Skank’s Postmodern ‘Calango’ Keeps Trippin’ at 30
Skank’s Calango mixes Jamaican reggae, Latin percussion, keyboards, and guitars into a blend that sounds very much from Brazil and yet completely alien.
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Ninja Episkopat Shows What Else New Fusion Can Be
On their debut album, Polish trio Ninja Episkopat surprise with references to industrial rock, hip-hop, and ambient within their free improvisation.
Depicting the Artistic Quest in ‘Miles Davis and the Search for the Sound’
Dave Chisholm uses creative methods for his graphic non-fiction novel about Miles Davis including gorgeous artwork to illustrate the jazz icon’s artistic quest.
Snarky Puppy’s Indulge Their Maximalism Yet Again on Double LP ‘Empire Central’
Snarky Puppy is America’s jazz fusion factory and Empire Central hides an album’s worth of gems amidst well-composed, well-played pieces.
Michael League Is in a League of His Own with ‘So Many Me’
Michael League’s pop fusion So Many Me blends catchy hooks and conventional song forms with his characteristic jazz fusion harmonies and intricate grooves.
Futureshock: Herbie Hancock and the Body Politics of Pop
A classically trained jazz pianist who spent five years with the Miles Davis Quintet, Herbie Hancock is also a practising Buddhist whose ideas about transcending the body are realized in his funky cyborg "Rockit" video.
Mark Feldman’s Level 5 Takes the Funk Higher With “Jabber Jaw” (premiere + interview)
Mark Feldman's Level 5 release their funky debut EP, Sybil, on 22 February and share the new track "Jabber Jaw", evidence of the members' deep musical roots in funk and fusion.
Kneebody: Anti-Hero
Kneebody pit their maverick tendencies against the vast languages of modern jazz.
Goat: Requiem
Although Goat's sense of adventure sometimes results in indulgent and diminished returns, it just as often furnishes the listener with warm, inspired, and exuberant music.
Metropole Orkest and Snarky Puppy: Sylva
Metropole Orkest and Snarky Puppy deliver an electrifying, energetic genre-bending album with Sylva.
Jaco Pastorius: Anthology: The Warner Bros. Years
Jazz's troubled bassist gets another posthumous collection. No new insights gained here, just a reminder of his ambitions.