Do you wanna know where I am right now? I’m sitting inside a rehearsal studio in East London with the legendary Tony Allen and Chicago’s Hypnotic Brass Ensemble. Don’t be mad, I am working honestly I really am! Tony and HBE are rehearsing for their double headliner show tomorrow night 29 Jan at Cargo as [...]

For those who missed the Worldwide Awards on Saturday you missed a really big announcement! After Q-Tip’s video message accepting his award for Worldwide Track of the Year, Gilles ecstatically announced that the Tribe Called Quest ‘renaissance’ man will be headlining the first of a series of Worldwide 10 (BBC Radio show) anniversary events. [...]

A phenomenal night was had by all at the WWA last night in celebration of 10 Years of Gilles Peterson’s Worldwide BBC Radio show. Jazzanova’s first ever live show was indeed all that ! featuring a stellar live band including vocals by Clara Hill, bass and vocals by Paul Randolph … plus a sensational surprise [...]

est voila here we are just a few days away from the annual Gilles Peterson Worldwide Awards proudly co-presented by yours truly’s at KSPACE.TV with a stellar lineup as to be expected (see above). Now it has been sold-out for a while at least for the early part of the evening but we have been [...]

Aretha sang, the prayers were a plenty and the 44th President delivered a tough, and way realistic speech – more a call to action and unity as i heard it ! and Amen to that. Then with the endless energy the man and his lovely wife are steeped in, they danced their way through 10 [...]

It’s a thrilling day – whichever way you look at it ! Yes admittedly there is ever so much hoopla about today’s inauguration and the build up to it BUT c’mon there are so many amazing reasons to get with it. When was the last time we have felt such optimism from a President ? [...]

Just a few days more until Inauguration Tuesday in DC and when we all get to play a part in the much needed process of CHANGE. To help us along we no doubt need a soundtrack and the hits keep on comin’ thankfully ! One of our all time faves, legendary mash-up creator (dare we [...]

We keep pushing on! The Worldwide Awards have just announced a very rare acoustic performance from soul siren Alice Russell. We are big fans of Miss Russell, from her celebrated recordings the Quantic Soul Orchestra to her recent Pot of Gold offering. This bluesy lady with the flower petals in her crown captivates audiences all [...]

There are so many firsts in the momentous occasion of President Elect Barack Obama and we feel it’s just the beginning ! Clearly a supremely challenging road ahead and therefore a must to have some fun along the journey. With that in mind here for your enjoyment is the first of many creative mash ups [...]

All that free form jazz! Check out another ones to watch with the Robert Mitchell 3IO – an ensemble made up of Robert Mitchell on piano, Tom Mason on bass, and Richard Spaven on drums. This dynamic “3IO” have sharpen their various influences from free jazz to hip hop to electronic, all creating a [...]

Here’s the latest video from DJ Moni and Mike Vargas’s wonderful series Friends We Love. Alex Barck of Jazzanova takes 120 seconds to talk about teaching our young. These little messages with important thoughts gives us a whole lot of hope for the future. Don’t you agree?
Peep the video and if you are in the [...]

The latest line up addition to GP’s Worldwide Awards is Cuban hip hop MC Kumar. Kumar truly exemplifies what it means to be a worldwide artist with his combination of musical influences – reggae, rock , and afro- rhythms, all to forge a new sound in Cuban music.
Kumar will join Mama!Milk [...]

It’s no secret that we looooove our stripes. The new Jazzanova video featuring Ben Westbeech -”I Can See” has us in vertical bliss other the hopeful lyrics and outstanding visuals. There are also a few colorful dots floating about too. A very fresh feeling song to have you elated on this Wednesday morning. [...]

Stacey Epps is a talented Southern belle. She harmonizes and spits beat like a young Lauryn and a firey Bahamadia. This Atlanta native delivers these thoughtful rhymes and melodies which reminds us of why hip hop soul stays dear to our hearts. We think one of her key ingredients is working with [...]