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We Out Here Festival 2022 - Top Picks
We Out Here Festival returns for the third time, platforming true legends of the scene alongside exciting emerging talent. Curated by...

Ally J Steel
Aug 25, 202210 min read


Jasmine Myra - Horizons (Interview Feature)
Ben chats to Leeds saxophonist, composer and bandleader Jasmine Myra, who released her debut album 'Horizons' on Manchester label...

Ben Lee
Jul 22, 20227 min read


George Bloomfield - Goodnight (Video Review)
Indie-jazz guitarist and composer George Bloomfield releases a stunning stop motion music video for his new single 'Goodnight'. The...

Ben Lee
Jun 21, 20222 min read


TC & The Groove Family - First Home (Interview Feature & Live Review)
Ben chats to Leeds 10-piece TC & The Groove Family, who released their debut album 'First Home' on Bristol label Worm Discs last week....

Ben Lee
Jun 14, 202210 min read


Leeds Jazz Festival 2022 - Top Picks
Leeds is hosting a much-needed new festival from 1st to 12th June, the Leeds Jazz Festival. The inaugural event is a specially curated...

Ben Lee
May 31, 202216 min read


Sebastian Studnitzky and XJAZZ! Festival 2022 (Interview)
On the 4th of May 2022, XJAZZ! Berlin Festival will be returning to the artistically-driven Kreuzberg district for its ninth edition, the...

Ally J Steel
May 4, 20224 min read


Mamas Gun - 'Cure The Jones' (Feature Interview)
Ally caught up with Mamas Gun frontman Andy Platts, talking about the band's evolution, songwriting, and their fifth studio album 'Cure...

Ally J Steel
Mar 31, 20226 min read


Yaatri - Lucid (Feature Interview)
Ben chats to Indian/American guitarist and composer Liam Narain DeTar, who leads the Leeds-based quintet Yaatri. They release their debut...

Ben Lee
Feb 18, 202211 min read


Best Albums of 2021
2021 was another incredible year for the music and jazz scene. Before we dive headfirst into what 2022 has on offer, the Jazz Revelations...

Ally J Steel
Jan 9, 20229 min read


Zeitgeist Freedom Energy Exchange - Prayer For Peace (Ziggy Zeitgeist Feature Interview)
Ben chats to drummer, producer & DJ Ziggy Zeitgeist, who leads the collective Zeitgeist Freedom Energy Exchange (Z*F*E*X) from their...

Ben Lee
Dec 22, 20217 min read


Secret Night Gang LIVE Review (Brudenell Social Club, Leeds)
With a full band of 11 musicians and singers squished onto the stage at Brudenell Social Club in Leeds, Manchester's Secret Night Gang...

Ben Lee
Dec 9, 20213 min read


NikNak 'Bashi X2' Album Launch + edv3ctor (DJ) with Jazz Revelations at The Vinyl Whistle
We're excited to be hosting and interviewing Leeds DJ-Producer-Composer-Turntablist NikNak at her album launch of 'Bashi X2' at The Vinyl...

Ben Lee
Nov 17, 20213 min read


Go Dugong - 'Meridies' (Track by Track Feature Interview)
Italian producer, DJ, musician and cosmic traveller, Giulio Fonseca aka Gu Dugong, releases his latest LP 'Meridies' on Hyperjazz...

Ben Lee
Nov 15, 20216 min read


EFG London Jazz Festival 2021 - Top Picks
With 2020's festival having been forced to take place in the digital realm with COVID-19 restrictions in place, EFG London Jazz Festival...

Ally J Steel
Nov 11, 202120 min read


Levitation Orchetsra - 'Illusions & Realities' (Feature Interview)
London ensemble Levitation Orchetsra return with their second album, an epic, monoumental piece of music titled 'Illusions & Realities'...

Ben Lee
Oct 29, 202111 min read


Vels Trio - 'Celestial Greens' (Feature Interview)
Super jazz-prog-experimental group Vels Trio release their long awaited debut album 'Celestial Greens' on 29 October via Peckham label...

Ben Lee
Oct 27, 20219 min read


Kit Sebastian - 'Melodi' (Feature Interview)
Ally caught up with Kit Sebastian, who stormed the alternative music world with their 2019 debut ‘Mantra Moderne’ and have returned with...

Ally J Steel
Oct 26, 20215 min read


B-ahwe - 'Motions' (Feature Interview)
B-ahwe self-releases another beautiful EP titled 'Motions' which takes the listener on a journey of being in motion whilst passing...

Ben Lee
Sep 23, 20219 min read


Vertaal Live x Jazz Revelations & The Vinyl Whistle
We're excited to be hosting and interviewing jazz/hip-hop duo Vertaal at their instore performance at The Vinyl Whistle, Leeds, next...

Ben Lee
Sep 21, 20213 min read


Video PREMIERE + Interview: Special Feelings - Bapjizzim (Shouts 2021 - Rhythm Section)
Special Feelings is a stoner jazz / broken beat / jazz-house fusion collective created by Poli-Pearl (noongar/first nations/queer) and...

Ben Lee
Sep 20, 20217 min read
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