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Bruno Råberg pushes the boundaries of acoustic bass
May 25, 2023
The Swedish born jazz-bassist and composer talks about his exciting new album, Look Inside.
Sitting with Satoshi Ashikawa's Still Way.
May 23, 2023
Okay. I'm going out on a limb this week, I hope you'll join me. In adapting writing for this column from my blog, I've focused the Spotlight On albums that I both had already written about at length, and was excited to revi…
Marijus Aleksa
May 18, 2023
The Lithuanian jazz drummer and producer opens up about his unique electronic and world music influenced sound.
The Mattson 2: Vaults Of Eternity: Japan
May 16, 2023
Chaz Bundick Meets The Mattson 2's Star Stuff was my first exposure to both Chaz Bundick and The Mattson 2 and I think it's gotta be their best work. That album would make for a good post, actually, if we weren't j…
Batavia Collective
May 14, 2023
Batavia Collective are a three-piece electronic jazz ensemble from Jakarta, Indonesia. The members - Doni Joesran, Elfa Zulham and Kenny Gabriel – joined us for this long-distance discussion to mark the release of the…
EMAMKAY
May 11, 2023
This talented South African keyboardist and emcee talks about the unique blend of hip-hop, jazz, and soul found in his fantastic album Love Is Energy.
Toro y Moi: Outer Peace
May 9, 2023
Welcome back to week three of the Spotlight On Blog's Three Weeks Of Toro y Moi Albums Event. That's what it's called I just decided. Two Tuesdays ago, for its birthday, we started things off with MAHAL, the act's latest out…
