Jazz
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BBNGLIVE 2 by BADBADNOTGOOD BADBADNOTGOOD drops its second live album, and as the band progresses, they’re getting more adventurous in the artists whose music they improv on. This time, we’re getting some reinventions of material from electronic music producer James Blake. Stream the live album above, or download
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On Portico Quartet’s third album, the London-based band creates an impressive mixture of sounds from jazz and electronica. WATCH THE REVIEW
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A music video for the song “Ruins,” which comes off the new, self-titled Portico Quartet album. It’s out now on Real World. Combining elements of both jazz and downtempo, this English band creates a sound that’s both chill and engaging. From ambient interludes to full-on grooves, the Portico
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Download: FreshNerd of 100 Akres- Thndrcrk Sampling one track after another from Thundercat‘s futuristic jazz debut, the Golden Age of Apocalypse, here is a new beat take from the good people at 100 Akres. It was produced by FreshNerd and features a few MCs as well. Like I said,
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Come Sunday is the second installment of traditional songs and spirituals from jazz veterans Charlie Haden and Hank Jones. I don’t prefer it to the first album the duo released, Steal Away, but it’s an enjoyable listen for fans of this genre. WATCH THE REVIEW
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Classic week continues with a review of Marvin Gaye’s What’s Going On. What do you think of this album? Love it? Hate it? Why? What should I review next, eh? WATCH THE REVIEW
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A review of Frank Zappa’s seminal album Hot Rats. I’m reviewing some of my all-time favorites this week in celebration of the YouTube channel hitting the 50K subscribed benchmark. Woot! WATCH THE REVIEW
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Some twisted and eerie visuals coming through on this new music video for Colin Stetson’s “Those Who Didn’t Run,” which is a track from an EP that definitely would have made it into my top-15 EPs of 2011 if I had decided to extend the list out a
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After building a strong reputation on reinterpreting classic hip hop beats through jazz instrumentation, BADBADNOTGOOD has released this new, original single, “ROTTEN DECAY.” Grab a download of the single right here.
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A new live video of the boys in BADBADNOTGOOD performing “Brooklyn Zoo,” “Alex Swag,” and “The World Is Yours.” Check our review of the trio’s new album here, and listen to the album here.
