A fusion between jazz and touch of punk.
When smooth sound of Hard bop meets the distorted sound of electric guitars,
its like Miles Davies living in Jimi Hemdrix’s electric church & a Mix of 70s
blacksploitation movies, Photograph of Malick Sidibe meets Jamaican rudeboy,
cotton club in NYC, & illegal jazz clubs f south africn township in 50s.
An early use of jazz was an anti-apartheid tool.
Censorship was dramatically increased by the apartheid government,
the beginning of dark times for the jazz community. Nevertheless, jazz has played a vital part in South African culture since its roots.
Cigarette butts, smokey rooms, velvet sofas… soul scenario, this is the vibe of the collection.