The best we've heard and wrote about during this month. December brought us the electronic vibes of Prequel, Kamaal Williams, Contours, Kaidi Tatham Mark de Clive-Lowe or Vertiqua. We felt that jazz never left them and they keep driving us to it in modern forms.
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Originally released as a 5 track EP in early 2011, Mark de Clive-Lowe reissues Leaving this Planet as a full length compilation. Collaborations, one-offs, B-sides, remixes and other bonuses from the LA-based renowned producer.
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Pianist and producer Kamaal Williams (a.k.a. Henry Wu) is releasing tomorrow a new 12″’ featuring two tracks - “New Heights” and “Snitches Brew”. He continues to flow creativity and new perspectives within his influences of 70’s jazz, hip hop and electronic bounce.
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A cold November went by under the hundreds of warm sounds that trembled through our walls. Picking the best photographs after a month’s hiatus, we also carefully selected 70 tracks reviewing the best we've showcased in here during this month.
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Lights on a collaborative project between the Polish jazz septet EABS and Tenderlonious. Kraksa/Svantetic is a special first-take record released with the quality stamp of 22a. For jazz aficionados.
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Far Out Recordings drops another overlooked masterpiece from one of the greatest minds in brazilian instrumental music. Pedra do Espia is edited for the first time in vinyl format, reminding us about the infinite gold produced in Brazil on the past decades.
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Maisha, a six-piece group led by bandleader Jake Long, bring a fresh outlook to the weighty spiritual jazz tradition. The musicians’ improvisational instincts make There Is A Place feel like an adventurous journey through secret lands.
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A masterpiece of hip Brazilian swing, Ataque reflects the deeper, groovier side of that magical, hazy sound of sixties Rio de Janeiro, with sweet samba scents backing big brass arrangements and scorching organ solos.
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Paris-born, New England-raised, long-time Chicago-residing Makaya McCraven has been at the forefront of genre-redefining movements in jazz since 2015, when he introduced the world to his unique brand of “organic beat music” on the breakout album In The Moment. There’s a lot to unpack in Universal Beings, his latest project.
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There’s always an unmistakable texture of funk, boogie, soul and jazz in Kaidi Tatham’s sound. His latest EP, In My Life, that follows the LP It’s A World Before You released this year, shows him dominating his keys and his drum-cut-drum trademark progression.
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Before going on a month’s hiatus, o sótão keeps on playing some of the best new artists releasing innovative and exciting projects. the playlist of September contains 50 tracks reviewing the best we've showcased in here during this month.
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Pour Un Homme Seul is a cathartic exploration of the spiritual world of jazz and the healing force within. The five tracks that compose it explore a mixture of colors produced by classical-jazz instrumentation and a soulful electronic approach to the productions and beats.
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In the sweltering North-Eastern Brazilian state of Pernambuco lies the coastal city of Recife, where Amaro Freitas is pioneering the new sound of Brazilian jazz. Amaro’s heavily percussive approach to jazz, exemplified on Rasif, is as indebted to these Pernambuco traditions as it is to Coltrane, Parker and Monk.
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The playlist of September recaps the best tracks we’ve showcased at o sótão. And we unveil a little bit of what’s to come - the expectations are enormous.
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Last May Kamaal Williams released the fantastic The Return, a vast ten-track recording of ‘70s-inspired funk-fusion, electronic bounce, straight-ahead jazz, and atmospheric keyboard solos. Yesterday two new projects came out: Nights in Paris and Kamaal vs. Wu-Tang - a mix of The Return’s tracks with Wu-Tang Clan classics made by the prominent british DJ Snips.
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Yussef Dayes on drums and Alfa Mist on keys have been working together for a few months. The public doesn’t know yet what is the full outcome of such awesome collaboration between two of the most accomplished musicians coming from the vibrant London jazz scene.
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August running down the drain with a eclectic choice of 50 tracks that reviews the best we've talked about this month, remembers music icons and rediscovers modern classics.
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August playlist carries on with a summary of the best we've showed during this hot few days. Some tracks were not on spotify, so we had to make a little stop to dance in the moonlight.
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Avantdale Bowling Club is a jazz project created by Auckland-based rapper and producer Tom Scott. It is much more than just a hip hop record. It is an avant-gard experiment of live jazz instrumentation, mixed with personal stories, told in the first person.
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Following the 2017 release of La Saboteuse, Yazz Ahmed's acclaimed psychedelic arabic jazz album, this remix EP brings together three of Europe's rising electronic DJ's - Hector Plimmer, DJ Khalab & Blacksea Não Maya.
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