Switching from lo-fi to jazz recently for focus music. Just listening to spotify playlist right now, but would be interested in bingeing an artist if anyone can recommend one
Switching from lo-fi to jazz recently for focus music. Just listening to spotify playlist right now, but would be interested in bingeing an artist if anyone can recommend one
Christian Scott Atunde Adjuah. Imo one of the best jazz artists alive right now. Everything he's made in the past decade is incredible. He's pushing the boundaries of what's possible in jazz. He's invented his own instruments (!!!) and incorporated so many musical styles into one he doesn't even like to call his music jazz anymore. Also a comrade. Cannot recommend his enough.
Just the sort of answer I wanted. Dope.
I have a lot of modern jazz Opinions and recs. Definitely check out the London jazz scene, most interesting stuff on the planet right now as a collective—Ezra Collective, Moses Boyd, Nubya Garcia are some of the names to check out. Very defined sound, is great. But Christian Scott is on another level.
The London Jazz scene is fulla bops. Adding 'The Comet is Coming' (great background grooving music) and 'Sons of Kemet' as suggestions. The latter has some pretty great anticolonial vibes.
Both awesome additions. Particularly love the latter as well, and I really enjoy that they imply the Queen of England is actually a lizard person in their wonderful album entitled "Your Queen Is a Reptile". Best songs on that one are "My Queen Is Harriet Tubman" and "My Queen Is Angela Davis," of course.
Such a good album! Great example of how mostly instrumental jazz can be actively political. Fuck Adorno; all my homies love jazz and its revolutionary potential.
Gonna do some deep diving. I'll get back to you. Thanks again o7
This guy knows of what he speaks
yo thank you for this rec, he's incredible
New instruments just dropped
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