Legendary jazz vocalist and activist Dwight Trible, known to many as the godfather of the LA jazz scene, has had a fruitful career filled with collaborations with a slew of other famous musicians including Pharoah Sanders, Kamasi Washington (singing on The Epic and Heaven and Earth), J Dilla, Bobby Hutcherson, and Charles Lloyd. Furthermore, Trible is the vocal director for the … [Read more...]
Nextbop’s Favorite Jazz Albums of 2018
As one of our most exciting times of year (which we refer to as the Season of Lists), the Nextbop staff relishes the end of the year to declare our favorite releases from the last twelve months, noting a moment in time and reminding folks (out there reading and amongst ourselves in the staff) of what great music was out there and maybe to catch up on what you may have missed, … [Read more...]
Brandon Coleman – “Giant Feelings (feat. Patrice Quinn & Techdizzle)” (Video)
Keyboardist/vocalist Brandon Coleman is an LA-based musician who is in cahoots with a bunch of the all stars of that scene-- Kamasi Washington, Flying Lotus, Miguel Atwood-Ferguson, (Ciara, Babyface, others on the list of varying genres), etc. On September 14th, Coleman is set to release his new album, Resistance, which based on the first single, "Giant Feelings", looks to be … [Read more...]
Saxophonist Kamasi Washington Announces New Album ‘Heaven and Earth’ With Two Teaser Videos
Saxophonist Kamasi Washington has received, over the past three years, more praise and adoration than any other in the realm of jazz and of its orbiting offsprings. The mainstream media darling is now subject to a true cult following in response to his critically-acclaimed Brainfeeder debut The Epic. But if we don’t count last year’s six-track, thirty minute EP Harmony of Dif … [Read more...]
Nextbop’s Favorite Jazz Albums of 2015
I'm not quite sure what more I could say here about jazz in 2015. There may not have been some overarching narrative that guided how art was made and released. Some folks who have worked together for years finally released an album that said so. Some folks released large ensemble albums that made huge splashes, as sprawling debuts, par for the course, or as the muscular … [Read more...]