Interview on iCrates

Here's a short interview they did with me on iCrates - click here

We talk about Jazzman in general and our Spiritual Jazz albums in particular.

Label Love Vol. 5: The Jazz Edition

We're well chuffed to have not one but two tracks featured in the new and highly respected Label Love Mix. Hope you enjoy :)

Label Love Vol. 5: The Jazz Edition

http://labelloveworldwide.bandcamp.com/album/label-love-vol-5-the-jazz-edition

 

Tracklisting:

1. Menagerie - The Chosen (Tru Thoughts Recordings)

2. Sara Mitra - April Song (Impossible Ark Records)

3. Matthew Halsall - Fletcher Moss Park (Gondwana Records)

4. Greg Foat - Girl and Robot with Flowers Pt 5 (Jazzman Records)

5. Ivo Neame - American Jesus (Edition Records)

6. Nostalgia 77 & The Monster - The Taxidermist (Tru Thoughts Recordings)

7. Kahil El'Zabar's Ethnics feat. Nona Hendryx - It's Time (Katalyst Entertainment)

8. Troyka - Rarebit (Edition Records)

9. Dwight Trible - Hyku For Peace / Come Ye (Katalyst Entertainment)

10. Gizmo - Red Balloon (Revive Music Group)

11. Allsopp, Vosloo, Stanley, Giles - Like Someone In Love (Impossible Ark Records)

12. That's Why - Udoyeleg (Jazzman Records)

13. The Golden Age Of Steam - Waffle Throne (Basho Records)

14. Examples Of Twelves - Please Hold (Part 2) (Impossible Ark Records)

15. Kit Downes - Skip James (Basho Records)

New Jazzman Radio Show

Recorded 4 October and online at NTS Radio by clicking here

Orsi is with us as usual, and Dom Stone from Fat City drops by with some of his favourite tunes. Expect to hear modal jazz, female popcorn, modern soul, RnB bangers etc etc and another new tune from the forthcoming album from the Greg Foat Group!

The Greg Foat Group - Girl and Robot with Flowers

Here's some footage of 'Girl and Robot with Flowers Pt 1' being recorded in Sweden. Due for release as part of a 10" EP soon, with the full album out early December 2012.

The 10" will be ready soon, all with hand-printed and hand-numbered sleeves. Just 1000 are being made. Here's a pic of them hanging out to dry at the printing facility in Scotland:

Here's another track from the LP, this time the title track:

JUKEBOX MAMBO!

There'll be more fireworks than usual this year as Nov 5th sees the release of 'Jukebox Mambo', our new compilation of vintage Rumba Blues and Mambo R&B crossover from the 1950s. We're holding a big album launch party / warehouse fiesta on Sat. Nov 10th with 4 live acts, guest DJ's and all sorts..

To get you in the mood, here's a selection that taps into the sound of the LP and the night - Blues with a Rumba beat, Mambo tie-ins and even some straight Afro-Cuban sounds, along with a little Caribbean Calypso and Pachuco Bop!

 CLICK HERE

*included on the 'JUKEBOX MAMBO' CD/2LP/Special Ltd 6 x 10" Book Set
**Bonus track only on the ltd 6 x 10" Book Set

JUKEBOX MAMBO Lp Launch
Sat Nov. 10th
New Empowering Church
1A Westgate St, Hackney E8 3RL
9 til 3

Feat. LIVE:
NATTY CONGEROO & his FLAMES OF RHYTHM
BRASS VOLCANOES
TRIO FAROUCHE
LUNA ROSA

DJs: SOPHISTICATED SAVAGE, LIAM LARGE, JAZZMAN GERALD, SNAKESTER

Advance Tickets are £8.00 and can be bought HERE

Gilles Peterson BBC Radio 6

Gilles was very kind enough to invite me onto his show this Saturday just gone, we had a good chat about Jazzman etc, and played some music from the Spiritual Jazz 3 album, the forthcoming That's Why album and a few soul 45s. Be quick if you want to listen, expires on 15 Sept 2012!

CLICK HERE