Ibrahim Maalouf never rests. Since we last heard from him in 2012, when he released WIND with Frank Woeste, Mark Turner, Larry Grenadier, and Clarence Penn, Maalouf has dropped no less than 4 albums, DIA and ILLUSIONS on the same day in 2013, and Au pay d’Alice with symphony orchestra, choral and French rapper/poet Oxmo Puccino, as well as the soundtrack for the Yves S … [Read more...]
Ibrahim Maalouf and Oxmo Puccino’s ‘Au Pays d’Alice’ (Full Concert Video)
We always try to keep you up to date with everything happening around the globe, but let’s face it we’re kinda understaffed and underfunded, so there’s a lot of material that doesn’t reach us, particularly from European artists who don’t always think to keep us in the loop. Ibrahim Maalouf is a friend of the site and we’ve done our best to promote his music which we deem worthy, … [Read more...]
Nextbop’s Best Albums of 2011: Marc Antunes’ Jazz Picks
The Nextbop staff is compiling its lists of the best albums of 2011 in jazz and all other genres. We’ll release our mass lists during the last week of December but we want to make sure everyone’s individual lists have the chance to shine.10. Austin Peralta - Endless Planets (Brainfeeder)This album is heavy, and it takes stomach to digest it. But it is this kind of “di … [Read more...]