Increasingly incandescent across the London jazz, funk and world music scenes, alto saxophonist and composer Samuel Eagles’ SPIRIT (saxophonist Duncan Eagles, pianist Sam Leak, vibraphonist Ralph Wyld, double bassist Max Luthert and drummer Dave Hamblett) with recent Whirlwind release Ask, Seek, Knock. Here are the latest press highlights
Here are the confirmed dates for the Walter Smith Twio Euro tour coming in FEB 2018 – plus a list of all the special guests joining on selected shows. Twio drops FEB 9 and you can pre-order now.
Completing a trilogy of albums whose compositions are infused with the various, colorful strands of traditional music from his Pakistani/Indian homeland, New York guitarist Rez Abbasi’s Unfiltered Universe presents the line-up of pianist Vijay Iyer, alto saxophonist Rudresh Mahanthappa, bassist Johannes Weidenmueller and drummer Dan Weiss, plus guest appearances from renowned
PRE ORDER ‘TWIO’ NOW (CLICK HERE) AND RECEIVE 2 INSTANT GRAT TRACKS LEARN HOW TO PRONOUNCE THE ALBUM BELOW A few days back we announced the release Twio from tenor saxophonist and composer Walter Smith III for February 9 2018 (vinyl release date tbc, check back for more
Pianist, vocalist, songwriter and producer Oli Rockberger’s fourth studio release, Sovereign takes its title from the viewpoints of transition, growth and independence. These ten, intelligently-crafted songs are grounded in a love of soul, jazz, gospel and R&B. Working closely as a trio with drummer Jordan Perlson and bassist Jordan Scannella, the
The searching, cyclical aura of double bassist and composer Hayden Prosser’s debut acoustic album Tether fascinatingly finds its roots in electronic and process music. Hailing from Somerset, England, and now based in Berlin, Prosser met up with New York pianist Elias Stemeseder – the starting point for this quartet’s sound
“Tixier evinces his own musical vocabulary and florid style and in conjunction with his talented sidemen has produced a really irresistible set.” ★★★★ All About Jazz Order ‘Life of Sensitive Creatures’ CDS and downloads: here Radiating a venturesome singularity inspired as much by Maurice Ravel and Art Tatum
he Other River is a personal and striking collection of original songs written, arranged and sung by veteran US guitarist and singer/songwriter Joel Harrison which reaches out to the heart in candidly dealing with mortality and loss, redemption and forgiveness. Watch the video (left) to hear the story behind the
VISTA Available for Pre-Order: here Some nine years since saxophonist Julian Siegel began collectively bouncing ideas off pianist Liam Noble, double bassist Oli Hayhurst and drummer Gene Calderazzo, the Julian Siegel Quartet release another absorbing and intrinsically crackling set of mostly original compositions in Vista. 2011’s Urban Theme Park
With great pleasure we announce the release Twio from tenor saxophonist and composer Walter Smith III for February 9 2018 (vinyl release date tbc, check back for more info). The album features longstanding musical partners Harish Raghavan on double bass and Eric Harland on drums, with guests Joshua Redman