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There is something very special going on in the UK jazz scene right now. Several years ago I started catching wind of various emerging talents through Gilles Peterson’s BBC radio shows and his record label Brownswood Recordings. One artist that is on an absolute tear right now is tenor saxophonist Nubya Garcia; she put out an excellent EP, “Nubya’s 5ive”, a few years ago so I was super stoked to see her put a full length out this fall. “Source” effortlessly blends dub, reggae and Caribbean rhythms into her unique sound. Listen to the album, and then watch her perform a few tracks with her backing band on NPR’s Tiny Desk Concert.
Nov 19, 2020
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MYT is maybe the best of the myriad UK hiphop-informed jazz wunderkind albums of recent years. I am wearing it out, slowly, in a good way!!
Feb 23, 2025
His most recent album “Black Classical Music” is a *masterclass* in musicianship and individuality. The music is so intelligent and unique and I recommend this album to all of my mates that enjoy jazz, fusion, are musicians, or enjoy good music. Has been on heavy rotation recently.
Mar 2, 2025
first post on dis thang but putting out one of my favorite albums of all time. Felt like they were so ahead with the whole acrobats wave going on right now. Perfect blend of African guitar melodies + the khurangbin flavor that we are all familiar with
Feb 19, 2025
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My partner at 3sixteen, Johan, started an incense company together with his wife a few years ago and it really changed my perspective on what incense could be. I was so accustomed to the super cheap and piercing smell that comes with bodega Nag Champa that I had no idea that premium incense could smell so much richer and complex. These are a godsend for when you’re stuck working from home for months at a time. My favorites are Knoll, Savannah and Velo but I haven’t been mad at any of the other ones that I’ve tried.
Nov 19, 2020
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It pains me when people give trash coffee recs - I know that taste is subjective, but a good roast profile that really shows off the flavor of a bean is not. If you are into cigarette-like coffee that’s cool but I’d rather just smoke a dart at that point. I got put onto Portrait, a Black-owned roaster in Atlanta, by my friend and longtime 3sixteen photographer Ray Spears and throughout the summer I’ve been buying bags for me for the homies. I’m not usually one for blends but their Barry is stellar, it’s super bright and fruity and is delicious as a cold brew too. The Uganda Rwenzori slaps too.
Nov 19, 2020
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I found out about Goods & Services through my LA team. One day I saw they were all gramming a spot that did crazy custom resoles on shoes and I asked them where it was - turns out it’s right around the corner from our LA headquarters. I hit up the owner, Rory, to have him do up a pair of AF1’s on a Christy sole and he did not disappoint.
Nov 19, 2020