Tag: jazz

  • Flight (Energy) by Dres and Jaleel Shaw – free music download

    Flight (Energy) by Dres and Jaleel Shaw – free music download

    Free download of some jazzy rap by Black Sheep’s Dres and NY saxman Jaleel Shaw Dres from Black Sheep is no stranger to jazz. On the hip-hop outfit’s monster 1991 hit The Choice Is Yours, a jazzy double bass was sampled to good effect. Fast forward to 2015 and the rapper is dipping his toes […]

  • Vein Melter EP – Jesse Fischer & Sly5thAve

    Vein Melter EP – Jesse Fischer & Sly5thAve

    New York musos Jesse Fischer and Sly5thAve release the Vein Melter EP, a tribute to Herbie Hancock’s seminal jazz fusion album Head Hunters New York musos Jesse Fischer and Sly5thAve have joined forces to produce Vein Melter. The title gives a heavy hint of what this is all about. Vein Melter is the fourth track […]

  • Church album – Mark de Clive-Lowe

    Church album – Mark de Clive-Lowe

    Listen to the Kickstarter-funded Church by Mark de Clive-Lowe, a jazzy, soulful album inspired by the keyboardist’s live stateside music nights Mark de Clive-Lowe’s chameleonic career has seen the Los Angeles-based keyboardist immersed in soulful house, broken beats and progressive soul, but no matter what genre he’s turned his hand to, jazz has never been […]

  • Robert Glasper Experiment video – mini concert

    Robert Glasper Experiment video – mini concert

    Courtesy of NPR, you can enjoy a mini concert with the Blue Note jazz pianist from the comfort of your living room Blue Note jazz pianist Robert Glasper makes a welcomed appearance on National Public Radio’s Tiny Desk Concert series, which has in the past featured slightly better known acts such as Suzanne Vega and […]

  • Live Today album preview – Derrick Hodge

    Live Today album preview – Derrick Hodge

    Bassist Derrick Hodge steps out of Robert Glasper’s shadow to release his debut album on Blue Note Although bassist Derrick Hodge is mostly known for his collaborations with Blue Note pianist Robert Glasper, he has in fact worked with scores of musicians, including neo soulster Maxwell, jazzman Terence Blanchard and rapper Q-Tip from A Tribe […]

  • Cosm’ethic album preview – Tommaso Cappellato & Astral Travel

    Cosm’ethic album preview – Tommaso Cappellato & Astral Travel

    Italian drummer Tommaso Cappellato and his band Astral Travel put in a stellar performance for their new soulful jazz album London-based musos Adam “Rock” Moses and Justin “TopRock” McKenzie, who run the Jazz Re:freshed label, have been releasing top-notch compilations and mini albums that highlight artists likes of 4hero drummer Richard Spaven and former Bugz […]

  • Strictly For My Negus single by Daniel Crawford — free music download

    Strictly For My Negus single by Daniel Crawford — free music download

    Alongside a free Roy Ayers-inspired download, jazz pianist Daniel Crawford releases a track Robert Glasper fans will love Daniel Crawford is a jazz pianist who clearly reveres the late DJ/hip-hop producer J. Dilla. In fact, he’s released not one but three J. Dilla tribute albums in the past. Now, however, Daniel is forging a different path. […]

  • Song For The Open Road video – Kairos 4tet and Omar

    Song For The Open Road video – Kairos 4tet and Omar

    Websites Kairos 4tet Naim Jazz What an unlikely pairing – big-haired saxophonist Adam Waldmann with über-chilled soulman Omar. Rumour has it they met at the 2011’s MOBO Awards, where Waldmann was collecting the gong for Best Jazz Act. Two years later we have Song For The Open Road, a track that’s a foretaste to Everything […]

  • Jazz FM Presents Blue Note Legends album preview – various artists

    Jazz FM Presents Blue Note Legends album preview – various artists

    This double CD explores the breadth of work by Blue Note’s past and present greats Blue Note’s music conjures up images of acoustic jazz outfits playing bebop. This compilation is, however, a reminder that the label has always strived to remain relevant as tastes change. To underline this point, Robert Glasper — a pianist who […]

  • Impossible Ark Label Compilation album – free music download

    Impossible Ark Label Compilation album – free music download

    A free nine-track album featuring acoustic jazz and Latin tunes from the Impossible Ark label What better way to highlight a label’s wares than to give away a selection of its songs? That’s what Impossible Ark Records has done with its Impossible Ark Label Compilation. The nine-track album features songs of a jazzy, acoustic bent by […]