Other London Jazz Scene Thread

[Dead End]

I'm not sure how many people here have been paying attention, but London has been producing an amazing jazz scene the last few years. There's so many artists and groups putting out material I haven't been able to check every thing out but here's a few things

Kamaal Williams

The Return, by Kamaal Williams
Pitchfork Review: Kamaal Williams: The Return Album Review | Pitchfork
NPR Review: NPR Choice page


Ashley Henry

Guardian review: Ashley Henry and the RE:ensemble: Easter EP review – new jazz piano star's imaginative reinventions

Nubya Garcia

Nubya's 5ive, by Nubya Garcia
EZH Review: EP Review Nubya Garcia - Nubya's 5ive - EZH

ill Considered

ILL CONSIDERED, by Idris Rahman, Leon Brichard, Emre Ramazanoglu, Yahael Camara-Onono


These artists have what I've gotten into so far, but there's much more. Planning to check out Wildflower, Yuseff Kamaal, Binker and Moses, Shabaka and the Ancestors, Collocutor, Yazmin Lacey, Joe Armon-Jones, Nérija, Wayne Escoffery, etc.

@MrWillyWanker @brownsugah @Flex Grossman

 

[brownsugah]

Thanks for this thread. I’m going to check these guys out and share my thoughts soon.

 

[Flex Grossman]

That kamaal Williams was good. Gonna check out the others. Props breh

 

[MrWillyWanker]

Thanks for posting this. Excited to go through this and digest it all. Will post back with thoughts as well.

 

[Flex Grossman]

Nubya Garcia

Anyone else that’s been following London jazz throw some recommendations too. I’m here for this

 

[Sane]

Kamaal Williams

 

[Dead End]

That Yusseff Kaamal album, 'Black Focus' is pretty good. Ended up picking up the vinyl.


Black Focus, by Yussef Kamaal


Binker & Moses' new album, "Alive in the East?" has also been in heavy rotation.

 

[Dead End]

Tenderlonious is another one I've been listening to lately.

 

[PlayerNinety_Nine]

Subs

I'm gonna come back and check through all of these artists

Repped OP.

 

[Insensitive]

Much love to my brothers and sisters overseas.


My contribution to the thread :




Black Music is Black Music and it's all good - Common

 

[Dead End]

A few recent releases:

On Black Focus Records (Kamaal William's label) guitarist Mansur Brown released "Shiroi". Kind of spaced out nightime jazz funk is probably best way to describe.



Ill Considered have released a few live albums for $1.



Not a recent release, but Ezra Collective's "Juan Pablo: The Philosopher" album I recently got around to checking out. Recommended.

 

[PlayerNinety_Nine]

I checked out a couple of joints based on this thread.

That 'When We Are' by Nubya Garcia is flames.

Just finding my way around Kamaal Williams and Yussef Kamaal's albums now. So far - dope.

 

[brownsugah]

The music in here is alright. But not something that I would really care to go back to.

 

[Dead End]

The music in here is alright. But not something that I would really care to go back to.

Too bad. To each their own, I suppose. Personally, this London scene has been the entry point for me to really get into the genre. There's a lot of good young Americans putting stuff out, too, but it isn't as much a coherent 'scene', IMO (nothing wrong with that tho).

 

[Dead End]

Just finding my way around Kamaal Williams and Yussef Kamaal's albums now. So far - dope.

I forgot to post it, but Kamaal released a 3 track thing recently, as well.