![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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It’s been a while that we have been trying to bring Gianni Denitto, his saxophone and far-reaching soundscapes to a London stage, and finally we are going to make it on 7th July at Hootananny! The Italian artist is something more than a jazz and jazzy musician; he’s a one-man-band,...
An ever-evolving festival, just like jazz and its conjunctions. That’s why we love Jazz:Re:Found, the musical happening taking place in the North-Italian region of Piedmont, which has reached its ninth chapter and changed its shape once again. The 2019 edition will indeed go on stage in mid-June over three days...
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....
Helping to kick off the London party season is brand new festival Cross The Tracks. Taking over South London’s Brockwell Park, the stages will be filled with big-name headliners, as well as local jazz, soul and funk acts bringing their up-to-date interpretations with their own modern influences. Virginia ‘Trap House...
![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...
We’re getting jazzier here at Rhythm Passport, and for our next Global Sounds show, we are going to present on the Hootananny stage a full Gipsy-jazz quintet: Gypsy Dynamite! You can hardly find a more spot-on name, because the ensemble will not only charm you with some smooth and rhythmic...
![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...
Preview of the album: Only available until 30th May 2019
