Dear Santa, we just loved Santa’s Funk & Soul Christmas Party volumes 1-3, and we tried really hard to be good this year! Please bring us a whole ‘nother album’s worth of rare and obscure Christmas-themed funk, soul & groovy tunes! When the third volume of Santa’s Funk & Soul Christmas Party was released […]
German producer / DJ David Hanke returns with his 5th full-length under the Renegades Of Jazz alias, titled Sonic Verve and opening up a new musical chapter that explores the depths of broken beat and the more electronic side of jazz, out on Bathurst. Having released the last album under the alias Renegades Of […]
German multi-instrumentalist and composer YORK releases his second solo album The Vintage Funk Vol. 1 – a hip, danceable, and groovy work of 13 tracks that present themselves immersed in the impeccable sound of 70’s funk, latin funk and disco-jazz. Although German multi-instrumentalist and composer YORK‘s jazzy style is immediately recognizable, in new album The […]
Bristol’s jazz daddies The Jazz Defenders drop their second album for Haggis Records. King Phoenix is a statement in itself; after 2 years of music being destroyed by the pandemic and many musicians inactive, the band have risen from the ashes with a new vigour and energy. The Jazz Defenders drop their second album […]
Multi-instrumentalist Lance Ferguson returns with the second chapter in his Rare Groove Spectrum series. Rare Groove Spectrum Vol. 2 is another solid collection of re-works and re-imaginings taking in a broad range of classic tracks, traversing jazz funk rarities, balearic digs, latin groovers and more… Rare Groove Spectrum Vol. 2 is another solid collection […]
Following years as an in-demand session musician for many acclaimed acts, German multi-instrumentalist, composer and producer YORK is finally ready to release his debut solo album The SoulJazz Experience Vol.1, with 12 tracks of luscious soul, jazz, latin rhythms, tropical atmospheres and groovin vibes. Throughout his career lasting several decades, German multi-instrumentalist, composer and […]
On their tenth studio album, Hard Up featuring vocals of the phenomenal Kylie Auldist, Australian funk / soul powerhouse The Bamboos once again manage to reinvigorate a classic sound, seamlessly incorporating contemporary influences to create something altogether brand new. The album continues their long history of collaborations, with LA-based vocalist Joey Dosik looking towards the […]
Many Worlds is the highly anticipated third album by Aussie 9-piece group Menagerie, founded and led by Lance Ferguson of The Bamboos, and is a hypnotic blend of spiritual jazz featuring some of Australia’s finest musicians, released on esteemed UK label Freestyle Records. Menagerie is the Melbourne-based 9-piece Jazz ensemble founded by producer, songwriter, […]
