Category Jazz
Mildlife – Chorus
Label: Heavenly Recordings RIYL: Khruangbin, Neal Francis, King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard FCC: Clean Check Out: 2 Australia’s own Mildlife have recently dropped their third studio album and it’s as jazzy as ever. With a distinct jazz-funk fusion sound featuring lots of synth and vocoder, this album is sure to not disappoint and be […]
Lucien Johnson – Ancient Relics
Label: Self-released FCC: None Check Out: 1, 3, 6 Recently released album by New Zealand Saxophonist. Very delicate and calming. All instrumental. His skills on saxophone are amazing, and mesmerizing. Track 3 definitely stands out as a favorite., but all of them are a great listen.
Cassie Kinoshi & seed. – Gratitude (feat. NikNak & London Contemporary Orchestra)
Label: International Anthem RIYL: Makaya McCraven, Shabaka Hutchings, Kamasi Washington FCC: None Check Out: 1, 7 Famed UK Alto Saxophonist and composer Cassie Kinoshi recorded the seven tracks that make up Gratitude with her flagship large ensemble, seed., UK turntablist NikNak, and the London Contemporary Orchestra during a series of live sessions at London’s Southbank […]
Yussef Dayes – The Yussef Dayes Experience (Live from Malibu)
Label: Brownswood RecordingsRIYL: Alfa Mist, Yussef Kamaal, Robert GlasperFocus: Portrait of Tracy, The Colour Purple Originally released as a live performance video of a show in the Malibu mountains, we’re all lucky to have this immortalized as an album in the second Yussef Dayes Experience. The record opens with a collaboration with Elijah Fox (if […]
Charles Lloyd — The Sky Will Still Be There Tomorrow
[Blue Note] 2 CD set released on 3/15/24, the saxophonist/composer’s 86th birthday, another fine latter career album that finds NEA Master Charles Lloyd working in quartet mode with pianist Jason Moran, bassist Larry Grenadier and, for the first time, drummer Brian Blade. The music here ranges from traditional songs to unreleased compositions and revised material […]
Kamasi Washington, Andre 3000- Dream State
Label- Shoto Mas Inc. RIYL Four Tet, Julia Holter, BADBADNOTGOOD. FCC Clean. This man and his flute have done it again! A beautiful and incredible experimental jazz piece that comes in at just over eight minutes and thirty seconds! But I swear it will not feel that long while you listen to it. Highly recommend […]
Margo Guryan- Moon Ride
Label: Oglio Records RIYL: Vashti Bunyan, 800 Cherries, Connie Converse FCC: Clean, Check out: 1,4. Super cute feel good jazzy folk EP! Very similar to her other albums, but a little more 1920s jazzy. Some nice flute throughout, definitely worth a listen!
According to the Sound – Pitch
Label: Losen Records RIYL: Kamasi Washington, Miles Davis, Thelonious Monk, Dizzy Gillespie FCC: Clean Check Out: #1, 2, 5, 9
Florian Favre–Idantita #Revisited
Reworks of 2022 songs, jazz/avant/world for piano and voice, cello, oud. Play!
Angelo Outlaw – “Speed of Light” (single)
Ugh, I love this so much. Four long and luscious jazz-funk tracks, spiced up by round and ringing vibraphone melodies. Very low-end 70s movie soundtracks, but none of the songs ever lose sight of the fact that Outlaw’s vibe melodies are the star. At the same time, that doesn’t stop those melodies from playing with […]
Kevin Kastning & Soheil Peyghambari–The Second Realm
Second collaboration/improvisation for varied multi-string contra guitars and clarinet. Play!
Arve Henriksen & Harmen Fraanje–Touch of Time
Improvisations for trumpet and piano–quiet. Mix of classical/jazz. Play!
ELEPHANT GYM – WORLD
FCC: none Label: Topshelf Records Track Picks: 1, 3, 5, 6 RIYL: Kitbash, Chinese Football, Glass Beach, Elephant Gym is a Taiwanese trio that blends math rock, experimental jazz, and electronic sounds to create beautiful, unique sounds. Each track feels like a new adventure: the piano in “Name” (track 3) blends into a rock guitar […]
Marlon Simon and the Nagual Spirits – On Different Paths
Label: Truth Revolution Records RIYL: Ricardo Pons, Luis Huerta, Michel Herrera FCC: Clean Check Out: #2, 4, 7From Promoter: “Drummer, percussionist and composer Marlon Simon has traveled myriad different paths over the course of his nearly four-decade career. There is the personal journey that has led him from a small town in his native Venezuela […]
Nailah Hunter – Lovegaze
Welcome, y’all, to harpwave. Yes, harpwave: ethereal synthwave with harp melodies and a splash of Miami-Vice-meets-the-Cleopatra-Records-back-catalog, all washed along by Nailah Hunter’s amazing mellifluous voice, echoed along various wavelengths. And it is delightful. Nailah Hunter is a Los Angeles-based harpist and composer who headed out to the English Channel to find the space and peace […]
Turnstile/BADBADNOTGOOD – New Heart Designs
Label: Roadrunner Records Release Date: August 11, 2023 Baltimore punk band Turnstile and Toronto alt-jazz ensemble BADBADNOTGOOD have released New Heart Designs, a collaborative three-song EP which sees the two groups teaming up to reimagine songs from Turnstiles celebrated LP Glow On. Mystery, Alien Love Call, and Underwater Boi are utterly transformed. Apart from Brendan […]
Vulfmon, Evangeline- Letting Things Go (Single)
Vulf Records; FCC: Clean; RIYL: Corinne Bailey Rae, Colbie Caillat, Billie Eilish Calm, pretty-sounding single, reminiscent of early 2000s chill wave, bluesy, folksy sounds. This song is catchy and soulful. It’s relaxing while at the same time being fun to listen to. Released January 5, 2024.
Norah Jones- Running (Single)
Blue Note Records; Capitol Records, LLC FCC: Clean; RIYL: Ray LaMontagne, Leon Bridges, Corinne Bailey Rae, Ray Charles Latest release from Norah Jones (Jan 18, 2024)! This track is soulful and upbeat. Norah Jones has a beautiful jazzy soul voice and the backing vocals on the track along with the piano are reminiscent of a […]
Allison Burik–Realm
Works for sax + guitar/voice. Ambient and multi -genre. Some pieces with bass clarinet. Play!
Titanic – Vidrio
Vidrio is the debut release from Titanic, a collaboration between Mexican-city based cellist Mabe Fratti and multi-instrumentalist composer Héctor Tosta. The album is an exciting experimentation in spoken word, jazz, and traditional classical composition. The album flows well and keeps the listener engaged. Piano and cello sections are punctured by Fratti’s vocals, which create powerful […]
Halfnoise – City Talk
Halfnoise is the stage name of Zac Farro, who is best known as the drummer for the band Paramore. This record, City Talk, was released under Farro’s own Nashville label, Congrats Records. The sound of this album can be best described as “city pop” with a funky and retro-feel in terms of production. Farro was […]
Miranda Joan – Overstimulated
Label: Self-Released RIYL: CARRTOONS, Moonchild, Yazmin Lacey, Emily King, Erykah Badu, Cleo Sol FCC: Clean Check Out: #2, 7, 11 From Promoter: “‘Overstimulated’ is the highly anticipated new album from Canadian-born, Brooklyn-based singer, songwriter, and musician Miranda Joan. Simultaneously leaning into and letting go of the excessive and overstimulating, the ‘Overstimulated’ LP sees Miranda’s developed […]
WE SICK
deVon Russell Gray, Nathan Hanson and Davu Seru perform interesting works for drums/piano and sax up front.
Songs and Symphoniques–The Music of Moondog
Louis Hardin AKA Moondog, a blind street composer, multi-genre, really interesting!
Sen Morimoto – Diagnosis
Label: City Slang / Sooper RIYL: Panda Bear, Toro Y Moi, black midi, NNAMDÏ FCC: #4 Check Out: #1, 3, 10 From Promoter: “Based in Chicago, Sen Morimoto has built an experimental DIY community in the city that’s seen him collaborate with KAINA, NNAMDÏ, and Lala Lala and co Mixing jazz training with rapping and […]
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