Grievous Angel: Fusion Dub. A mix of Miles Davis-inspired jazz, funk and soul, in dub!
REPOST 2013, original post 2008: this is one of mr.Martini’s favourite mixes ever, it’s a really inspiring one. Therefore while restoring the pics we decided to re up it to [...]
Donald Byrd Tribute Mix by Gilles Peterson
Just a very quick post to point you out a great tribute to the late Donald Byrd made by the one and the only Gilles Peterson. Plus, I want to [...]
A bounch of Jazz quotes and a delightful mix!
What is the true spirit behind Jazz? Let’s try to get an idea through the words of his protagonists. Jazz is a mental attitude rather than a style. It uses [...]
The Doctrine – A History of Deep Spiritual Jazz
The big summer mix is a tradition here at M&J. This year we want to bless you with something simply unbelievable. The name of this mix is “The Doctrine”, and [...]
Don Cherry And The Avant-Garde
Today I want to talk about one of the artists I am digging a lot in this last period. Being very attracted by artists such as Sun Ra, Pharoah Sanders, [...]
The Universal Mind of Bill Evans
I have found this footage about Bill Evans very informative. He was one of the greatest pianists in the history of Jazz music. His way to play piano was a [...]
Three Jazz Concerts You Should Definitely Check Out: The Jazz625 Story
Getting in the right mood for the Turin Jazz Festival, I want to share with you some amazing concerts I have found on YouTube. Anyway, If it happens to be [...]
DJ Nuts Live Session!
Classy mix from DJ Nuts. It’s a very smooth selection of Jazz, Breaks and Brazilian music that gives you a fabulous overview of different artists and creative talents from all [...]
Interstellar Overdrive – A four tracks selection!
Here we go with another deep selection. This time I want to walk you through a space journey, a journey into the unusual and experimental side of sound. What you [...]
Gilles Peterson’s First Legal Broadcast
As you guys probably know, we are great followers of Gilles Peterson here at M&J. He gave us so much inspiration through the years. That is why, when we discovered [...]
Let’s Get Lost – Bruce Weber
Ok, I am probably late on this, but last night I saw for the very first time this distressing documentary on the life of jazz trumpeter Chet Baker. It’s available [...]
A Mix To Extend Your Consciousness From Bending Corners
Hi everybody, maybe we’re getting old, but lately we’re stuck on Jazz music here at M&J. Remember the 9-hours monstermix we posted a while ago? That was something special: the [...]
Jammin the Blues by Gjon Mili
Jammin the blues is definitely another great old Jazz footage. I really enjoy watching this kind of rare stuff on Youtube. If you have my same feeling, don’t you dare [...]
Jazz Excursions
In the last year, I have been digging a lot of Jazz podcasts. Mostly of them are simply amazing and they are the perfect way to discover new Jazz artists [...]
Panoramic Selection by Marty (March 2011)
With this post I just want to give you a panoramic view of what I am listening to in this March 2011. I would like to try to do this [...]
Abbey Lincoln – Live at Keystone Korner (San Francisco 1979)
I have found this great and pretty rare recording of Abbey Lincoln and I am here to share it with you guys. It’s a very intense live session, her voice [...]
Sun Ra – Space Is The Place (1974)
I was having fish n chips with my dad this week. He had cod, I had plaice. He said: good cod! I said, space is the plaice! Sun Ra My [...]
Billy Taylor – R.I.P.
Watch this video on YouTube Embedded with WP YouTube Lyte.
Jazz Is For The Kids
This winter I have been mostly listening to Jazz music. Am I getting old? Nah, I am still very energetic and you can find me in my living room trying [...]
3 Sophisticaded and Uncompromising Mixes: Gilles Peterson, Superfly Mag and Shackleton
Still busy here at M&J, workin on the new site and preparing some big post coming soon. But in the meantime we cannot leave you without something to listen as [...]
The Cry of Jazz
Love it or hate it, I have found this old short movie very significant. Filmmaker and composer Edward O. Bland’s polemical essay on the politics of music and race: a [...]
Henry Threadgill – Hamburg 1988
What a fantastic live session! Watch this video on YouTube Embedded with WP YouTube Lyte.
Of Live and Love and Coltrane
Picture taken from Jazz In Photo Damn, I have spent the whole week end in bed down with the flu. I could not even take part in the big night [...]
