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Steam Down – The Sermon Is Love

If 2018 has been the year jazz elbowed its way back into mainstream culture, then Steam Down, the south London night where Kamasi Washington comes to jam and the atmosphere is unrivalled, has become the new jazz gen's sweaty hotbed of invention.

Ingrid Laubrock - Sonic Spells

Having upped roots from London to Brooklyn a decade ago, the idiosyncratic saxophonist and composer Ingrid Laubrock has gradually made a name for herself on the New York experimental improv scene with a prolific, critically-acclaimed run of solo albums and as a bandmember of avant-garde visionary Anthony Braxton.

Tyshawn Sorey - Deep Listening

Known as one of the most rhythmically accomplished drummers of his generation, Tyshawn Sorey is about much more than time-keeping.

Archie Shepp - Gospel Truths

In the midst of the rise of the far right-wing in America and Europe, Archie Shepp renews his stand against injustice and oppression.

Phronesis - Earth Songs

On their eighth album We Are All, Scandi-Brit jazz trio Phronesis continue to develop their shared musical language, while taking potshots at racist demagogues and looming eco-disaster, while seeking sanctuary in family and nature.

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