Hard on the heels of a piece earlier this week on the very tasty state of Scottish jazz at the moment check corto.alto streaming tonight at 8pm. Last year at the 2020 Scottish Jazz Awards, the band won for best band and best album, their sound a mix of Afrobeat, hip-hop & soul and led by trombonist Liam Shortall. This stream is part of the Glasgow Jazz Festival-backed Spring Sessions. Link to watch
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Impulse are to release Black to the Future from Sons of Kemet on 14 May. The Kemets, reedist Shabaka Hutchings, Theon Cross on tuba, Eddie Hick and Tom Skinner on drums on the album are joined by guests who include saxist Steve Williamson, multi instrumentalist Angel Bat Dawid, MC D Double E and poet Moor Mother with spoken word artist Kojey Radical featuring on 'Hustle' the first track to introduce the new album that also includes backing vocals from Lianne La Havas. Sons of Kemet, top: Eddie Hick, Tom Skinner, Theon Cross, Shabaka Hutchings