BADBADNOTGOOD “CMYK/DMZ” Live in London
If you don’t know about BadBadNotGood then we’re have you been these last 3 weeks?? heheh… Who can blame you if you haven’t, 3 weeks on the internet is like 3 years in the real world. Things are moving that fast and the attention span of music listeners / media …
Jazz Amnesty Sound Sytem #21
Yet another dope mix from the Jazz Amnesty Sound System boys. The story of jazz has traveled far and wide and it’s influence can be heard across the globe. For this mix J.A.S.S. focuses on jazz from the Caribbean with a mix of sounds from Jamaica, Cuba, Haiti and America …
Wes Montgomery in Holland (1965)
Great video from the mid 60’s sent to me from good friend Andy Williams, founding member of The Goods monthly and radio in Montreal and also member of the Jazz Amnesty Sound System. (You need to check that out!) Tracks I Love Blues 0:40 Nica’s Dreams 5:30 Love Affair 14:45 …
Robert Glasper Interview
We interviewed Robert Glasper before his amazing show in Montreal and had a nice little talk about bringing back jazz music, remix projects, hanging with Dilla and covering Nirvana. Big ups to Scott C of Barbarian Love who handled the interview duties. We know the video is a bit blurry …
Forgotten Treasure: Buster Williams “Vibrations” featuring Roy Ayers (1976)
For me sundays are all about listening to chilled out music while doing some stuff around the house. This 11 minute track came out on bass player Buster Williams‘ 1976 record called Crystal Reflections but Vibrations has really has Roy Ayers written all over it, he composed it and played …
Jazz Amnesty Sound Sytem #13
The Jazz Amnesty Sound System boys are at it again! Big up to Andy Williams and Luv for sharing so much amazing jazz music with us. Pan Africanism represents the aggregation of the historical, cultural, spiritual, artistic, scientific, and philosophical legacies of Africans from past to present; while setting aside …
Future Classic: Bajka “The Bellman’s Speech” (2010)
Like so many struggling rapper mooks before and since, I’ve worked all sorts of call center jobs. You know: the ones where you’re basically a peg in the soundboard, that you tolerate because it’s the easiest way to finance your many indulgences and whatnot. In 2007, I was cubicle-hopping when …
Future Classic: Robert Glasper “Afro Blue” featuring Erykah Badu
A piece of great news popped up on my twitter feed this morning from two of my favorite sources for good music (BamaLoveSoul & Moovmnt). There is a new track to preview the upcoming Robert Glasper record called “Black Radio” coming out very soon a little jazz label called Blue …
To Watch in 2012: BadBadNotGood
I’m starting to seriously dig these guys called BadBadNotGood, a three piece band from Toronto that specialize in jazz cover versions of rap classics. That sort of thing has been done you’ll argue, yes you’re right. There have been a bunch of jazz and soul re-visions of hip-hop classics. But …
99% Canadian Jazz Set by Andy Williams (Jazz Amnesty Sound System)
For the last Jazz Amnesty Sound System mix of 2011 Andy Williams helps usher in the winter chill with a fine selection of rare Canadian jazz cuts. Spanning the years from 1969 to 1988 these northern lights shine. Proving once again that even though jazz music was birthed in the …
Free Download: Jose James “Christmas Song”
One more great artist is in a generous mood for the holidays. Jose James is one of greatest jazz artists to come out in the last few years and this time he tackles a christmas classic. Vocal jazz combined with christmas songs can get cheesy in a hurry but in …
Sun Ra “Brother From Another Planet” : a BBC Documentary
Sun Ra was born on the planet Saturn some time ago. The best accounts agree that he emerged on Earth as Herman Blount, born in Birmingham, Alabama in 1914, although Sun Ra himself always denied that Blount was his surname. He returned to Saturn in 1993 after creating a stunningly …