A figure in his country’s jazz scene since his early teens, the trombonist and pianist's skill comes to the fore in his anticipated debut as a bandleader. A beautiful, deep, melodic jazz set from Malcolm Jiyane Tree-O!
Honest Jon's return to the golden age of Ecuadorian musica national, this second round of retrievals is more of a selectors’ affair: less reverent, more...
Following on from her stunning Jazz re:freshed release, trombonist Rosie Turton returns with her EP of upbeat jazz moods. Featues a remix from regular...
Cuban big band Orquesta Akokan release their second album for Daptone, exploring the island’s rich musical history and update those traditions for the...
'On Our Own Clock' is the result of collaborative creativity between UK, South African, Nigerian and Senegalese musicians working remotely towards this...
For most of the 1970s Essilfie-Bondzie's Dix and Essiebons labels were synonymous with the best in modern highlife, and his roster was a who's-who of highlife...
Heiwa is the debut record released on Mansur's own record label, Amai Records.
Heiwa, which means 'Peace', is an album about "the journey of life and...
Oddball new-wave / Balearic instrumental 45 taking a wide, leftfield approach to the that 80s Compass Point Studios vibe. Strong (and highly recommended)...
Rousing, evocative, solo piano pieces from South African pianist Kyle Shepherd. Compositions explored on this long-awaited release include new articulations...
Multi-talented musician, singer songwriter, music producer, and sound engineer Leonardo Marques selects ten musical gems recorded at his Ilha Do Corvo...
This new release is a vast leap into an ocean of space and sound, a quantum leap into cybernetics, biology, anti-gravity, time travel, dream speech and...
Beautiful, haunting choral suite from Rosie Lowe and Duval Timothy which "began as an experiment to explore playing with the voice in more creative ways,...
Madlib reissues his long out of print collaboration with legendary Brazilian drummer Ivan“Mamao” Conti, propellant for lauded jazz fusion archetypes...
Vels Trio reap their jazz-fusion crop with a stellar 11-track debut album ‘Celestial Greens’ on Rhythm Section International. Wandering through their...
Across numerous albums and mixtapes, Makaya McCraven has proven his mastery of the loop akin to hip-hop’s most celebrated beatmakers like J Dilla and...