The Future of Jazz is in London

Hey friends, happy Friday once again!

This week's playlist is a sonic deep dive into the vibrant London Jazz scene, but don't fear — this is not the stuffy stereotypical pretense you might immediately imagine.

No, the sound here is thoroughly modern — looking to the future instead of the past. The sound of artists pushing the genre forward by pulling from an absolutely wild array of influences: Bebop smashed together with Nigerian Highlife, Afrobeat crossed with J Dilla, Herbie Hancock meeting modern Dub — in Ghana.