Blues and Soul Music Magazine

Crowd Company / Ae3 : Express 76 / Black Rider

It's an absolute gem and will no doubt be snapped up by eager DJs and lovers of this evergreen genre.The horn line is absolutely riveting and hooky.special guests Ryan Zodias and Eric Bloom, from the revered US funk band, Lettuce

JB Rose : Back To Love

Who remembers the motto says: “A happy face, a thumping bass, for a loving race.”? Well it could be applied here to ms JB Rose who is back on the come back trail.

Anita Carmichael : Take your time

Throughout the 90's she was a tour de force on the jazz scene on the UK and in Europe in many ways she was our answer to Candy Dulfer

Roy Ayers: JID 002 (Jazz Is Dead)

Ayers is known as The Godfather of Neo-Soul and the vibraphone legend is back after 18 years with a new album unveiling a fresh, modern approach to his classic 70’s style...

BT ALC BIG BAND: Bring Forth Change (Vintage League Music)

BT ALC Big Band's "Bring Forth Change" bring's back the big band era but not as we know it!

Crushed Velvet & The Velveteers : Good Thang Ft. Kim Dawson & Alan Evans

Grinding,churning,loving and yearning this brother never stops learning when it comes to harnessing the funk.

The Wailers & Guests: One World One Prayer (Sony Music Latin)

The Wailers are back with a bang with their 1st single in over 25 years! Celebrating unity around the world in the shape of their vibey new release "One World, One Prayer" ft. Skip Marley, Farruko, Shaggy & Cedella Marley...

Lady Blackbird: Blackbird (Foundation Music)

Lady Blackbird has the same urgent grace as her musical mentor Nina Simone and she really takes, what is an essentially acapella song and adds her own powerful magic and spirit to proceedings...

Donald Byrd & The Blackbyrds: The Jazz Funk Collection (Robinsongs)

Donald Byrd's illustrious career can be dissected into two parts,firstly his success as a solo artist on Blue Note Records for which he made over twenty albums and secondly as an educator at Howard University Washington D.C.

Flevans: Accumulate (Jalapeno Records)

By now the word is spreading about this multi-instrumentalist, DJ and producer who mixes an eclectic yet accessible style that falls between the genres of funk, breaks, soul and electronica...