![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...
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Although officially kicking off on 6th December, Jazz:Re:Found has already brought great music to Milan and Turin in the past weeks, with three preview events featuring Bonobo, Nickodemus and Yasiin Bey AKA Mos Def. This year’s theme Black & Forth sums up the two core points of the festival’s essence: a celebration...
Two weeks to go until the new edition of Jazz:Re:Found. In its past editions, the forward-looking festival has brought to Italy names such as hip-hop pioneer Grandmaster Flash, techno legend group Underground Resistance, funk-jazz Brazilian masters Azymuth and many more. This year’s theme Black & Forth sums up the two...
![Album Review: Khalab – Black Noise 2084 [On The Corner Records; 20th July 2018]](http://www.rhythmpassport.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/khalab-noise-335x335.jpg)
In recent years, a growing number of producers have engaged in exploring the potential of mixing electronic music with music, traditional sounds and field recordings coming from all corners of the globe — giving birth to some of the most interesting records of the decade. Some, like Nicola Cruz or...
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...
Set against the backdrop of the historic Glynde Place, Love Supreme has rapidly taken its place amongst the elite summer festivals in the UK. Now in its 6th year, the festival has regularly procured big names in the world of jazz and soul music, and this year is no different....
Heading to Love Supreme Festival next weekend? After having checked our event preview, get into the festival mood with a jazzy playlist featuring our suggestions. Watch the full playlist:
Cheltenham Jazz Festival provides a five-day intoxicating mix of both popular music and jazz artists. This year’s lineup sees a larger number of British performers take the stage, as the baton gets shared across the Atlantic for the younger generation. London singer-songwriter Zara McFarlane will be adding her modern twist...
![Album Review: Various Artists – We Out Here [Brownswood Recordings; February 2018]](http://www.rhythmpassport.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/we-out-here-335x335.jpg)
Colours rise from dark contours as a London jazz renaissance takes form. Feeling both early and late, We Out Here captures the tones of this evolving shape. Tenor saxophonist Shabaka Hutchings directs the way, bringing together a collection of his most in-demand friends on the new-jazz scene. Familiar names such...
Embraced by the Alps Mountains in the North-western area of Italy, Turin is a city marked by its aristocratic past and industrial history. This contrast best represents the city’s multiple facets: richness and poverty, innovation and tradition, history and modernity all living together in one place. This blend and mix...