On July 1st, Nextbop celebrated its 10-year anniversary. By a stroke of good fortune, it was also the day chosen for trumpeter Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah’s performance at this year’s Montreal International Jazz Festival. We couldn’t have planned it any better if we had tried...Scott took the stage of the Monument-National with his usual flair, sporting a flashy bright … [Read more...]
Our Top Picks at the 2019 Montreal International Jazz Festival
The Montreal International Jazz Festival kicks off its 40th edition this week, starting June 26th, with a line-up sure to delight the most diverse of musical tastes. Often jazz festivals can be criticized for not showcasing enough jazz per se, but this year’s Montreal edition is particularly fruitful and ripe with a great selection of actual jazz artists. We’ve highlighted a … [Read more...]
Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah – “Forevergirl” feat. Chris Turner & Mike Larry Draw (Stream)
Ancestral Recall, trumpeter Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah's upcoming new album on Ropeadope/Stretch Music drops in a couple weeks and it will definitely bring a spirited sense of chill. Today, Scott just dropped the second single, "Forevergirl", featuring the always sultry vocals of Chris Turner and rapper Mike Larry Draw dropping a few bars. It's a song that's as buttery … [Read more...]
Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah – “Ancestral Recall” feat. Saul Williams (Stream)
Fresh off his Grammy nomination for 2017's The Emancipation Procrastination, the third album of his Centennial Trilogy, trumpeter Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah is gearing up to drop a new album, Ancestral Recall, on March 22nd on Ropeadope/Stretch Music. This actually comes as a bit of a surprise considering the man dropped three spectacular albums in one year not too long ago, … [Read more...]
R+R=NOW – “Resting Warrior” (Stream)
"Resting Warrior", the new single from the supergroup R+R=NOW, has that certain Glasperian, balanced sense of sprawl where everyone gets a solo and plays that solo at the top of his game, tapping into a quality in the arranging reminiscent of the sharpest jams on Lionel Loueke's Heritage album which Robert Glasper also produced. It was he who put this spectacular band together … [Read more...]