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Ben Lee
Oct 29, 202111 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 27, 20219 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...
Ally J Steel
Oct 26, 20215 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...
Ben Lee
Sep 23, 20219 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 20, 20217 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 9, 20217 min read
ESINAM - 'Shapes in Twilights of Infinity' (Feature Interview)
Belgian-Ghanaian, Afro-Electro multi-instrumentalist Esinam Dogbatse, a.k.a ESINAM, released her debut album 'Shapes in Twilights of...
Ally J Steel
Aug 18, 20215 min read
Snazzback - 'In The Place' and the Bristol scene (Feature-Interview)
Dave Sanders, saxophonist of Bristolian group Snazzback, took the time to chat with Ally about their latest album 'In The Place', the...
Ben Lee
Jul 26, 20218 min read
Lindenbaum Modular - 'Chroma' (Feature Interview)
Leeds synthesist and producer Toby Lindenbaum aka Lindenbaum Modular chatted to Ben about his debut EP release 'Chroma' - an immersive...
Ben Lee
Jul 20, 20217 min read
Rosie Frater-Taylor 'Bloom' (Feature Interview)
London-based singer, songwriter and guitarist Rosie Frater-Taylor sat down with Ben to talk about her second album 'Bloom', detailing how...
Ally J Steel
Jun 15, 20217 min read
Rebecca Vasmant 'With Love, From Glasgow' (Feature Interview)
Glasgow-based DJ, crate-digger, producer and label boss Rebecca Vasmant sat down with Ally to talk about her debut LP 'With Love, From...
Ben Lee
May 12, 202112 min read
DJ Lubi Presents Jazzland Sessions Leeds (Live Feature)
As we start to all see live music becoming a part of our lives again in England, Ben managed to chat with legendary local promoter & DJ...
Ben Lee
May 6, 20217 min read
George Bloomfield - Why Didn't You? (Interview & EP Review)
Leeds-based multi-instrumentalist and producer George Bloomfield self-releases his debut EP Why Didn't You? that tackles personal issues...
Ally J Steel
Apr 15, 20217 min read
Amanda Whiting on breaking through the mould and 'After Dark' (Feature Interview)
Welsh harpist Amanda Whiting took the time to talk with Ally about her new album 'After Dark' - released through Jazzman Records - and...
Henry Weekes
Mar 19, 20218 min read
Andy Hay on 'Many Rivers' (Interview)
“I've served jazz and improvisation for 38 years - this is the public representation of my soul” Andy Hay’s debut album Many Rivers has...
Ben Lee
Mar 1, 202115 min read
Nubiyan Twist - Freedom Fables (Interview)
Leeds-born and London-based collective Nubiyan Twist are set to release their third album Freedom Fables on 12 March via Strut Records,...
Ben Lee
Feb 22, 202112 min read
Aquiles Navarro & Tcheser Holmes Interview
Introducing two of the members from the hugely successful free jazz collective Irreversible Entanglements, trumpeter Aquiles Navarro and...
Ally J Steel
Feb 11, 20217 min read
Bluey - Sharing music, his ethos and STR4TA (Feature Interview)
Jean-Paul “Bluey” Maunick, Brit-Funk and Acid Jazz royalty, sat down with Ally to talk about his 'Groove Velocity Radio Show' on Apple...
Ally J Steel
Jan 11, 20216 min read
Rob Mazurek - Unveiling the path to 'Dimensional Stardust' (Feature Interview)
US-based horn player, composer and multidisciplinary artist Rob Mazurek has recently released his latest project 'Dimensional Stardust'...
Ally J Steel
Jan 5, 20218 min read
Allysha Joy - The power of lyricism, diversity in music and 'Light it Again' (Feature Interview)
Allysha Joy is a soul-infused singer-songwriter based in Melbourne, best known for her work with the 30/70 Collective. Having recently...
Ally J Steel
Nov 30, 20209 min read
Sarathy Korwar talks race, cultural appropriation and Night Dreamer (Feature Interview)
Over the past few years, Indian-raised, UK-based drummer, percussionist and composer Sarathy Korwar has planted himself as one of the...
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