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New Track: Sensational 70’s Latin jazz – the ‘We Are Busy Bodies’ label announce twin album reissues from the stellar Virgilio Armas.
Where do they find them? Those intrepid sound seekers at We Are Busy Bodies look set to keep on delivering. Following their bountiful dig through the ‘As-Shams‘ back catalogue of seminal South African jazz, the Toronto based label have switched their attention momentarily to the equally hip Venezuelan seventies scene. The result of these new …
EP Review: Rich Meehan Trio – Suite Antinque
Having burst onto the scene, gaining instant support from BBC Introducing and Jazz FM, Rich Meehan Trio have now released their first full EP Suite Antique. Setting the tone with the EP’s opener ‘Prelude’, the trio quickly introduce their unique contemporary jazz sound. Immediately opening with Rich Meehan’s lead piano with spacious and warming chords, …
Album Review: DoomCannon – Renaissance
‘Renaissance’ sees DoomCannon’s combine the social inspiration over the last few years, from the global pandemic to the worldwide outcry of the Black Lives Matter movement in the summer of 2020. Mixing this inspiration with his carefully honed musical talent has seen DoomCannon craft a concept album, that encourages us to dream of a fairer world …
Meet: Jazz Singer And Band Leader Leon Garner
Fronting the much sought after London-based jazz band The Leon Garner Trio, Leon Garner is making huge waves in the jazz circles of the world. We at Backseat Mafia thought it was about time we introduced the rest of the world to this talented singer. Give us a potted history of yourself I’m a jazz …
Album Review: Ben Cipolla – Casa Mia
Warming, subtle and romantic, the new album from Ben Cipolla, Casa Mia, is an absolute joy. Showcasing musical maturity, and excellent ideas, this an impressive collection of tracks from an artist who comes across very confident in his own abilities as a writer and a performer. Somewhere between Jordan Rakei, Vampire Weekend, Leon Bridges and …
Rich Meehan Trio Return With Vibrant New Single ‘Gymnopedie’
Following their debut on ‘Prelude’ a track which was named ‘Dinner Jazz Track Of The Week’, Rich Meehan Trio return with the stunning new single ‘Gymnopedie’. Offering another look at the bands upcoming debut EP ‘Suite Antique’, ‘Gymnopedie’ once again see’s Rich Meehan and his band create a sprawling jazz soundscape of breathtaking piano playing …
Album Review: Akusmi – Fleeting Future : pulsating electro-acoustic conversations with Fourth World sensibilities.
‘I want the future now’ pronounced Peter Hammill on one of his late seventies solo outpourings. Scroll forward almost half a century and producer/electronic musician Pacsal Bideau has been exploring his own avenue of future thinking. If you put him in a room with the old prog-curmudgeon, he might quiz Pete about which version of …
Live Review: Jacob Collier – The Academy, Dublin 07.06.2022
On a warm Tuesday evening in Dublin, on the 7th of June, The Academy was the place to be, as London musician and five-time Grammy Award winner Jacob Collier took to the stage as part of his ‘Djesse’ world tour. Having not performed here since November 2017, excitement levels were high inside this Middle Abbey …
Track: Atom Eyes release new single ‘Smoke & Mirrors’
Atom Eyes release gorgeous new single ‘Smoke & Mirrors’
Track: DoomCannon Shares Double Single ‘Black Liberation Prologue’ and ‘Black Liberation’ From Forthcoming Album Renaissance
London-based composer, producer & multi-instrumentalist DoomCannon has announced the release of his debut album ‘Renaissance’ due 15th July via Brownswood Recordings. Along with the album announcement DoomCannon has also shared the double singles ‘Black Liberation Prologue’ and ‘Black Liberation’ Regarding the album DoomCannon comments: “When writing the album, it felt like a transition from writing …