Jazz

Ishmael Ensemble - Visions of Light

Expected Release 20th August 2021. Bristol experimental jazz collective Ishmael Ensemble reveal t...

Expected Release 20th August 2021. Bristol experimental jazz collective Ishmael Ensemble reveal their expansive new album Visions of Light. The follow-up to their critically acclaimed 2019 debut A State of Flow, praised by the likes of The Guardian, Mojo, The Wire and tastemakers across BBC 6Music, this sophomore record sees the group reimagine what an ‘ensemble’ can do; expanding into a shifting collective, where human relationships between artists underpin far-ranging, stunningly ambitious ...

Oscar Jerome - Breathe Deep

Released 14th August 2020. SK Albums of the Year 2020 'Cutting his teeth as guitarist in London a...

Released 14th August 2020. SK Albums of the Year 2020 'Cutting his teeth as guitarist in London afrobeat/jazz collective Kokoroko, Oscar Jerome's solo debut sees him employ those jazz chops in service of a smooth neo-soul singer-songwriter sound a la Lewis Taylor or Tom Misch. Bandmates Sheila Maurice-Grey and Richie Sievwright appear, as does ubiquitous Ezra Collective keysman Joe Armon-Jones on an album packed to the gunwales with classy musicianship.'

Moses Boyd - Dark Matter

Released 14th February 2020. SK Album of the Year 2020 'A key figure in the all-conquering Londo...

Released 14th February 2020. SK Album of the Year 2020 'A key figure in the all-conquering London jazz scene, Moses Boyd has collaborated with most of its players, either sat at the drum stool or in the producer's chair. Plenty of them return the favour here, including that man again Joe Armon-Jones, saxophonist/composer Nubya Garica, tuba innovator Theon Cross and Boyd's old sparring partner in the fiery improv duo Binker & Moses, Binker Golding. Rooted in the London sound with its pro...

Pat Metheny - Road To The Sun

Released 5th March 2021. Guitarist and composer Pat Metheny has won 20 Grammy Awards in 12 differ...

Released 5th March 2021. Guitarist and composer Pat Metheny has won 20 Grammy Awards in 12 different categories including Best Rock Instrumental, Best Contemporary Jazz Recording, Best Jazz Instrumental Solo, Best Instrumental Composition. The Pat Metheny Group won an unprecedented seven consecutive Grammies for seven consecutive albums. Pat Metheny is one of the few artists in the world who can lay claim to such a description. On his latest album, Road To The Sun, Pat Metheny surprises us on...

Charles Lloyd & The Marvels - Tone Poem

Released 12th February. Tone Poem is the third full-length album by Charles Lloyd & The Marve...

Released 12th February. Tone Poem is the third full-length album by Charles Lloyd & The Marvels, the genre-straddling quintet that features the master saxophonist with Bill Frisell on guitar, Greg Leisz on pedal steel guitar, Reuben Rogers on bass, and Eric Harland on drums. Following the band’s 2016 debut I Long To See You and their 2018 collaboration with Lucinda Williams Vanished Gardens, the nine dynamic instrumental tracks here include new Lloyd originals along with pieces by Ornette...

Portico Quartet - Terrain

Released 28th May 2021. Portico Quartet announce Terrain, a three-part suite drawing on American ...

Released 28th May 2021. Portico Quartet announce Terrain, a three-part suite drawing on American minimalism and ambient music alongside their own rich heritage as they explore new musical vistas When Duncan Bellamy and Jack Wyllie – the driving force behind Portico Quartet got together in their East London studio in May 2020 and started work on the music that would become their new album, the world, or most of it, was in the midst of the first lockdown. The unique impact of the events of 2020...

Pino Palladino & Blake Mills - Notes With Attac...

CD Released 12th March 2021. Vinyl Released 11th February 2022. This is Pino Palladino’s first re...

CD Released 12th March 2021. Vinyl Released 11th February 2022. This is Pino Palladino’s first record of original music. All album material co-written and produced by Blake Mills. The album has no single sound – showcases various styles of playing with a strong emphasis on ambitious composition and listeners can trace homages to J Dilla, Fela Kuti, Roy Hargrove throughout. Other musicians include Chris Dave, Larry Goldings, Andrew Bird, Ted Poor, and more. This record is being released as par...

Floating Points, Pharoah Sanders & The London S...

Released 26th March 2021. SK Album of the Year 2021. "A sublime meeting of minds between renowned...

Released 26th March 2021. SK Album of the Year 2021. "A sublime meeting of minds between renowned electronic producer Sam Shepherd aka Floating Points, tenor sax titan Pharoah Sanders and the LSO. The result is a deeply textured, spacious work centred around a twinkling keyboard arpeggio with some of Sanders' most restrained and sensitive playing (plus the odd overblown bar of blues thrown in to demonstrate that, even at 81, the old fire hasn't dimmed a jot)." Sam Shepherd (Floating Points): ...