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Jazz Amnesty Sound System #29

The Jazz Amnesty Sound System are closing out 2012 with a unique mix of songs sung in a jazz style by great singers. We hope you enjoy it and would like to thank everyone for listening over the past year. Expect bigger and bett...
by Lexis (MIMS Founder)
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Dave Brubeck

Dave Brubeck R.I.P

Sad news today. Another music legend is gone. American jazz pianist and composer Dave Brubeck dies at the age of 91 (two days before his 92nd birthday) but his music and iconic style will live on forever.
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Austin Peralta

Austin Peralta R.I.P

The music world got some very sad news this morning with the announcement that young (and extremely talented) pianist Austin Peralta has passed away. Son of skateboarding legend Stacy Peralta he chose a different path and was a...
by Lexis (MIMS Founder)
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Fugees

Fugees “Ready Or Not” (Melodiesinfonie Remix)

New remix heat from yet another up and coming producer discovered on Soundcloud. Melodiesinfonie is from Switzerland and we will definitely be keeping an ear out for things to come from him. Proper Jazzy Flip! Melodiesinfonie L...
by Lexis (MIMS Founder)
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Video Digs
Robert Glasper

Robert Glasper Experiment – LIVE at Itunes Festival 2012

Robert Glasper Experiment live Special guest: Lionel Loueke, Bilal, Lalah Hathaway, Alan Hampton, Patrick Stump of Fall Out Boy, Phonte and MF Doom. at the Roundhouse – London iTunes Festival, Sunday 23rd September 2012. ...
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Guest Mixes
Jazz Amnesty Sound System #28

Jazz Amnesty Sound System #28

West Coast jazz developed around Los Angeles and San Francisco in the 1950s and 60s at the same time the hard bop sound was developing in New York City. West Coast jazz was generally seen as a sub-genre of cool jazz, which was ...
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MIMS Forgotten Treasures
Forgotten Treasure: Samoo “On & On”

Forgotten Treasure: Samoo “On & On” (2004)

I am a sucker for vibes-based samples in hip-hop production. Nothing is more gutter to me than a staunchly dark beat with some spooky vibes echoing throughout like candles flickering in the night. Immediately, Diamond D, Buckwi...
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Guest Mixes
Mad Mats “Para El Junco – A Jazz Mixtape”

Mad Mats “Para El Junco – A Jazz Mixtape”

“This is for my good friends Gaspar & Isaias at El Junco jazz club in Madrid. One of my fave spots in the world where I’ve had some truly amazing nights behind the decks. I did this mixtape (note, not dj mix) si...
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Guest Mixes
“Terry Callier Special” by Marc Mac

“Terry Callier Special” by Marc Mac

“Soul/Jazz Folk singer and guitarist Terry Callier, passed away last week (October 27, 2012) aged 67 after suffering from throat cancer. Terry released a string of enduring and influential albums between the early 60̸...
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MIMS Future Classics
Free Download: Label Love “Vol. 5 – The Jazz Edition”

Free Download: Label Love “Vol. 5 – The Jazz Edition”

Label Love is an eclectic yet unified bundle of unique sounds compiled simply for the love of sharing them with the universe – each track plucked and presented by Jazz heads from Tru Thoughts Recordings, Impossible Ark Re...
by Lexis (MIMS Founder)
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MIMS Forgotten Treasures
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Forgotten Treasure: Tom Scott “Today” (1967)

Sometimes we try to avoid talking about sampled records because it seems like an obvious pick, and a subject that has already been covered a million times. But then again, it seems like most of the time when we are in the sampl...
by Lexis (MIMS Founder)
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Guest Mixes
Jazz Amnesty Sound System #25

Jazz Amnesty Sound System #25

“The post–World War II years on Chicago’s South Side brought a revolution in jazz. In 1961, a group of younger experimental musicians, aware of the decline of Chicago’s jazz clubs and the history of racial explo...
by Lexis (MIMS Founder)
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