Groundbreaking art is often defined by its incapacity to be categorized. We highlight sonic shards mined from the vast terrain of modern jazz and experimental music. (Cover: Sarathy Korwar/photo: Dan Medhurst/Press)

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Badwater

Polyhymnia

Ruby Bridges

Avail

Bremer/McCoy - Højder (Carl Stone Remix)

Voodoo Rain

Voodoo Rain (feat. Nubya Garcia)

Sand Enigma

Domyat 1331

Black Space Tapes

Akamara (Remix)

The Afterlife

The Softness Of The Present

Memory Streams

Offset

Art As Catharsis is proud to announce the release of Freyja Garbett’s debut record MAYA – a spectacular, immersive waltz through rich jazz laden soundscapes.

http://freyjagarbett.bandcamp.com

Garbett’s heady compositions draws influence from a vast range of styles and musicians. A graduate of the Berklee College of Music, she lists pianists and composers such as Fred Hersch, Gerald Clayton and Maria Schneider as critical influences to her music, along with the likes of Flying Lotus, J Dilla and Snarky Puppy.

“The pieces from my debut album are an exploration of an electro-acoustic approach to jazz composition and improvisation,” begins Garbett. “These compositions are springboards for improvisation and creativity. An added element to my approach is that all of the musicians can manipulate their instrument’s sound drastically - the arrangements of the pieces can be expanded on, therefore creating ambient textures of the studio produced music that I listen to. On stage, we have the facility to offer audiences a fiery multi-dimensional performance.”

Previously sharing both performances and recordings with artists in the New York and Boston scenes – including Dave Fiuczynski’s Planet MicroJam, Garbett’s recent accolades include a commission by SIMA and APRA AMCOS to compose and perform with the Sydney Women’s Jazz Collective at the 2017 Sydney International Women’s Jazz Festival. Her compositions are rich, mature and immersive – serving as a foreword to a long and promising career – and have already opened up exciting opportunities for Garbett come 2020.

MAYA

Afro Beast

Freyja Garbett - Afro Beast

Fuck Yo Feelings

Trade In Bars Yo (feat. Herbie Hancock)

Gone (feat. YBN Cordae, Bilal & Herbie Hancock)

Mon chien Stupide (Bande originale du film)

Paranoid Android I

Chronology Of A Dream: Live At The Village Vanguard

BIRTHE (Live)

Yehlisan'uMoya

Where It Ends And Begins

Buy/Stream: https://orcd.co/animalsgarden

The fifth release in the BBE Music J Jazz Masterclass Series has the perfect combination of rarity and exceptional musicality that inspires seasoned collectors to break out in a sweat. ‘Animals Garden’ by Miyasaka + 5 was originally issued in 1979 on the cult private Japanese label ALM and is reissued for the first time on LP, CD and digital formats.

‘Animals Garden’ was a one-off project led by master drummer Takashi ‘Bear’ Miyasaka and features a powerful and progressive jazz group including saxophonist Koichi Matsukaze, whose ‘Earth Mother’ album has also been reissued by BBE Music.

The four extended tracks on ‘Animals Garden’ exemplify the high standard of playing and arranging that was a characteristic of jazz composed and recorded in Japan during the late 1970s. All four numbers were composed by Miyasaka and the album spans a range of styles, from febrile post-bop and head nodding modal, to deep funky blues and elegiac balladry. The title track was included on J Jazz Volume 2, but the three remaining cuts are equally enchanting.

Miyasaka + 5 - Dog's Dance

Max Brown, Pt. 1

Toggle Buttons

Toggle Buttons (feat. John Hegley)

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