Legendary DJ and record man (and our guest at this year’s Houghton Festival!) Paul Murphy has curated a second volume of global jazz hybrids that share a keen focus for the dancefloor! With tracks from Japan to Mali, France to Venezuela, The Jazz Room Volume 2 is an exceptional ride! Read / Listen
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Lorenzo Morresi & Le Isole 'Pop Flop' (Space Echo Records / Dialogo Records) - video single
Italian musician, producer and DJ Lorenzo Morresi follows up his revered and sought after ‘Cosmica Italiana’ LP with a fresh collection of infectious, funk heavy, jazz-fusion jams that pay homage to the 70s Library Music sound. Vintage synths, slick drums and atmospheric moods for those who want to live a groovy life. Check the video as well for ‘Pop Flop’ featuring 22a’s Tenderlonious! Read / Listen
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Nick Walters 'Udaipur' (D.O.T. Records) - single premiere!
We are mightily pleased to premiere ‘Udaipur’ from Nick Walters’ forthcoming album ‘Padmāsana’! Built up from field recordings of a trip to India and transformed into a funky modal composition with stellar contributions from collaborators 22a’s Tenderlonious and Kieron McLeod. Read // Listen
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Menagerie 'Many Worlds' (Freestyle Records) - a review
An exceptional new album of spiritual and modal jazz reminiscent of the great catalogues of Black Jazz Records, Tribe and Strata-East from the brilliant Lance Ferguson led nine piece band Menagerie is released next week on Freestyle Records. Check our review, listen to the lead tracks and see what the fuss is all about….
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Nimbus Sextet (Acid Jazz) - an interview
Signed to Acid Jazz and with their debut LP ‘Dreams Fulfilled’ fresh out of the blocks, we asked the young Glasgow-based Nimbus Sextet about the uniquely Scottish route they took to becoming a hot new addition to the UK jazz scene…. Read / listen here
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