SONG FOR SUNDAY #32: Miles Davis – So What
It’s Miles Davis’ birthday today so we’re celebrating with his jazz classic for Song For Sunday.
Category: Jazz
The Jazz Jousters In Key With Herbie Hancock - Octaves
The Jazz Jousters collective have dropped a new hip hop/jazz fusion album called Octaves.
10 Songs & Projects Inspired By Sun Ra
It was Sun Ra’s 99th birthday yesterday (if you’re in the UK), so here are ten songs and projects inspired by the great man.
Ras G - Happy Arrival Day Mister Ra
Ras G pays tribute to the late great Sun Ra on his 99th birthday with a new track.
SATURDAY MATINÉE: Sun Ra - A Joyful Noise (1980)
This hour long documentary about Sun Ra is the feature presentation for our Saturday Matinée this week.
Andy Hickford's Two Part Jazz Mix
DJ Andy Hickford put together a two part jazz mix a few months ago. Listen to it here. It looks like an unofficial jazz day here at Sampleface, so to continue the trend, we stumbled upon this fine two part mix from Andy Hickford, a DJ from the UK. Part one comprises of “smoky club …
Are There Mistakes In Jazz?
American jazz vibraphonist Stefon Harris finds an answer to the question “are there mistakes in jazz?” How many times have you heard people lambast the current state of jazz music or say they don’t like it at all because they’ve chosen to categorise it as “smooth jazz” or “free jazz”? Highly irritating, but if they’re …
Matthew Herbert - The End Of Silence, Part One
British producer Matthew Herbert pushes the boundaries of sampling yet again with his upcoming new jazz album. Matthew Herbert, known for his sampling of everyday objects, isn’t a household name in the genres he performs under (and there are quite a few) but he has collaborated with some big names – Bjork, Roisin Murphy of …
Rappamelo - A Tribe Called Quest Sample Playlist (Spotify)
Music blog Rappamelo have put together a mini playlist of some of the samples used by A Tribe Called Quest. A Tribe Called Quest were known for their lyricism and choice of samples and Rappamelo have clearly thought about the latter as they have put together a playlist of some of their samples. The likes …
Yatha Bhuta Jazz Combo (Onra & Buddy Sativa)
Onra’s jazz collab with Buddy Sativa, Yatha Bhuta Jazz Combo, is ready for your primed ears.