The October issue of Jazziz Magazine featured an interview with Gilad Hekselman, in which he explains the meaning behind his latest album ‘Ask For Chaos.’ Hekselman says, “You ask for chaos because it brings renewal. Being comfortable is not necessarily always good for you.”
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Donny McCaslin‘s latest album ‘Blow.’ and Gilad Hekselman‘s album ‘Ask For Chaos’ were featured in Stereogum’s “The Month in Jazz.” Writer Paul Freeman wrote about Donny’s album, “But it’s only now, on Blow., that he’s really allowed things he learned working with Bowie to come to the fore and influence his creative process.” Gilad’s video for “It Will Get Better” is premiered in this feature, and Freeman reveals that Gilad is “a player I like a lot.”
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Listen to “What a Wonderful World,” the first track off of Joey Alexander’s upcoming Christmas EP ‘A Joey Alexander Christmas’, out Nov 2!
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Motema Music is proud to celebrate our 15th Anniversary – 15 years of promoting artists of power and distinction!
To celebrate, we are offering the chance to win your choice of Motema vinyl, including Gregory Porter (Be Good, Water), Deva Mahal (Run Deep), Ben Wendel (The Seasons), Hudson, Donny McCasin (Blow.) and Playing for Change (Listen to the Music).
Enter now by following our 15th Anniversary retrospective playlist here:
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Ben Wendel‘s new album The Seasons is out now!
Inspired by Tchaikovsky’s “The Seasons,” The Seasons is not only a representation of the passage of time but a statement on how technology has changed how artists communicate and share art.
“One of the standout jazz records of 2015…his own cross-sectional portrait of the modern jazz mainstream.” – Nate Chinen, The NY Times
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McCaslin’s ‘Blow.’ was featured on VICE Noisey as one of 12 New Albums for Heavy Rotation. Noisey writer, Alex Robert Ross, says, “It’s rich and unpredictable, and the near ever-presence of vocals—in particular from Age of Electric/Limblifter singer Ryan Dahle—turns the sound on its head.”
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