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EABS meets Jaubi - In Search of a Better Tomorrow (Interview Feature)
Lahore group Jaubi returns for their first long-play release with the next project from their series of collaborations - EABS meets Jaubi...

Ben Lee
May 9, 20239 min read


Phenicia (Magazine Feature)
Ahead of the launch of our magazine 'Jazz Revelations: Issue 1 - Leeds' on Wednesday 3rd May at Wharf Chambers, we will be sharing snippets

Ben Lee
May 1, 20234 min read


Olivia Cuttill (Magazine Feature)
One of Leeds’ youngest rising stars and admired trumpeters chats about her journey to Leeds, and the representation of women and people of..

Ben Lee
Apr 28, 20234 min read


Jake Mehew (Magazine Feature)
The composer, producer, and improviser details his explorations into building his modular synth and the next moves in his career after relea

Ben Lee
Apr 26, 20234 min read


Sunkissed Child (Magazine Feature)
Ahead of the launch of our magazine 'Jazz Revelations: Issue 1 - Leeds' on Wednesday 3rd May at Wharf Chambers, we will be sharing...
Ben Lee
Apr 25, 20233 min read


Vipertime - Arise (Magazine Feature)
Ahead of the launch of our magazine 'Jazz Revelations: Issue 1 - Leeds' on Wednesday 3rd May at Wharf Chambers, we will be sharing snippets
Ben Lee
Apr 20, 20234 min read

Yusuf Yellow & August Charles (Magazine Feature)
Ahead of the launch of our magazine 'Jazz Revelations: Issue 1 - Leeds' on Wednesday 3rd May at Wharf Chambers, we will be sharing snippets
Ben Lee
Apr 18, 20233 min read


TC & The Groove Family 'On Rotation: On Tour' (Magazine Feature)
Ahead of the launch of our magazine 'Jazz Revelations: Issue 1 - Leeds' on Wednesday 3rd May at Wharf Chambers, we will be sharing snippets
Ben Lee
Apr 17, 20233 min read


Juliet Kennedy on Brick Lane Jazz Festival 2023
Following on from the success of its inaugural event in 2022, Brick Lane Jazz Festival is bringing its breathtaking bill of emerging jazz...
Ally J Steel
Mar 29, 20237 min read


Gayance - Mascarade (Interview Feature)
Gayance releases her debut album 'Mascarade' on 3 March 2023 on Rhythm Section International - a gorgeous flow of dancefloor groovers...
Ben Lee
Feb 19, 20237 min read


PREMIERE + Interview: Natty Wylah - 2 2s Ain't Always 4 (SHOUTS 2022 - Rhythm Section)
London-based artist Natty Wylah drops the track '2 2s Ain't Always 4' into the latest Rhythm Section International compilation, the...
Ben Lee
Nov 30, 20226 min read


Rebecca Vasmant making moves (Feature Interview)
Ally sat down with Glasgow-based DJ, producer, bandleader and label boss Rebecca Vasmant, catching up after her Tru Thoughts release and...
Ally J Steel
Oct 12, 20224 min read


Jasmine Myra - Horizons (Interview Feature)
Ben chats to Leeds saxophonist, composer and bandleader Jasmine Myra, who released her debut album 'Horizons' on Manchester label...
Ben Lee
Jul 22, 20227 min read


TC & The Groove Family - First Home (Interview Feature & Live Review)
Ben chats to Leeds 10-piece TC & The Groove Family, who released their debut album 'First Home' on Bristol label Worm Discs last week....
Ben Lee
Jun 14, 202210 min read

Leeds Jazz Festival 2022 - Top Picks
Leeds is hosting a much-needed new festival from 1st to 12th June, the Leeds Jazz Festival. The inaugural event is a specially curated...
Ben Lee
May 31, 202216 min read


Sebastian Studnitzky and XJAZZ! Festival 2022 (Interview)
On the 4th of May 2022, XJAZZ! Berlin Festival will be returning to the artistically-driven Kreuzberg district for its ninth edition, the...
Ally J Steel
May 4, 20224 min read


Mamas Gun - 'Cure The Jones' (Feature Interview)
Ally caught up with Mamas Gun frontman Andy Platts, talking about the band's evolution, songwriting, and their fifth studio album 'Cure...
Ally J Steel
Mar 31, 20226 min read


Yaatri - Lucid (Feature Interview)
Ben chats to Indian/American guitarist and composer Liam Narain DeTar, who leads the Leeds-based quintet Yaatri. They release their debut...
Ben Lee
Feb 18, 202211 min read


Zeitgeist Freedom Energy Exchange - Prayer For Peace (Ziggy Zeitgeist Feature Interview)
Ben chats to drummer, producer & DJ Ziggy Zeitgeist, who leads the collective Zeitgeist Freedom Energy Exchange (Z*F*E*X) from their...
Ben Lee
Dec 22, 20217 min read


Go Dugong - 'Meridies' (Track by Track Feature Interview)
Italian producer, DJ, musician and cosmic traveller, Giulio Fonseca aka Gu Dugong, releases his latest LP 'Meridies' on Hyperjazz...
Ben Lee
Nov 15, 20216 min read
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