A bunch of musicians from in and around the current UK jazz scene have come together for London Brew, a new album inspired by Miles Davis' Bitches Brew...
From Makaya McCraven to two Shabaka Hutchings projects to Ezra Collective to Dawn Richard & Spencer Zahn, here are 10 jazz albums not to miss from this year...
From Floating Points/Pharoah Sanders and Nala Sinephro's ambient jazz excursions, to Sons of Kemet and Damon Locks' Afrobeat-infused compositions, to Emma-Jean Thackray's electro-funk-psych-jazz opus, here are some the jazz albums that stood out to us most this year...
Though jazz never went away, the past few years have seen a serious jazz renaissance that continues to grow and intersect with hip hop, electronic music, and more. Here are 15 of this year's jazz albums that we strongly recommend...
“While our physical doors may be shut, our passion to serve and entertain lives on and we are optimistic about the future and writing the next chapter of Jazz Standard.“
”A compilation seemed like an opportunity to bring jazz more into the spotlight, as well as to introduce our audience to some modern currents in the jazz scene,” said Adult Swim's Luke Rhodes, who spearheaded this very cool comp...
Budos Band, the horn-fueled NYC group that incorporate everything from Fela-influenced afrobeat to Sabbath-style riffage into their sound, release new album Long in the Tooth in October via Daptone.