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BTTRFLY Quintet - Coast (Album Review)
BTTRFLY Quintet Coast Mocean Records 4 November 2022 Album Rating: 4/5 Live Potential: 5/5 Diversity in Songs: 4/5 Favourite Songs:...
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Ben Lee
- Oct 10
- 5 min
We Out Here Festival 2022 - Review
Words by Ben Lee, with contributions from Ally J Steel With its third edition, We Out Here Festival returned in 2022 and brought an...
Ben Lee
- Oct 7
- 2 min
PREMIERE: Robohands - Giallo
London-based composer/instrumentalist Andy Baxter, aka Robohands, returns with an experimental track coming from an EP to be released on...
Ben Lee
- Jul 22
- 7 min
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
- Jun 21
- 2 min
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 14
- 10 min
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....
Robbie McGrail
- Jun 7
- 3 min
Paxton/Spangler Septet - Ugqozi (Album Review)
Paxton/Spangler Septet Ugqozi Eastlawn Records 27 May 2022 Album Rating 4/5 Solo Performances 5/5 Diversity in Songs 3.5/5 Following in...
Ben Lee
- Feb 18
- 11 min
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...
Ally J Steel
- Jan 9
- 9 min
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...
Ben Lee
- Dec 22, 2021
- 7 min
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 9, 2021
- 3 min
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...
Ally J Steel
- Dec 2, 2021
- 5 min
EFG London Jazz Festival 2021: Review Roundup
After a spectacular return to live performances, following 2020's digital hiatus, Ally reflects on a wonderful set of performances from...
Ben Lee
- Nov 16, 2021
- 2 min
PREMIERE: Yaatri - Where Did I Go
Leeds quintet Yaatri release their third single 'Where Did I Go' from their upcoming debut album 'Lucid'. The single unravels from the...
Ben Lee
- Nov 15, 2021
- 6 min
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
- Oct 27, 2021
- 9 min
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...
Robbie McGrail
- Sep 28, 2021
- 3 min
Kinkajous - Being Waves (Album Review)
Kinkajous Being Waves Running Circle 17 September 2021 Album Rating 4/5 Solo Performances 4.5/5 Diversity in Songs 3.5/5 Favourite Songs...
Ben Lee
- Sep 23, 2021
- 9 min
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 15, 2021
- 2 min
ONIPA - 'Tapes of Utopia' (Mixtape Review)
ONIPA Tapes of Utopia 17 September 2021 Boomerang Records Album Rating 4.5 / 5 Live Potential 5 / 5 Favourite Songs ...
Ben Lee
- Sep 9, 2021
- 7 min
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...
Ben Lee
- Jul 26, 2021
- 8 min
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...