Below, alto saxophonist Marcus Joseph, presents a project entitled Beyond The Dome, a body of work that explores themes of personal and external limitations. With his remarkable approach to Afro-Jazz, Marcus musically explores "the idea of what binds us to who and where we are and the transcendence of perceived obstacles to become our authentic selves".
Here to capture your will and provide a missing piece of your heart, Ajoyo blend joy with the passion to overcome in rich Afro-infused fusion. Celebrates life, love and justice through music with the Brooklyn-based unit as they return triumphantly on their 2nd project "War Chant". This warm and eclectic sound is sure to instill your desire to fight for your beliefs and gain a new understanding of self as much as it encourages you to dance and live for the moment. AJOYO is the vision of multi-reed player Yacine Boularès, a mystic brew blending African tradition, jazz and soul.
Line-Up: Yacine Boularès (ts, ss), Sarah E. Charles (voc), Michael Valeanu (el-g), Samuel Favreau (el-b), Jesse Fischer (p, key, snth), Philippe Lemm (dr)
MABUTA is part of the new wave of jazz coming out of Joburg, South Africa. The scene is thriving, with a movement of young innovators pushing the boundaries of the sound of South African Jazz.
The band features:
Shane Cooper (basses),
Bokani Dyer (keys), Sisonke Xonti (tenor sax), Robin Fassie-Kock (trumpet), Marlon Witbooi (drums), Reza Khota (guitar).
2xLP vinyl edition out now on Afrosynth Records, available from Rush Hour here: www.rushhour.nl/store_detailed.php?item=104134
"Liquid Saloon is a band formed by three leading musicians in the Israeli scene: Amir Bresler on drums (Kutiman Orchestra, Omer Klein), Sefi Zisling on trumpet (Funk'n'stein, The Ramirez Brothers) and Nomok on keyboards (LBT, iogi). The music is uplifting and contains groovy explorations of sound, combining elements of African High Life music and Jazz.
The album, co-produced and engineered by the band, was recorded and composed entirely on the spot at Bresler’s home studio in weekly morning sessions during the course of 3 months. Liquid Saloon's record features guest performances by some of the best Israeli instrumentalists such as Nitai Hershkovits, Rejoicer and Eyal Talmudi to name a few."
"Press ‘play’ and the soulful notes of Basil ‘Mannenberg’ Coetzee’s saxophone tell you two things. First, Night Express is great music. But, second, the sound doesn’t fit neatly into any of the mid-70s South African musical genre boxes. This was an era when Abdullah Ibrahim’s music spoke to popular audiences as well as jazz fundis, with the bump jive mood of Mannenberg as representative as the more abstract piano explorations of Underground in Africa. It was also the heyday of Soweto Soul, when groups such as Jacob ‘Mpharanyana’ Radebe’s Cannibals melded hoarse lead vocals, sweet female backing choruses and Ray Phiri’s fiery guitar into South Africa’s answer to the Stax sound. "
"Nomade Orquestra came together in Sao Paolo in the year 2012, though they could just as easily have emerged fully formed into our world from a mystical land where spaced out jazz soundtracks daily life and the passing of time is rhythm and groove… such is their elusive, ethereal yet highly accomplished and deeply funky otherness. Nomade Orquestra’s self-titled debut album will be released on heavyweight vinyl LP alongside an extended thirteen track digital release on the 22nd April 2016."
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