We continue our Season of Lists with newly-minted Staff Writer Rob Shepherd’s Favorite Jazz Albums of 2019. Also have a look at Nextbop's Best Jazz Albums of 2019, Editor-in-Chief Anthony Dean-Harris' Favorite Jazz Albums of 2019, and Staff Writer Brian Kiwanuka’s Favorite Jazz Albums of 2019.Perhaps the most interesting takeaway from 2019 is the number of artists adapting m … [Read more...]
The Comet Is Coming Performs at Montreal’s l’Astral (Concert Review)
On October 7th, the Montreal International Jazz Festival invited UK trailblazers The Comet Is Coming to perform at l’Astral as part of their Jazz All-Year Round line-up.Upon showing up at a quarter to eight, Montreal DJ and vinyl aficionado LEXIS had already begun the opening act, spinning jazzy old school instrumentals over modern beats with sparse samples. The use of a … [Read more...]
Watch the Video for “Blue World”, the Lead Single From the New John Coltrane Album
Following last year’s surprise, Both Directions At Once: The Lost Album, Impulse! has unearthed some more previously unreleased John Coltrane material, which they’ll be dropping September 27th as a new album entitled Blue World.The audio stems from a June 1964 session which took place at Van Gelder Studios, in between the recording of Crescent and A Love Supreme, with Col … [Read more...]
The Comet Is Coming – ‘Trust in the Lifeforce of the Deep Mystery’ (Album Review)
In recent years, Shabaka Hutchings has arguably become the face of the London jazz scene. This status has not arrived without merit, as the tenor sax/bass clarinetist has recently led and been a part of a slew of quality albums, including Your Queen Is A Reptile (Sons of Kemet) and La Saboteuse (Yazz Ahmed) and Wisdom of Elder (Shabaka and the Ancestors). Trust in the Lifeforce … [Read more...]