronics.
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Yellow is the long awaited debut album from one of the most exciting artists of the contemporary UK jazz scene. Emma-Jean Thackray is not only a trumpeter but a singer, bandleader, beat-maker, radio host, DJ and now a label head, with her own imprint, Movementt.
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The first and eponymous LP of Esperanto is reissued by Favorite Recordings, 41 years later its original release date. This rare and sought-after album recorded in Caracas can be likened to the best of the South American scene with strong funk & latin influences.
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Ol’ Burger Beats returns to this platform with a mesmerizing album alongside his sister. I Am Leaving is a family affair. After three years of songwriting and recording, Née Pauline presents her debut, performing smoothly over the seductive, jazzy beats of Ollie.
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50+1 tracks for those that keep up with us. Summarizing our favorite jams from June, this is a high-karat-gold eclectic playlist. There’s plenty of contemporary jazz, groundbreaking house music, smooth hip hop vibes and sounds from all over the place.
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Time Capsule, a publisher focused on reissues that capture the feelings and sound experiences of all times and spaces, has just dropped an unmissable collection of some of the best works by Mário Rui Silva. Stories From Another Time brings together three albums released between 1982 and 1988.
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Nathaniel Cross’ long-awaited debut EP came out last friday. Via First Word Records, The Description Is Not The Described is a beautiful mark in his journey of two decades - from the first time picking up the trombone to the release of his own compositions into the world.
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Amaro Freitas consolidates his status as one of the most important jazz musicians hailing from Brazil. Via Far Out Recordings, his new album Sankofa is a spiritual quest into the forgotten stories, ancient philosophies and inspirational figures of Black Brazil. It’s also his most stunning and sincere work to date.
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Their new Various Artists compilation, Madre Lingua, is a collection of songs born via the constant interactions among the artists that gravitated around Mother Tongue Records in the first two years since its opening.
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Expansions and Transformations: Part I & II is Rosie Turton’s sophomore project, following Rosie’s 5ive, her debut in 2019 via Jazz re:freshed. The new record from the british trombonist explores the ideas of impermanence and evolution and how this intertwines music and mind.
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This 16-track ‘car ride’ sees Athletic Progression dive deeper into their intricately fused world of experimental, groove-based music. It celebrates freedom and spontaneity at its core, beautifully capturing those playful moments where jams become songs.
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Axis Records keeps ‘opening up the books’ with another prime release that we have to share with our audience. In the fantastic Nuovo Futuro, Raffaele Attanasio presents a jazz-tinged, angular, progressive and championing album by coalescing influential factors.
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On bass, Henry Hick (a.k.a. Horatio Luna), is one of the most important musicians of that vibrant musical scene. Now he presents himself as the leader of The Psychedelic Freaks and releases a true sound odyssey that takes to a different galaxy.
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With Love, From Glasgow is a mesmerizing debut LP from Rebecca Vasmant, showcasing her talent in composing, producing and performing to deliver a strong piece comprised by eleven tracks that feature the breadth of the incredible jazz talent Glasgow has to offer.
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João Donato joins Ali Shaheed Muhammad and Adrian Younge to head the seventh and last edition of the Jazz Is Dead series. Way beyond a simple homage to Donato’s impressive body of work, Jazz Is Dead 007 is just a great (and new) jazz album.
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