London-based drummer Jas Kayser is one of a growing number of musicians who are showing that females in jazz and in the drumming world is a norm rather than an exception to the rule. The 26-year-old drummer and composer – who released her debut album for Jazz re:freshed’s iconic 5ive series earlier this year – loves to explore the commonality between jazz and afro-beat. The … Continue reading Artist Spotlight: Drummer Jas Kayser
https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/v=2/track=1339839286/album=3150406304/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/artwork=small/ The artist’s debut album marries hip-hop, neo-soul, meditative chants, and dark piano chords. via Jamael Dean’s Spiritual Jazz — Bandcamp Daily Continue reading Jamael Dean’s Spiritual Jazz — Bandcamp Daily
https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/v=2/track=2122539793/album=3070695062/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/artwork=small/ “I wanted to bring in a framework that allows the musicians to bring their personalities to the table, and not be straitjacketed.” via Certified: Ronin Arkestra, Mark de Clive-Lowe’s Japanese Jazz Supergroup — Bandcamp Daily Continue reading Certified: Ronin Arkestra, Mark de Clive-Lowe’s Japanese Jazz Supergroup — Bandcamp Daily
https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/v=2/track=3923714140/album=618844454/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/artwork=small/ The London saxophonist’s influences are wide-ranging and his experimentation constant. via The Enigmatic Jazz of Binker Golding — Bandcamp Daily Continue reading The Enigmatic Jazz of Binker Golding — Bandcamp Daily
Musical masterminds coming together is always special, but when they find each other from an early age and begin creating and vibing, that’s pretty much dynamite. So when the self-professed “jazztronica duo” Blue Lab Beats – Namali Kwaten and David Mrakpor – met at youth arts organisation, WAC Arts, in North London in 2013, at the respective ages of 13 and 18, their musical partnership … Continue reading Blue Lab Beats: London’s “jazztronica duo” cultivating some of the city’s most dynamic sounds
https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/v=2/track=3667862194/album=884154608/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/artwork=small/ One of the most exciting young groups on the thriving U.K. jazz scene make their full-length debut. via The Joyous Afrobeat-Jazz of Ezra Collective — Bandcamp Daily Continue reading The Joyous Afrobeat-Jazz of Ezra Collective — Bandcamp Daily
https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/v=2/track=2658684814/album=1181169497/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/artwork=small/ The whole album is shrouded in mystery, with something raw and unrefined—but also intricate and entrancing—at its core. via On “Ancestral Recall,” Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah Makes Rhythmic Music Sing — Bandcamp Daily Continue reading On “Ancestral Recall,” Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah Makes Rhythmic Music Sing — Bandcamp Daily
https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/v=2/track=3976033170/album=1862704575/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/artwork=small/ The band’s debut album, “There Is A Place,” plays like a magical trek through a mystical world. The results are equally transformative and rewarding. via U.K. Band Maisha Create Intrepid Spiritual Jazz — Bandcamp Daily Continue reading U.K. Band Maisha Create Intrepid Spiritual Jazz — Bandcamp Daily
https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/v=2/track=3654833994/album=1059062676/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/artwork=small/ The drummer’s fifth album is his biggest and best work, an expansive set of meditative jazz featuring the genre’s brightest stars. via Artist of the Week: On “Universal Beings,” Makaya McCraven Broadens His Jazz Appeal — Bandcamp Daily Continue reading Artist of the Week: On “Universal Beings,” Makaya McCraven Broadens His Jazz Appeal — Bandcamp Daily
https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/v=2/track=197914152/album=1995703143/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/artwork=small/ She is a leader in the current U.K. jazz renaissance. via On “When We Are,” Bandleader Nubya Garcia Explores New Sonic Terrain — Bandcamp Daily Continue reading Nubya Garcia Explores New Sonic Terrain — Bandcamp Daily
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