On 'London Fields,' Ambient Jazz Ensemble presents music that can proudly bear both ambient and jazz tags.
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Perry and his album, 'Maximize', go quite a bit towards restoring the good name of smooth jazz as a genre.
Ashley Wilson’s "Paint The Sky" instantly conjures up Norah Jones’s best smooth jazz practices. A soothing backdrop that feels like a romantic starry night.
With 'Love of the Tiger' guitarist/vocalist Dida Pelled shows what crossover jazz should really sound like.
Bill Withers' had one of the unlikeliest paths to music stardom, from a stutter to crafting some of Soul's greatest songs, his ubiquitous sound earned him the title of music's "everyman"... then he up and left it all behind.
When thinking about prolific songwriters that utilized cryptic, often puzzling use of words and meanings, few compare to the songwriting duo Steely Dan. The many interpretations of their lyrics has taken on a life of its own.
The Sun's Tirade is another notch in TDE's belt. Full of laid back, soulful vibes interspersed with humanizing flows about Rashad's struggles with addiction and depression make for one of the best releases of the year.
If you're a fan of any form of rock & roll, then chances are you've heard the influence of legendary musician Mose Allison.
We got a chance to talk with the multi-hyphenate artist 9m88 about her new album '9m88 Radio', juggling her different cultural backgrounds, working with Oddisee, Taiwan, and more.
'Walk Through British Art', the permanent exhibition at London’s Tate Britain, is also a walk through British music. From Elizabeth I to Stephen Lawrence, adding music allowed me to connect with artworks that may have otherwise felt distant. Music pours silently from the paintings in this collection, and I found reuniting these different forms of artistic expression to be a thrilling experience.
Jaron Lamar Davis' debut album is smooth and crisp and left me with a much deeper appreciation for all the nuances of jazz as a genre and it's an album I find myself throwing on often to really unwind. The drumming doesn't always take center stage but when it does it's exceptional.
Damien Chazelle's massive success as a director and storyteller are not only due to his innate talent for film making but also his appreciation and understanding of musicality; in particular with jazz. Filmmakers should listen to more music to give a musicality to the rhythm of their films and dynamic pulses of emotion.
On 'Welcome to Doc City' the artist/producer of the same name defies all the bad names given to smooth jazz.
Aman Jagwani's album 'This Place' delivers exactly on the promise delivered by the single of the same name - smooth jazz that defies standard smooth jazz formulas.
On her album 'Always You' Malaysian artist Lyia Meta presents all the positive elements of jazz-pop.
On 'Twist Run Road' Elaine Lucia is able to come up with some quite fresh jazz/folk that has real substance.
With "This Place," Aman Jagwani shows he's capable of crafting something that fits into the 'smooth' category while still delivering the substance of quality jazz and soul.
Bright and brilliantly embellished with tasteful touches on guitar, "Humility" sounds like sunlight should and would, if it had a sound. Wooping, warbling, sliding... It's relaxed soul and upbeat jazz jumbled up together.
Michigan 4-piece The Erly have released their new album Culture Fever, a sonic rollercoaster through the realms of jazz-rock, funk, disco, and soul.
On her latest album, 'What If?', flutist and vocalist Alex Hamburger exemplifies what good late-night jazz should sound like.
Sunny Jain enlists an impressive cast of musicians on his latest, but it's the quality of the music that makes ‘Phoenix Rise’ really stand out.
Sleep's latest album is solid stoner fare fit for your next bad trip. It was gnarly, but could be improved with more melodic range.
The extent to which aspects of both classic art and contemporary music took on different meanings when paired together amazed me. The withdrawn looks of the subjects became coy and knowing when I wondered what secrets they would reveal “if these walls could talk”, Haim’s defiant anthem of “baby, don’t save me” became the voice of women in French high society, and Nina Simone’s simple lament felt inspired by the Avenue de Chantilly. Where the more traditional music pairings became incidental, the contemporary pieces were in dialogue with the paintings, both resisting and conforming to the tone suggested by the music.
I was always skeptical about SZA's true musical talent and appeal. None of her previous work ever connected with me and I found her rather lethargic. However, after CTRL's fantastic production and the raw honesty in the songs, I'm a skeptic no more. There's something to all the hype.