Jazz Is Dead 011

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For Adrian Younge and Ali Shaheed Muhammad, collaborating with music icons and personal heroes is a dream come true. As Younge notes, A lot of the luminaries have been forgotten, andwe want to getpeople excited again. For me, there is nothing more rewarding than that. However, completing such a monumental task while facing the ongoing unprecedented challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic meant taking careful steps to ensure each artists safety and contending with obstacles brought by a global supply chain slowdown, all while keeping the initial vision for the label and production house intact. Due to the pandemic, we werent able to have live events, says Muhammad. We launched the label during the pandemic, unsure how we would be able to promote the music when the world was in chaos and turmoil, and suffering such loss. We weren’t even sure if the music mattered. But what we discovered was these albums helped ease some of the adversities and difficulties. There’s no greater prize than your music having a positive impact on a person.

With Jazz Is Dead Series 2, Younge and Muhammad have once again, together with a roster of world-renowned legends, crate digger patron saints, and an exciting vanguard of young talent, have delivered another unimpeachable collection of fresh and captivating recordings inspired by Jazzs past, present, and future. There are names that some may already be familiar with, such as Lonnie Liston Smith, Jean Carne, and Tony Allen, and those less so, like Henry Franklin, Phil Ranelin, Wendell Harrison, Garrett Saracho, & Katalyst. What unites each new collaborator is their unbent dedication to remaining original, preserving their creativity and sharing it with the world..

Credit: Adrian Younge and Ali Shaheed Muhammad Bandcamp