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.
Category: 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.
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.
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.
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.
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. Blue Note Records will celebrate their 80th birthday in style with a lifetime achievement award for themselves and their president, Don Was. The label is home to the likes of Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Thelonious Monk, …
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. When researching for my final year dissertation, Ted Gioia’s The History of Jazz was a valuable tome and it helped (I got a First for the dissertation). Jazz history is fascinating and enriching when you travel …
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.
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.
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 …
J.Lamotta - The Conscious Tree
Jakarta’s 12th dubplate is Moroccan / Israeli singer and producer J.Lamotta’s The Conscious Tree. This album is the epitome of musical and cultural blending. J.Lamotta is of Moroccan and Israeli descent. She sings and produces her own music. She lives in Berlin and her new album, The Conscious Tree, welds jazz, soul, and hip hop together …
Sampleface Five: 100 Years of Thelonious Monk
He was a trailblazer with his improv style, wide-ranging melodic shifts, and trademark fashions. Thelonious Monk was born on this day in 1917. We have been blessed to have had him in our presence, physically and musically. In commemoration of this, we have compiled a list of 5 samples from the great man. 1. Wu-Tang …
LISTEN: 81 Of Langston Hughes' 100 Favorite Jazz Recordings On Spotify
Late jazz poet and essayist Langston Hughes compiled a list of his 100 favourite jazz compositions. Here are 81 of them.
SumoChief - SumoTreats
Ashton James Brown takes a look at “SumoTreats”, the latest and greatest from London-based jazzy-hop supremos, SumoChief. The DNA of hip hop has been imbricated with jazz since its birth in the 70s. From the raw drum beats and relentless energy to the intrepid spirit of improvisation, hip hop has both tacitly and overtly sampled from its forbear …
Jazz Is...
What is jazz to you? Here’s what it is to us. Jazz is a mood Jazz is a groove Jazz is Black American Music Jazz is not what you think Jazz is a trip Jazz is all sound Jazz is all encompassing Jazz is without rules Jazz is not for fools Jazz is spiritual Jazz …
Sample Heaven: Japanese Funk/Soul/Neo/Jazz/Acid Mix
Mix master Emir E. Mardan put together a Japanese mix and we think it’s the perfect source for sampling.
J Dilla: Back To The Crib Mixtape
The unearthing of Dilla treats continues as the Boiler Room release a mixtape of his listening habits. Something a little different from the J Dilla archives in the form of a mixtape but not of his own music. Boiler Room and BBE Records have released an unheard mixtape recorded sometime around the turn of the …
Robert Glasper - Reckoner (Radiohead Cover)
Here’s “Reckoner”, the first single from Robert Glasper’s forthcoming album “Covered”, out on Blue Note Records in June. Double Grammy-winning keyboardist and acclaimed jazz musician Robert Glasper has released a brand new single. “Reckoner”, a Radiohead cover, will feature on Glasper’s upcoming project “Covered” out on 16th June on Blue Note Records. The track and …
Pat Van Dyke - Science Fiction
Jakarta Records present Pat Van Dyke and the jazzy “Science Fiction”, from his debut album. Musician Pat Van Dyke is the latest member of the illustrious Jakarta family and being a multi instrumentalist from New York, he has the best of many music worlds. His new album “Right on time” dropped on 17th April (we’re …
SumoChief – Gator Season (2Late Remix)
London based jazz/hip hop quartet SumoChief have enlisted the services of High Focus beat-wizard 2Late to deliver an intriguing reinterpretation of “Gator Season”. The pursuit of musical complexity can sometimes be futile, as it is often done at the expense of the overall “vibe” of a track. When there is a perceptible lack of this …
