![Album Review: Spaza – s/t [Mushroom Hour/Half Hour; June 2019]](http://www.rhythmpassport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/spaza_album_art-335x337.jpg)
Cementing Johannesburg as the third point in the triangle of modern jazz, this album transcends the traditional boundaries of genres to create something captivating, original and outstanding. Released in 2019, this album joins a year of supreme albums that merge genres and eras, taking modern jazz to new heights. In...
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With so much good music being published and uploaded every month, we constantly find hard to keep up with all the releases. Luckily, “we get by with a little help from our friends”… We are more than thrilled to welcome and introduce you to Chamonix-based online radio, record label, DJs...
Boomtown isn’t just a festival; it’s a completely immersive experience, and that’s exactly what was intended when this festival was founded. It takes place in August every year in the beautiful countryside surrounding Winchester, Hampshire. If you’ve been to Glastonbury and enjoyed the hedonism and provocation of the South East...
![Album Review: Ruby Rushton – Ironside [22a; April 2019]](http://www.rhythmpassport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/rubyrushton-ironside-cover-335x335.jpg)
The same old Ruby Rushton..? Not this time. Ruby Rushton have released their fourth studio album. Led by Tenderlonius, but including the likes of Nick Walters and Aiden Shepard, they have a history of creating albums that bring together their diverse influences of jazz, spiritual music, hip-hop and international sounds....
![Album Review: Altin Gün – Gece [Glitterbeat Records; April 2019]](http://www.rhythmpassport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/altingungece-335x335.jpg)
On their second album, Altin Gün bring more of their Eastern promise to the fore with a diverse selection of ten tracks, veering from psychedelic rock to electronica, but keeping true to the Turkish folk music which brought together this eclectic, Dutch-based six piece in the first place. It is...
![Album Review: Black Flower – Future Flora [Sdban Records; April 2019]](http://www.rhythmpassport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/blcakflowerfuturefloracover-335x335.jpg)
Black Flower are now onto their third album for Sdban Ultra. The five-piece from Ghent in Belgium are described as having a sound ‘based on African grooves, Ethio-oriental melodies and psychedelic dub’, a description which more than fits this fine quintet. On the opening track, ‘Black Flower – Early Days...
An immersive and captivating experience is something not uncommon to the Café OTO programme; from experimental jazz to minimal electronic, it displays the weird and wonderful in an intimate and atmospheric venue in the heart of Dalston. Irish folk outfit Lankum fit the bill perfectly, merging traditional Irish folk with...
![Preview: Szun Waves + Kayla Painter @ Five Miles (London; 29th May 2019]](http://www.rhythmpassport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/szunwaves5miles-1-335x175.jpg)
Explosive and experimental improvisations in a venue known for its booming sound system and immersive shows. New Hymn to Freedom was one of the most under-the-radar albums of 2018; it got a glowing critical reception and includes six transient and explosive unedited improvisations that each allow the different parts of...
![Album Review: Theon Cross – Fyah [Gearbox Records; February 2019]](http://www.rhythmpassport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/theoncrossfyahcover-335x335.jpg)
“People always underestimate the tuba” observes Theon Cross, whose new album Fyah sets out to put this straight with fierce intent. Cross is an alumni of Tomorrow’s Warriors – the free music education programme resident at Southbank Centre, responsible for the health and diversity of the London jazz scene right...
We know that summer is still one month away, but you can already breathe it deeply by taking the next weekend off and heading to Malta for EarthGarden Festival. The event, which debuted back in 2007, is the largest festival happening on the Mediterranean island and features more than 120...
