Not the best year for live gigs in London, but Dele Sosimi's Afrobeat Orchestra just made it under the wire, lighting up the Jazz Cafe in late January. Rather like Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers, Sosimi ...

Music critic Milo Miles reviews Last Night The Moon Came Dropping Its Clothes in the Street, the new CD by trumpeter and composer Jon Hassell. Trumpeter and composer Jon Hassell has worked with a very ...

Kelly O Pat Thomas: “Fourth World Vol. 1 was ahead of its time; this music was thinking globally when the rest of us couldn’t even imagine what was happening in the next state.” The Stranger: When did ...

STEVE ROACH draws on the beauty and power of the Earth's landscapes to create lush, meditative soundscapes. Inspired by Jon ...

Any day of the year is ideal for listening to Jon Hassell’s music, but seeing as today marks the vernal equinox, you might as well listen to his 1978 debut album marking this auspicious occasion.

A little technology and a lot of imagination can go quite a long way. With an uncanny knack for bending and warping sounds slightly out of phase with the way they sound in the real world, Jon Hassell ...

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Upcoming Live Performances on MORNING BECOMES ECLECTIC with host JASON BENTLEY Tuesday, July 15, Vacationer has created a perfect soundtrack to summer with their sophomore album “Relief”. The ...

Stuart slows it right down with a ambient and minimalist special for Slow Sunday. Turn off your mind, relax and float down ...