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Remixed – Yelfris Valdés: For The Ones

Cuban artist, composer and trumpet player Yelfris Valdés once again joins forces with Jazz FM Resident TimGarcia’s label Música Macondo, inviting an impressive roster of producers to remix and reinterpret…

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Track: Mind Maintenance – ‘Valence’: further cognitive hygiene for mbira and guimbri calls you to the hearth

WHEN Chicago rhythm section masters Chad Taylor and Joshua Abrams get together to play, you know the results will be intelligent, off-kilter, crisp; intuitive. The pair have worked together in…

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Album review: Graham Costello/STRATA – ‘Second Lives’: energised modern jazz for the world today

SOMETIMES it pays to step back and remember that the kaleidoscope of UK jazz has many focal points beyond the frequently illuminated London scene. There’s the Worm Disc massive in…

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Premiere: Dave Manington & Lara Eidi reveal new collaborative track, ‘Look to the horizon’

Bassist and Composer Dave Manington has teamed up with singer-songwriter Lara Eidi to produce a new track, ‘Look to the horizon’, and we’re delighted to be able to premiere it…

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Track: GoGo Penguin celebrate the release of ‘GGP/RMX’ with a video for the lush Cornelius remix – and launch a beer

MANCHESTER instrumental trio GoGo Penguin have released an absolutely superb, eclectic remix album, GGP/RMX on Blue Note today, bringing together talents such as Squarepusher, Clark, 808 State, James Holden, Machinedrum…

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Track: Ishmael Ensemble – ‘Morning Chorus’: Bristol collective sans frontières deliver intelligence and lushness

BRISTOL jazz explorers Ishmael Ensemble are flexing their embouchures and are ready to step on and out from their acclaimed debut set from two years back, A State of Flow,…

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Track: Mind Maintenance – ‘The Ladder’: Chicago legends Joshua Abrams and Chad Taylor bring percussive African contemplation

IF YOU’RE at all a follower of the Chicago music scene that erupted in so many directions back at the turn of the century, then the rhythmic adepts Chad Taylor and Joshua…

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Premiere: The Yugoslav Attack blend smooth jazz with melancholy: Listen to new single “The Separation”

Backseat Mafia are excited to premiere the brand new single from Melbourne jazz assembly, The Yugoslav Attack. The Separation is the first track from their upcoming sophomore album titled Illusions,…

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Track: Ishmael Ensemble debut ‘Wax Werk’ ahead of expansive new album ‘Visions of Light’.

Bristol experimental jazz collective Ishmael Ensemble debut their expansive new album Visions of Light. The follow-up to their critically acclaimed 2019 debut A State of Flow, garnered the band much deserve praise from the likes…

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Track: Plastic Skin release dreamy new single, ‘No Plans’

After a year of aimlessly making plans, wether it be work or personal , has proven to be exhausting given the world pandemic. So to finally have an opportunity to…

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