Nestled in Johannesburg is The Orbit, a sit-down, swanky cocktail affair, complete with an equally classy jazz band. A grand piano, saxophone, drum kit and five string bass were fronted by a lady dressed in a sophisticated all-black velvet jumpsuit, centre-stage, playing the flute: Kamogelo Matsoso. This opening tune was...
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It’s been a few years that we’ve been following the growth of Afrikän Protoköl, and every time they come up with something new, we are more than thrilled to feature it. The Brussels-based act, with Burkinabé roots, has brought a breath of jazzy and Afro vibes to Belgium thanks to...
Friday The site was nicely spread out, but unlike mega festivals, walking from one side to another did not diminish too much energy or take too long. Unfortunately, the festival’s app didn’t want to show me the 2018 line-up – it instead rubbed in the fact that A Tribe Called...
Preview of the album: Track List: 1. The Nextmen vs Gentleman’s Dub Club – Pristine feat. Eva Lazarus & Gardna (Pound for Pound; from Pristine) 00:00 – 03:24 2. Gianni Denitto – Stockholm Rasta feat. Zion Train & Roots by Nature (ELASTICA; from Kala) 03:25 – 07:04 3. Lee Scratch...
Taking place over a long weekend (Thursday 2nd to Sunday 5th August), Bestival is nestled, no longer on the Isle of White, but tucked in the beautiful landscapes and nature of Lulworth Estate, Dorset. With nine stages providing an eclectic mix of irresistibly danceable tunes, hosting legendary DJs and world-renowned...
Paraphrasing the title of one of their brand new songs; they are still here! Jazzanova, one of the most influential bands in the alternative jazz and electronica scenes, have just come back after a six-year hiatus with The Pool, their third studio album, and are currently touring it all over...
Since the birth of Rhythm Passport, Soothsayers have been a constant for us and our speakers, as much as they’ve been a constant of the London music scene of the last two decades. We have enjoyed, spread the word about and covered their gigs; reveled in and reviewed their releases;...
Set in the heart of the Sussex Downs, Love Supreme Festival returned for its 6th year of spreading the gospel of jazz, blues and soul to some 40,000 music lovers. Unless you were the man who told me, bizarrely, that he “doesn’t like virtuosity in music”, you were going to...
![Album Review: Sun Ra – Of Abstract Dreams [Strut Records; March 2018]](https://www.rhythmpassport.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/sun-ra-of-abstract-dreams-335x335.jpg)
Sun Ra‘s Of Abstract Dreams is a previously unreleased album from jazz pianist and bandleader’s archives. This four-piece recording (released in March by Strut Records) was performed for WXPN-FM radio station between approximately 1974 and 1975. The compositions in the album are always surprising and contrasting, led by Sun Ra...
![Album Review: Kamaal Williams – The Return [Black Focus Records; May 2018]](https://www.rhythmpassport.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/kamaal-the-return-335x335.jpg)
London has always held a place of honour in the music world, being a propeller of new musical waves and a playground for musical innovators. In recent years, London has seen a bunch of young talents bringing jazz music back to the centre of the scene. Artists like Shabaka Hutchings,...
