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CHARLES LLOYD: ‘The Sky Will Still Be There Tomorrow’ (Blue Note)

What better way is there for a musician to celebrate his or her 86th birthday than by releasing a new studio album? Or in Charles Lloyd’s case, a generously expansive double album? Most octogenarians...

NOVA VIDA: ‘Ritmo Da Vida’ (CBI Recordings)

After his critically lauded 2022 album Firebird lit up dancefloors, producer and Acid Jazz pioneer Chris Bangs returns fronting an excellent Latin jazz group called Nova Vida, serving up a cache of stylish reimagined...

LIGHT IN THE DARK

The Grammy-winning US singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Judith Hill is back with her fifth album, Letters From A Black Widow, which will be released via the Regime label on 26th April 2024. Following up the album’s...

FEEL THE LOVE SUPREME

Europe’s largest outdoor jazz festival is coming back! The Love Supreme Jazz Festival returns to the idyllic surroundings of East Sussex’s Glynde Place in East Sussex this July, running from the 5th to the...

EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES

Music legend Eddy Grant talks about making Killer On The Rampage, tasting success in The Equals, and his Caribbean heritage.   Blessings often come in disguise. An event that may initially seem catastrophic and turn...

ART PEPPER: ‘Smack Up’ (Contemporary/Craft Recordings)

Craft Recordings’ exploration of the Contemporary Records’ catalogue continues with this magnificent vinyl reissue of alto saxophonist Art Pepper’s 1960 album, Smack Up, regarded as one of the archetypal examples of West Coast jazz....

ISAAC HAYES: ‘Hot Buttered Soul’ (Enterprise/Craft Recordings)

“When I started out doing my thing, what I had to say couldn’t be said in 2 minutes and 30 seconds… so out of that came the long cuts,” Isaac Hayes told this writer...

GETTIN’ DIRTY

After a six-year hiatus, LA soul and funk goddess Nikka Costa releases a new single today. It’s called ‘Dirty Disco’ and is plucked as a taster from the same-titled ten-track album, which is scheduled...

KILLER RETURNS

Killer On The Rampage, Eddy Grant’s iconic 1982 album featuring the international hit singles ‘Electric Avenue’ and ‘I Don’t Wanna Dance,’ is reissued digitally for the first time. Its reissue coinciding with Grant’s 76th...