spiritual jazz

Concrete Island Discs: November 2021

A review round-up of jazz and beyond featuring Scrimshire, David Ornette Cherry, Theon Cross, John Coltrane, Ben LaMar Gay and more

A Musical Jigsaw: Rebecca Vasmant Interview

Producer, DJ and record collector Rebecca Vasmant talks in depth about the vibrant Glasgow jazz scene and the making of her magical debut LP

Emma-Jean Thackray – Yellow (Movementt)

Emma-Jean Thackray’s Yellow LP is an essential work of cosmic jazz-not-jazz informed by club culture and unlike anything else around

Frank Foster – The Loud Minority (Wewantsounds)

Frank Foster’s 1972 spiritual jazz meets jazz-funk set The Loud Minority sees the light of day on vinyl again courtesy of Wewantsounds

Floating Points, Pharoah Sanders & the London Symphony Orchestra – Promises (Luaka Bop)

Floating Points and Pharoah Sanders’ hybrid jazz odyssey is a meditative symphonic work that delights in immersive beauty

Various Artists – Spiritual Jazz Vol. 13: NOW! (Jazzman)

The latest in Jazzman’s Spiritual Jazz series takes the vibrational pulse of the current era with two sets of forward-thinking excursions

As Long as You’re Dope: Bless the Mad Interview

Chicago’s Bless the Mad discuss updating 90s hip-hop, incorporating spiritual jazz and paying homage to ancestors on their miraculous debut

The Space Between: November 2020

A spiritual and cosmic jazz edition with reviews of Cosmic Vibrations, Kahil El’Zabar, Sun Ra Arkestra and Enrique Rodríguez