Barmi Alongside Pit Bulls – Chitlin Soul Funk Mod Jazz!
Today I want to introduce another italian selector and collector. His name is Barmi Alongside Pit Bulls and he digs really deep. I started following his facebook profile some years [...]
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 [...]
See’s To Exist Guest Mix: A 4 Hours Journey Into Spiritual Jazz
In the last years we had a lot of guest mixes from different genres on our site. In fact, we almost covered all the kind of sounds we love. There [...]
22 Lo-Fi Christmas Songs To Make Santa Claus Dance Cheek To Cheek With You!
Make a christmas selection it’s not what I consider an original idea. I have to admit that. On the other hand, I couldn’t resist in doing it this year. If [...]
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, [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Solar Powered Space Trees (A Space Mix) by rchecka
After the two previous mixes, Rchecka is blessing us with another quality session. He kindly sent us this new matherial and we had the chance to listen it in advance: we guarantee [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Jazzy Quotes!
I am really into short and sharp sentences or phrases. Quotes can be in general humorous, introspective, smart, hilarious, inspirational etc…but when the quote comes from a musician, I definitely [...]
A Sun Ra Tribute by Rchecka!
A couple of weeks ago i found this mix on the Diggers With Gratitude forum, done by RCHECKA. I’m no expert on SUN RA but i think this could be [...]
A Quote and a Marvellous Mix: Theo Parrish – Straight No Chaser!
Love of the music should be driving force of any producer, performer or dj. Everything else stems from that core, that love. With that love, sampling can become a tribute, [...]
Guest Mix: Jeeezz by Fugu
Yet another guest mix! I absolutely like to promote people from my country but you know, you have to be skilled. If you got skills and on the top of [...]
Exclusive Interview with Glyn “Bigga” Bush!
It was exactly one year ago when we had the chance to talk with Glyn “Bigga” Bush. Actually it was not a real conversation as we asked him to freely [...]
M&J Summer Edition: Afro Jazz Live from Bending Corners
We are in holidays guys, we will be back at the end of august… Listen to Afro Jazz Live @ Bending Corners
A Great Day In Hip Hop
We are going to the Worldwide festival to party like crazy on the beach! See you in a few days!!! In the meantime watch this: Starting from the original idea… [...]
Skream Jazz Vs Dubstep Mini Mix
Just a quick post because you might think that i’m obsessed with this kind of music. Well, I am. How can you ignore a producer putting out big tracks like [...]