MY FAVORITE THINGS – Show #17 w/ Marina Pravkina (Hosted by Psycut)
Hi my Friends, here is my new My Favorite Things Show with a special and lovely Guest. Let me introduce you to Marina Pravkina from Russia and who lives in Barcelona. As a Jazz Dancer, Choreographer and DJ, Marina is a vibrant person who has created the best jazz « …
Exclusive Premiere: Yelfris Valdés “After Sly”
After the success of his first EP ‘The World of Eshu Dina’ last year, trumpeter Yelfris Valdés debuts his new project ‘For the Ones…’ Released on Vinyl and Digital on October 4th via newly formed Música Macondo Records. For this record Yelfris employs an adventurous and experimental shift in his …
Exclusive Premiere: Strata-Gemma “Sceicco”
“Exploratory Italian electronic jazz trio return with LP of intense weather music.” Strata-Gemma are Italy’s foremost electronic-jazz fusion band. Their eponymous 2018 debut album won wide European acclaim Strata-Gemma fuse live musicians and DJs to create a soundtrack to political discontent and climate change Hailing from Modena, the Northern Italian …
Exclusive Premiere: Ronin Arkestra “The Art of Altercation” (Upcoming on Alberts Favourites Records)
Led by producer, composer, and multi-instrumentalist Mark de Clive Lowe, Tokyo’s Rōnin Arkestra brings together some of the most supreme and innovative players in Japan’s Jazz and electronic scene, featuring members of Kyoto Jazz Sextet, WONK, Cro-Magnon, Root Soul, Sleepwalker, Sauce81 and Kyoto Jazz Massive. Formed in 2017, the collective’s …
MY FAVORITE THINGS – Show #16 (Hosted by Psycut)
It’s summertime my friends and I’m Really happy to share with you my my last show with you. Let’s start by one of the deepest « My Favorite things » cover by the master Sun Ra himself. Spiritual jazz is the way and emanative knows it, his Phil Ranelin’s Cover …
Exclusive Premiere: Javonntte “So Much” (ELE Records)
Detroit’s finest Javonntte pulls out all the stops with his debut album, an exploration into the jazz fusion sounds forged in the Motor City. Javonntte toured with the late Aretha Franklin, and this album presents his first exploration into jazz and soul sounds forged by the late queen of soul. …
MY FAVORITE THINGS – Show #15 w/ Line (Hosted by Psycut)
It is better late than never, I’m very proud to share this brand new mix with certainly one of the best Jazz Dancefloor’s “connoisseur” of the parisian place : Line (Grecourt). She has provided for you 13 killer Jazz Dance tracks flying from latin jazz (Eddie Palmieri, Ella Fidzerald, Tania …
Exclusive Premiere: Ethnic Heritage Ensemble “Pharoah”
“The Ethnic Heritage Ensemble’s music…seeks to spark a time in which heightened sensibility and higher consciousness will universally be known.” Howard Mandel, jazz critic and author Recently celebrating an extraordinary 45 years in music, the Ethnic Heritage Ensemble, led by legendary Chicago drummer and percussionist Sir Kahil El’Zabar, are pleased …
Exclusive Premiere: EABS “Przywitanie Słońca” (Astigmatic Records)
After the very well received debut album Repetitions (Letters to Krzysztof Komeda), focusing on the lesser-known works of the legendary Polish composer EABS will release their full length album ‘Slavic Spirits’ on Astigmatic Records. This time EABS did not directly address the legacy of the Polish school of broadly understood …
Exclusive Premiere: Cykada “Creation” (Astigmatic Records)
Cykada have forged a unique and infectious sound that merges raw grooves, electronics and influences from across the world to create music to dance to with the spontaneity of jazz. The collective’s highly anticipated debut album is set for release on the 22nd March via Astigmatic Records. In the last …
BOOM MUSIC – Show #48 (Hosted by Colectivo Futuro)
Unbelievably only our first show this year, so there’s so much music to share, and if it wasn’t hard enough to cover everything, we managed to fit in a cracking guest mix from our good friend and recent arrival to London, from Stockholm via Berlin, Mathias Linzatti, sharing some current …
Interview: CARLOS NIÑO (Los Angeles) – Discussion hosted by LEXIS
An absolute pleasure to welcome Carlos Niño to my weekly series of conversations. I’ve been a huge fan of his various music endeavours these past 10-15+ years as a Producer, DJ, Musician and all around musical visionary. When I am in needed of uplifting, spiritual, healing music his music always comes …