Tag Archive: jazz

RAASHAN AHMAD – FOR WHAT YOU’VE LOST (HipHop/Soul/Jazz – US)

Raashan Ahmad

Bay Area rapper Raashan Ahmad dropped his last album, For What You’ve Lost, at the end of last year but it was largely overlooked by mainstream media, ‎ which is a real shame considering that this kind jazzy hip-hop album …

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CHLORINE FREE – START FRESH (Jazz/Funk – France)

Chlorine Free

First heard on Rubin Steiner’s compilations, French collective Chlorine Free breathe new life into Jazz Fusion. With their creative mix of Jazz, Funk and elements of electronica, they could really be onto something. Inspired by classics of Jazz music but …

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340ML – FAIRY TALES (Dub/Afro/Jazz – Mozambique)

340ml

All four members of 340ml (pronounced: three forty mil) grew up in Maputo, Mozambique, but moved to Johannesburg in the mid 1990s in order to pursue academic careers. Paulo Jorge Chibanga (drums) studied architecture but then branched out into design, …

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RAPHAEL GUALAZZI – REALITY & FANTASY (Jazz/Fusion/Electronica – Italy)

Raphael Gualazzi

Raphael Gualazzi is a young Italian pianist from the small and picturesque city of Urbino, in the Marche region. Still relatively little known outside jazz circles, Gualazzi might be one of Italy’s best kept secrets! After his 2005 debut album, …

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SMOOTH – THE PARADE (Electro/Lounge – France)

Smooth

Nantes-based trio Smooth is a jazz-funk / electronica project active since 2005. After releasing two successful albums, the band is now back with a new record, The Parade, which hit the stores in February 2010. Their music is a mix …

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