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Category: Jazz

Jazz Video

Ornette Coleman's influence on jazz

Watch this awesome take on Ornette Coleman and how he shaped jazz music as we know it today.

December 3, 2020May 3, 2021 by Luke Alex Davis
Ornette Coleman
Jazz Video

Virtual Insanity: jazz analysis and dancing penguins

Stream two cool videos about Jamiroquai’s Virtual Insanity – one about music theory and one about cartoon penguins.

November 16, 2020January 15, 2021 by Luke Alex Davis
chocopen penguins
Jazz

Ella: The Lost Berlin Tapes

Ella’s recently discovered Berlin tapes demonstrated her style and dynamism at her prime in 1962.

October 31, 2020May 5, 2021 by Luke Alex Davis
Ella: The Lost Berlin Tapes
Jazz

Jahari Massamba Unit – Pardon My French

Jahari Massamba Unit is the new collaboration between Madlib and Karriem Riggins. Here’s more about their new album, Pardon My French.

October 22, 2020October 22, 2020 by Luke Alex Davis
Jahari Massamba Unit – Pardon My French
Jazz Video

How Charlie Parker Changed Jazz Forever

Arthur “LA” Buckner chronicles the life and influences of Charlie Parker on jazz and music history.

October 4, 2020May 5, 2021 by Luke Alex Davis
Charlie Parker
Jazz

Sammy Davis Jr. on drums and vibes

There’s cool and there’s Sammy Davis Jr. cool. Here he is jamming on the drums and the vibraphone with his band.

August 29, 2020August 28, 2020 by Luke Alex Davis
Sammy Davis Jr. covering his face with his left hand
Jazz Video

When Miles Davis was Beaten and Arrested in 1959

Adam Neely discusses the legacy of Miles Davis’s experience with police brutality in 1959 and it’s connection to Black Lives Matter.

July 12, 2020January 29, 2022 by Luke Alex Davis
Miles Davis in a police van after being arrested and beaten
Jazz

Thijsenterprise - Snits

Thijsenterprise returns with ‘Snits’, a punky jazz EP with raw drums, dirty basslines, and spontaneous melodies connect the dots between hip hop, punk, and jazz.

June 18, 2020June 2, 2021 by Luke Alex Davis
Thijsenterprise - Snits
Jazz

AI-Generated Jazz Based On John Coltrane

Can a neural network trained on John Coltrane’s jazz make a good album? Dadabots gave it a try with ‘Outerhelios’.

June 13, 2020June 13, 2020 by Luke Alex Davis
AI-Generated Jazz Based On John Coltrane
Jazz Mixes

Jazzcat - Astral traveling 01 and 02 (MIX)

Jazzcat’s Astral traveling 01 and 02 mixes feature jazz from the likes of Lonnie Liston Smith, Rotary Connection, Placebo and plenty more.

May 31, 2020May 5, 2021 by Luke Alex Davis
Lonnie Liston Smith & The Cosmic Ehoes - Astral Traveling
Jazz

The Best Analysis of the Worst Jazz Solo of All Time

Is ‘the worst jazz solo of all time’ really the worst jazz solo of all time? Adam Neely’s brilliant critique might change your mind.

May 22, 2020August 15, 2020 by Luke Alex Davis
Jazz

Chick Corea's "Cheap But Good Advice for Playing Music in a Group"

When one of the greatest pianists of all time gives you advice, you listen. Here are Chick Corea’s 16 steps to playing music in a group.

May 12, 2020May 5, 2021 by Luke Alex Davis
Chick Corea
Jazz

The 42 Greatest Jazz Albums On Glenn Kelly's Floor By His Coffee Table

I love an album list with creativity and Glenn Kelly made a great one in the name of jazz.

February 22, 2020May 5, 2021 by Luke Alex Davis
Jazz album cover
Jazz

Cinematic Orchestra and Jimmy Cliff added to Love Supreme Jazz Festival Line Up

They will also be joined by Lauryn Hill, Gladys Knight, and Jamie Cullum.

April 25, 2019January 29, 2022 by Luke Alex Davis
Cinematic Orchestra added to Love Supreme Jazz Festival 2019 Line Up
Jazz Mixes

70s French Jazz Mix by Magical Mystery Mix

Just over an hour of underground 70s French jazz from the likes of Michel Sardaby, Brigitte Fontaine, Jean Luc Ponty, and Henri Texier.

April 15, 2019November 17, 2020 by Luke Alex Davis
70s French Jazz Mix by Magical Mystery Mix
Jazz

Blue Note Records and Don Was To Receive Lifetime Achievement Award

The Jazz FM Awards have announced the iconic jazz label and its president will be presented with the PPL Lifetime Achievement Award at this year’s ceremony.

April 9, 2019October 30, 2021 by Luke Alex Davis
Blue Note Records and Don Was To Receive Lifetime Achievement Award
Jazz

Relive 1959, The Golden Year of Jazz, In A New Photoblog Project

Jazz fan Natalie Weiner launched a blog called The 1959 Project with day-to-day looks at the genre’s most famous year.

January 29, 2019December 31, 2021 by Luke Alex Davis
Miles Davis - Kind of Blue (1959)
Jazz Mixes

Magical Mystery Mix – 70s Japanese Jazz Mix Vol.3

78 minutes of Japanese jazz from the 70’s including rare groove, jazz fusion, drum breaks, and more.

September 16, 2018January 15, 2021 by Luke Alex Davis
70s-japanese-jazz-mix-vol-3
Jazz Mixes

Magical Mystery Mix - 70s Japanese Jazz Mix Vol.2

Stream a whole hour of Japanese jazz from the 70’s including rare groove, jazz fusion, drum breaks, and more.

April 9, 2018March 29, 2022 by Luke Alex Davis
Magical Mystery Mix - 70s Japanese Jazz Mix Vol.2
Jazz

Kaytranada to release joint EP with Robert Glasper

The ArtScience Remixes will feature 8 reworks from Glasper’s 2016 album ArtScience. I haven’t been having any Kaytranada withdrawal symptoms as I still have 99.9% on heavy rotation and his tracks for Talib Kweli and Lou Phelps quenched my thirst for new music. On that note (pun intended), I’m happy to hear the Montreal musician …

March 9, 2018April 11, 2020 by Luke Alex Davis
Kaytranada to release joint EP with Robert Glasper

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