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HEAR HERE :: HUMMUCIDE DROP A NEW KILLER KIWI EP! ▪︎ There is so much that we can [and will] say about this crazily creative quartet out of Te Aro - Wellington New Zealand... . They are and have been a very highly rated fave in our offices and this brand new release [of some of their vintage catalog] is right up on their customary high par! . Look for a more complete piece on the band and their projects on our main site soon! . Until then... have a listen and SUPPORT THE ARTISTS!! . Saxophone - Toby Leman Keys/Synths - Ben Stewart Drums - Lennox Grootjans Bass - Hugo Olsen-Smith ▪︎ #Jazz #NotJazz #JazzNotJazz #JazzAtLeftOfCenter #KiwiJazz #JazzInNewZealand #WellingtonJazzScene #HUMMUCIDE (at Te Aro) https://www.instagram.com/p/CGX4vpSpGfV/?igshid=1d4v217due4zn

HEAR HERE :: WKNON.017 "NIGHT SKIES + EVERGREEN" THE LATEST INSTALLATION OF OUR BI-WEEKLY RADIO-CAST! [See our insta-fam bio-link] ▪︎ Nor-so-suddenly realized that our every-other-week mock digi-radio show has slipped off the calendar track. . We've all been a bit distracted by stuff, things and the world around us. . Look for a new [2 hour] episode of fresh picks and legacy faves, each or every other week... We like to be agile! . The twenty tunes and tracks we feature this week include a few we have loved [post-2000] mixed in with a model majority of music from the last couple of years... with a heavy emphasis on the new-new! . We Hope You Love It As We Do! [Link+Sync in our Insta-fam Bio] ▪︎ #Jazz #NotJazz #JazzNotJazz #ModernJazz #TheNonsemble #ContemporaryJazz #NewJazz #JazzAtLeftOfCenter (at Ghost Town Venice) https://www.instagram.com/p/CGOWiIrgBpz/?igshid=ysht2jo90g0z

HEAR HERE :: TO PLAY TODAY ANTOINE BERJEAUT "WALK" From the °MENACE '5'° comp! ▪︎ #Jazz #NotJazz #JazzNotJazz #JazzAtLeftOfCenter #PostJazz #FrenchJazz #JazzInFrance #AntoineBerjeaut https://www.instagram.com/p/CGJGcrggcwW/?igshid=6dlv7h056mtk

HEAR HERE :: TAKUYA KURODA 'FLY MOON DIE SOON' - ALBUM [First Word Records - 2020] ▪︎ Trumpeter Takuya Kuroda, born in Kobe, Japan, big in New York has been playing for moons, first following in the footsteps of his brother [a Trombonist] + playing big bands, Kuroda then moved to New York to attend the New School and has played with everyone from Akoya Afrobeat to DJ Premier's BADDER band - and then some. . This album, his sixth, was recordiled in a whirlwhind set of sessions at a Brooklyn, NY studio and brings together the Hip Hop, Soul, Broken and even post-modern / post-bop groove that he's plyed to and through over the years and is a banger by any measure! ▪︎ #Jazz #NotJazz #JazzNotJazz #TakuyaKuroda #JazzTrumpet #JapaneseJazz #JazzInJapan #JazzInKobe #FirstWordRecords (at Brooklyn, New York) https://www.instagram.com/p/CF8-nYvguZN/?igshid=85g13s747oj6

HEAR HERE :: EL AVGENICOS 'TREADING WATER' - ALBUM [Earshift Records - 2020] ▪︎ Another stunner from way down under. This time around, sounds found in the Jazz underground of Sydney, Australia. . The Brothers Avgenicos, Saxophonist, Michael and Tom the Trumpeter have each been playing since they were kids just plajlying. . After years and years of shared musical dialog and experiences, growth and giving the brothers co-lead a brilliant band through a banging album! . This one will give you a good bit of what you need in these times of challenge and beauty. . Get Into It. ▪︎ #Jazz #NotJazz #JazzNotJazz #AustralianJazz #ModernJazz #JazzInSydney #PostJazz #JazzInAPresentTense #JazzAtLeftOfCenter #AvgenicosBrothers (at Sydney, Australia) https://www.instagram.com/p/CFnlqD2g2hy/?igshid=1jy1gact9fgr9

HEAR HERE :: BUTCHER BROWN ‘#KINGBUTCH’ - LP [Concord 2020] . The Young Gents of Richmond, VA return with a new album - Their first for the Concord Label. This time around, they hand over another heaping and healthy helping for the characteristic variety grab bag that we have heard them hone over the years.  . With everything from funk fusion, hardcore hip hop and all in between. A million and one styles - each of them strong and steady. Be Ready!  . #Jazz #NotJazz #JazzNotJazz #ButcherBrown #JazzFusion #DMVJazzScene #JazzInRichmondVA #JazzInTheDMV #JazzHop (at Richmond, Virginia) https://www.instagram.com/p/CFTvGcUAdTH/?igshid=tgdqe4m1fqhf

WKNON.016 :: SEP.2020 "STAND UP AND FIX THINGS" ▪︎ Link + Sync to Listen + Think. [MixCloud.com/TheNonsemble] . Radio Nonsemble: Episode 16. Music from Generation Next - This is a radio-cast on internet satellite. . Jazz/Not-Jazz + related sounds from all around. Coast to coast, Cali to Canada across to other countries and continents. . Two hours of tunes that we all hope to hear that each of you will enjoy as well as we have enjoyed digitially digging them up and doling them out! ▪︎ #Jazz #NotJazz #JazzNotJazz #TheNonsemble #FutureJazz #JazzFusion #Jazztronica #JazzInternational #WKNON #JazzAtLeftOfCenter (at Ghost Town Venice) https://www.instagram.com/p/CFRUSEmgGrK/?igshid=wpl5hwoe29jv

HEAR HERE :: MAMMAL HANDS NEW LP :: 'CAPTURED SPIRITS' [Gondwana Records - SEP.2020] ▪︎ Post-Modern Trio, Mammal Hands has just released their fourth album with UK label, Gondwana Records. . Made even more contemporary by way of their artful and imaginative blending of acoustic and smartificial music creation, the unorthodox trio [Sax/Piano/Tabla] have consistently received rave reviews for their work. . Beautiful and lush, their neon fusion of jazztronica land incrementally better each year, since their 2012 debut, and this album is a continuation up + out. . By all means… This one will get you - just as soon as you go out and get it! . Jordan Smart - Saxophone Nick Smart - Piano Jesse Barrett - Tabla ▪︎ #Jazz #NotJazz #JazzNotJazz #Jazztronica #MammalHands #GondwanaRecords #NeoClassical #ModernJazz #ContemporaryJazz #JazzFusion #UKJazz #JazzInManchester  (at Manchester, United Kingdom) https://www.instagram.com/p/CFGu2XTA1iQ/?igshid=3wmywwdp88j