People will play the most ridiculous, over-the-top shit with a totally straight ... and the way their sleeve designs imitated famous jazz album covers — it’s done out of love, not mockery.
Even if you aren’t actively seeking out jazz, it’s inescapable. It directly informs so much hip hop and electronic music, and we frequently hear it popping up in punk, metal, and indie rock too.
The year’s best Canadian jazz albums are, as usual, a varied bunch, with a big band’s roar, adventurous pianism and a swinging but intimate duo vying for the attention of music-lovers.
This debut release from his agile top-tier trio with the double ... Sovereign Bodies/Ritual Taxonomy. That album forms the basis for this 2023 London Jazz Festival recording, which sees the ...