Exclusive Premieres

Exclusive Premiere: Monsieur MÂLÂ “Til Daylight”

We have another treat for you today as Parisian session-supergroup Monsieur MÂLÂ return with a continuation of their 21st-century jazz fusion sound, announcing upcoming EP “002-MM’ with a new single ‘Til Daylight’. In the group’s own words, “Til Daylight is this feeling of a strong and fascinating passion, gentle but …

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Future Classics

Alabê Ketujazz “Kan” (Poeira Music / Memória Discos)

Afro-Brazilian Candomblé rhythms meet jazz on ‘Kan’ by Alabê Ketujazz, the long-standing duo of Brazilian saxophonist/composer Glaucus Linx and French percussionist/composer Antoine Olivier. Captured on vinyl for the first time, the album is set for release on 16 September, marking the first release on Poeira Music, the brand new label …

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Exclusive Premieres

Exclusive Premiere: JK Group “Find Joy”

Drums, bass and saxophone unite to create a deadly groove on “Find Joy”, the lead track from ‘Rising’, the forthcoming EP from multi-dimensional future-jazz outfit JK Group, on La Sape Records. JK Group is the brainchild of award-winning saxophonist, Joshua Kelly (30/70 collective, PBS Young Elder of Jazz 2019). ‘Rising’ …

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Balance Radio ShowMIMS Shows

BALANCE #570 (Hosted by Spacewalker)

Into the first days of summer 2022 with Spacewalker and the latest edition of Balance! On this month’s show expect new music from Ron Trent and his WARM project, Broken Keys with a new single, The Pro-Teens and their bumping version of DOOM’s Doomsday, Retromigration bringing the broken beat vibes, …

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Guest Mixes

MIMS Guest Mix: MYELE MANZANZA (Deepmatter Records, London)

We are excited to share a mix by world-renowned drummer/composer and producer/beatmaker, Myele Manzanza. Fresh from the release of his brilliant new album, ‘Crisis & Opportunity Vol.2 – Peaks‘, featuring Ashley Henry and Mark de Clive-Lowe, for DeepMatter Records. @myele-manzanza: “This mix is a selection of tracks across the span …

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Exclusive Premieres

Exclusive Premiere: Waldo’s Gift “Bergson” (Forthcoming on Worm Discs)

Music Is My Sanctuary is excited to share the cinematic, post-rock infused intensity of Waldo’s Gift’s “Bergson”. Taken from forthcoming compilation, “New Horizons; A Bristol Jazz Sound”, which provides and excellent and much needed overview of Bristol overlooked but vibrant jazz scene. Bristolian promoters Worm Disco Club have been championing …

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Exclusive Premieres

Exclusive Premiere: Contours & Yadava “Speaking Through Broken Shells” (Flumo / ANMA)

UK based Contours and Yadava team up to release the “Cosmic Echoes” EP, built over numerous jam sessions fusing live percussion, bass, drum machine, synthesizers and field recordings to create a raw EP full of soul and warmth. Released September 4, jointly by Flumo and ANMA Records. Music is My …

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Exclusive Premieres

Exclusive Premiere: Jerk “Celestial Voices”

“Celestial Voices” is the latest and final single from Brooklyn-based multi-instrumentalist, beatmaker and jazz musician Jerk’s upcoming album, ‘Some Cosmic Shift’ on DeepMatter. The track follows previous singles “Earthrise” and “In Orbit”, the former being picked as one of Tina Edwards jazz tracks of the year, 2020. “The track was …

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Forgotten Treasures

Forgotten Treasure: Joe Harriott & Amancio D’Silva Quartet ‎”Hum Dono” (1969)

The combination of a Jamaican sax player and an Indian jazz guitarist getting together with a UK jazz elite in its hay day could be the stoned out fantasy of many pot smoking vinyl collectors. It’s also a music and cultural melting pot making up a real lost treasure in …

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Forgotten Treasures

Forgotten Treasure: The Prestige Jazz Quartet LP (1957, Prestige)

Recorded and released in 1957 on the independent Prestige Records label, The Prestige Jazz Quartet is a typical oddity. The four compositions work as a pendulum between the tail end of bebop era, the coming hard-bop medium, and the beginning of the avant-garde period of 1950s-1960s Black Classical music. Probably …

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Forgotten Treasures

Forgotten Treasure: Baaska & Scavelli “Get Off The Ground – The Bottom End Version” (1976)

Widely regarded as the holy grail of the rare jazz dance scene, Baaska & Scavelli‘s “Get Off The Ground” is a track that is the very definition of a forgotten treasure! One of the most in demand and hard to get tracks in the world, until the good people at …

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Music Documentaries

The Story behind Tom Browne’s “Funkin For Jamaica (N.Y.)” (1980)

One of Queen’s finest, jazz trumpeter, Tom Browne, recorded what would become a Billboard #1 R&B chart topper back in 1980 – a funky, soulful laden track titled “Funkin’ for Jamaica (N.Y.)” This is a nice little feature giving us some insight into the studio when Browne and his band …

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