Kevin Le Gendre interviewed Balimaya Project's Yahael Camara Onono for an awesome The Guardian piece on obscure instruments. Read in full below. Balimaya Project's new album When The Dust Settles is out now via New Soil x Jazz re:freshed theguardian.com/music/2023/aug…

TODAY ! #MwalimuExpressRadioShow @Sohoradio Live! 1600-1800 BST feat. #YahaelCamaraOnono BalimayaProject + new album #WhenTheDustSettles plus our overview of #50YearsofHipHop in Africa presented by #RitaRay + Max Reinhardt

"I've always tried to change people's perceptions." On October 27th, Theon Cross returns to the #jazzisdead stage. He will share the night with piano prodigy Jamael Dean. Tickets are availble now on jazzisdead.com. #theoncross #losangeles #lodgeroom #jazzisdead

Bé Mankan - ‘All things are not the same’ The visual component to this album is of profound importance to us. We hope that it takes you where you allow it to.. These incredible visuals shot and edited by the amazing Adeolu Osibodu are out now… youtu.be/87VzjZ3HcCI

New Soil An explicit demonstration of Shortall’s healthy disregard for rigid form & structure. Named after the initials of Shortall’s partner Esme, it reflects something of the passion & turbulence of a love that takes many guises. Watch video by Esme Stewart: youtu.be/dQ6UFqHRy-k?si…

corto.alto shares video for final single, ‘EJS’, off forthcoming debut LP castthedice.org/?p=20775

That time again🙌🏿 Excited to be kicking off my fall tour of the United States!🇺🇲 Come through if we're in your town!

Can confirm: jazz is alive. Theon Cross

"A new high point for Scottish jazz music." BAD WITH NAMES, the new album by corto.alto, is our Album of the Month for October - The ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ record is available from Friday via New Soil theskinny.co.uk/music/reviews/… [Review by Jamie Wilde]

When The Dust Settles: BalimayaProject interviewed Piecing together the diasporic pathways of this inspiring collective ahead of their Barbican Centre show... clashmusic.com/features/when-…

When The Dust Settles: BalimayaProject Interviewed Piecing together the diasporic pathways of this inspiring collective... clashmusic.com/features/when-…

A look back at some of our electrifying performances as part of #LuminateFestival 2023 🔦 🟨 Colleen 🟪 FAUZIA & Maddie Ashman 🟦 Theon Cross Check out our busy programme of upcoming contemporary and boundary pushing music 👉 bit.ly/KP-Contemporary

Check out the amazing studio session with the talented corto.alto 💜 Tune in to #JazzFM to catch their chat with Nigel 🎵 | Nigel Williams @CortoAlto

Editor's Choice: November 2023 – The best new jazz albums featuring John Scofield, Joshua Redman, Tania Giannouli, Rob Luft, corto.alto and more jazzwise.com/features/artic…

A Time was had! 🩵🩵🙏🏿🤲🏿

Honoured to have collaborated with Davido @compozers to record and take part in the visuals for the orchestral version of Davido's hit song ‘Feel’ for Amazon Music @amazonmusicuk go and check it out!! Dem go definitely feel it now 😅🤲🏿🩵 #balimayaproject #davido #amazonmusic

Head now to mixcloud.com/Hive_Radio/jaz… for top music by Nigel Price, jo harrop, @robertmitchellm, Greg Abate, Dean Stockdale, Ceitidh Mac, Atlantic Road Trip, @CortoAlto, #MichaelMoore+john pope+#JohnnyHunter, Emma Johnson & Norah Jones 🎧

Had a chat with the one and only Davido - talking diasporic connections, working with BalimayaProject + his relationship with London. clashmusic.com/features/its-s…

@theoncross live #jazzisdead at @lodgeroom in #losangeles this past fall 🔥 Nikos on guitar,ahnanse on sax & Nate Ricketts on drums. Full video available on @artdontsleep's #YouTube channel. Be sure to subscribe for more content.