Another sparkling, hi-fi nu-disco excursion from this Italian duo. I guess that makes Nu Genea italo-disco but they’re a little harder to pin down than that. There’s a lot of funk in line with classic Italian jazz funk/library music. They’ve had a pronounced afro-beat influence going […]
Møster is an eponymous Norwegian supergroup that forms around the woodwinds legend Kjetil Møster. He’s joined by the one and only Hans Magnus Ryan, vocalist and guitarist for historic prog/psych group Motorpsycho. A rhythm section featuring members of Motorpsycho and Elephant9 rounds it out nicely. In short: some of my favorite musicians on the planet. […]
This is an contemporary jazz/fusion record that simply cannot be missed. Forever Forever is essential. Singer, songwriter, bandleader and LA jazz luminary Genevieve Artadis third album is a passionate and danceable work of hyper modern jazz pop. The core of the album is classic romantic jazz […]
The final record by the duo of trumpeter Jamie Branch and her longtime collaborator, percussionist Jason Nazary. Rest in peace Jamie. Anteloper is a particularly genre-defying project from the seemingly limitless creativity and improvisation of Jamie Branch. This group in particular is characterized by both musicians […]
A Pegada Agora É Essa aka The Sway Now is the critically acclaimed sophomore album by drummer turned trombonist turned bandleader Antonio Neves. He’s been a prolific hired gun for years, touring with some of Brazil’s most celebrated pop and jazz musicians. I first came across […]
This is a duology of records by the unconventional and unpredictable jazz (pop, classical, devotional etc) musician and lo-fi recording legend Zach Phillips. At the time of this writing he’s best known as the co-leader of breakout jazz-pop-psych-improv group Fivel Is Glauque with singer Ma Clement. I first encountered his work as the boss of […]
Sand Enigma is the stunning most recent album from one of our favorite musicians, Canadian-Egyptian guitarist Sam Shalabi and his fusion orchestra Land of Kush. There’s a lot going into this massive record, starting with the huge and excessively talented orchestra of musicians. Those include Shalabi […]
I’m thrilled that two of my favorite musicians have collaborated on this fuzzy and upbeat LP. This is only the second post-Kikagaku Moyo album from the group’s co-founder, singer and guitarist Tomo Katsurada since their dissolution. Perhaps his work at blog favorite label Guruguru Brain keeps […]
The fifth record from Portuguese bandleader, composer, and producer Bruno Pernadas is another instant hit. Unlikely, maybe largely remains true to his signature style of modern indi/art pop with elements of jazz fusion and neo-psych. No complaints there. Nobody else nails this sound like Bruno Pernadas. His […]
This self-titled debut introduces the world to the new fusion group Saha Gnawa. Across 8 spectacular tracks they fuse Moroccan Gnawa music with modern jazz fusion and more than a dash of psychedelic rock influence. Gnawa is a rhythmic, string based music that’s one of many […]