Briefly mentioned in our summer festival round-up, the Gent Jazz festival deserves a special mention. After all, it’s all happening in the backyard of the Beyondjazz homebase: Gent, Belgium. It’s also one of the longest-standing topics on Beyondjazz, from the time it was called the Blue Note Festival. Browsing the archives, you’ll find reviews from every single year. There’s 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008!

So, for the seventh time we are looking forward to seeing some of the names on the programme, and relaxing on the athmospheric patio of the festival. Of interest to the Beyondjazz audience in chronological order: the Nina Simone tribute night with Dianne Reeves, Lizz Wright, Angelique Kidjo and Simone (Nina’s daughter). Guitar maestro George Benson is also coming by – I hope he will keep it straight-up jazzy and funky, and no slip into too smooth territory.
The second weekend brings the contemporary jazz offspring, by the names of Jamie Lidell, José James (with his Belgian buddy Jef Neve) and Jamie Cullum. Also worth noting are Rodrigo y Gabriela, Lady Linn, Briskey, and dj’s Born to Jazz and Christopher (of Beyondjazz fame).

It may not be the strongest or most diverse roster ever on this festival, but if the big shots deliver, it will be worth it! See you there …

The official website: http://www.gentjazz.com

As promised, you’re looking at the brand new third incarnation of Beyondjazz. It’s been quite a ride, but we feel that once again Beyondjazz is taking the pulse of the larger future jazz community, just like it did in 2003. Over the past six years we gathered almost 5000 people to discuss their shared musical interests, but as time went by the internet evolved, and Beyondjazz … well, didn’t.

So, we scaled back a little, and are returning focus on quality content, and the podcast of course. We’ll keep a close eye on new and emerging movements in the musical landscape.

We invite you all to become part of Beyondjazz. Be it comments, tweets, illustrations, guest articles, … you name it. If you have got something to share, let us know!

There will definitely be some more bugs and oddities left to be ironed out, but rest assured that we’ll be going over them in the coming hours and days. Enjoy the new Beyondjazz!

The hardest working man in bruk bizniz – Marc de Clive-Lowe – has teamed up with Dutch trumpet player Rob van de Wouw and recorded a full album called ‘Tunnelvision’. It will be released in October 2009 on the Embrace Recordings label. He posted a 5 track preview on the excellent Soundcloud site. I like it!

illustration by Theodore Taylor – http://theodore3.com

The much-loved summer festivals are surely coming back for good! Here are our picks for this year.

read on …

A true legend has passed away today.
R.I.P Michael Jackson (1958-2009)

The last playlist to be posted in this design is another fine example of Beyondjazzness. There might be a recession going on out there, but not in music! Featuring brand new albums by Fat Freddy’s Drop, Soundspecies, Shur-I-Kan, Mos Def and Paul White and singles by Guynamite, Deborah Jordan and Mark Pritchard.

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Fat Freddy’s Drop – Big BW – Inertia
Soundspecies – Journeyman – Burnt Progress
Atjazz – Underlined (Marc Rapson Remix) – Atjazz
Faith Evans Vs Jones Girls – Can’t Complain (Aaron Jerome Edit) – none
Guynamite – Patrice – Mukatsuku
KRL – Recession Beat – Wolf Music
Atjazz – Together (DeejayKul Remix) – none

AC Lewis – Ticcles (Domu Remix Dub) – Tru Thoughts
People’s Choice – Boogie All Over The World (Onda Sonora Edit) – none
Curtis Mayfield – Superfly – RSO
Bill Withers – Take It All In And Check It All Out – Sussex
René Costy – Scrabble – Chappell
Architeq – Sleeping Bear (Take remix) – Tirk
Danny Breaks & Dj Adlib – The Sound – Rush Hour

Toys Room Combat – Intro – Eklektik
Mark Pritchard – Wind It Up ft. Om’mas Keith – Hyperdub
Little Brother – Life Of The Party (Nefarious Remix) – none
Dj Mitsu The Beats – The Game Changer ft. Wild Child & Georgia Ann Muldrow – Planet Groove
Jazz Liberatorz – Dark Keys – Kif
Mood – Secrets Of The Sand (Jay Dee Remix) – Rapster
Shur-I-Kan – High Street Rocka – Ballpark
Mos Def – Auditorium – Downton
Miles Bonny – Nothin’ But Chu – none

Eric Roberson – Couldn’t Hear Me Ova The Music (Sa-Ra Remix) – Rawshots
Deborah Jordan – Home (ft. Replife) – Futuristica
The Astronotes – Space Water Babies ft. Replife & Kissey Asplund – Tokyo Beat Science
Paul White – The Dragonfly – One Handed Music
Build An Ark – In Her Smile (Daedelus Remix) – Kindred Spirits
Peter Fish – Friend And Lover – Kindred Spirits
Some Freak, Andreya Triana & Ritornell – The Light – Wald Entertainment

You may not know it, but there’s still people making non-digital music with real instruments these days! We’ve got more than an hour of it to start off this week. Fret not however, we have something for your shufflin’ feet as well: beats by the likes of Shur-I-Kan, Atjazz, Alton Miller, Martyn, Shed, and more.

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Donny Hathaway – I Love The Lord: He Heard My Cry – Atlantic
Sarah Vaughn – The Mystery Of Man – Kindred Spirits Reissue
Mayer Hawthorne – I Wish It Would Rain (Instrumental) – Stones Throw
Mayer Hawthorne – When I Said Goodbye – Stones Throw
Lee Fields – Ladies – Truth & Soul
Syl Johnson – Come Together – Twinight
Hypnotic Brass Ensemble – Flipside – Honest Jon’s

Mulatu Astatke & The Heliocentrics – Chinese New Year – Strut
Nomo – Invisible Cities – Ubiquity
Cha Cha Shaw – Chain Re-action – Kindred Spirits Reissue
Ronnie Ross – Cleopatra’s Needle – Universal
Miles Davis – Seven Steps To Heaven – Columbia
Indigo Jam Unit & Flexlife – Lady Day & John Coltrane – Basis
Dalindeo – Mr. J.L – Ricky-Tick

Emanative – Low Motion – Futuristica
Part Time Heroes – Angels Fly (Unforscene Remix) – Wah Wah 45s
Alton Miller – Inner 12 – Seasons Limited
Fred Everything ft. Wayne Tennant – Mercyless (Atjazz Vocal Mix) – OM Records
Guynamite – Set Me Free ft. Shea Soul – Mukatsuku

Shur-I-Kan – Mornington Crescent – Ballpark
Appleblim & Ramadanman – Sous Le Sable (Edit) – Aus Music
Shur-I-Kan – Chillin – Ballpark
Martyn – For Lost Relatives – Aus Music
Shed – Another Wedged Chicken – Ostgut Tonträger
Fyra – Naturelle – none

Going all over the place again, with a fairly large portion of dubstep tunes – what do you guys think of it? We also touch on house, bruk and hiphop, but in the end it’s all beyondjazz.

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Busy – Bethink – Ubeat
Nosaj Thing – FWD – Rush Hour
Flying Lotus – Parisian Goldfish (Take Remix) – Warp
Martyn – Natural Selection (Flying Lotus Remix) – 3024
Martyn – Yet – Tectonic
Greymatter – Believe In Something (TRG Remix) – Unique Uncut
Joker – Untitled RSN – Tectonic
Pangaea – Mosaix – Hot Flush

Stagga – Timewarp Dub – none
Africa Hi Tec – Too Late (feat. Rio) – RBMA
The Ethiopians – I’m Gonna Take Over Now – Soul Jazz
Paul White – Cheese Special & A Draw – One-Handed
Onur Engin – Garden Of Buddha (Ichiro Remix) – Ubeat
Bill Evans – Wish Upon A Star (Computer Jay Edit) – none
Tortoise – Monument Six One Thousand – Thrill Jockey
Mr. Scruff – Bunch Of Keys – Ninja Tune

Favorite Flava – So Cruel – Ubeat
Sa-Ra Creative Partners – Bitch Baby – Ubiquity
J Dilla – Make It Fast (Unadulterated Mix) (feat. Diz Gibran) – Nature Sounds
Oriol – The Process – none
Deborah Jordan – Breathe (Domu Remix) – Futuristica
Eddy Meets Yannah – Nostalgic – none
Perempay N’ Dee ft. Cleo Sol – Time To Let Go (T.V. Track) – Soulshine

Fyra – Summer Afternoon – none
Roy Ayers – Red Black and Green (Onur Engin Edit) – none
O.Boogie & Ebokai – Starrhedge – none
O.Boogie & Tableek – Paper Chaser (Tom Trago & Maximillion’s Big Business Remix) – Rush Hour
Beatconductor – Sumthin’ Betta (Edit) – G.A.M.M.

Another Journey In Sound™ this week, warming you up with some hiphop before shifting uptempo and throwing you barefoot on the dancefloor. With some oldies but mostly brand newies by Michelle Amador, Jose Carretas, Slum Village, Aybee, Mr. Scruff, Andre Lodemann and more. Go nuts!

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Slum Village – Cloud 9 (ft. Marsha Ambrosius) – none
Jazz Liberatorz – That’s Reality – Kif
Kan Kick – Thursdays At The Good Life – Grey Label
Spacek – Eve (J Dilla Remix) – rand Slam
Jazmine Sullivan – Jumpoff (feat. Coultrain) – none
Guilty Simpson – Stress – Stones Throw
Flying Lotus – Massage Situation – Warp
Samiyam – Swamp Tarts – Rush Hour
Homecut – No Freedom Without Sacrifice – First Word Records
Franklin – Guilty – Wool

Quasimode – In My Mind Of Eye feat. Dwight Trible – Geneon
Shed – Slow Motion Replay – Ostgut Tonträger
Aybee – Going Home – Deepblak
Jonny Miller – Fire – Jus’Listen
Mr. Scruff – Cat & Mouse (Version 2) – Ninja Tune

Some Freak, Andreya Triana & Ritornell – The Light (Orakel’s Free The Horse Remix) – Wald Entertainment
Michelle Amador – You Can Win – Bright White Light
Hauke Freer – My Beat – Real Soon
Sygaire – The Time Is Now (Shur-i-Kan Perspective) – Room With A View
Jose Carretas – Taking A Little Piece Of Me ft. Dani (Dub Mix) – Tribe
Shake The Dog feat. Monique Bingham – Run – Symple Soul

Andre Lodemann – You Never Know – Best Works
Jayson Brothers – Monster Box – MCDE
Theo Parrish – Falling Up (Carl Craig Remix) – Third Ear
Klic – Hi Tech Soul – Unique Uncut

Spanning more than 40 years and a handful of styles, the selection below will make your heart go boom-boom-boom more than once, just like Leon Thomas. And more and more dubstep is finding it’s way into Beyondjazz, as the genre matures beyond “look dude, the subwoofer is moving!”

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Homecut – Breakdown ft. Andreya Triana – First Word
Jazz Liberatorz – Mountain Sunlight (feat. Mos Def) – Kif
Suff Daddy – Deep Shit – none
Pete Rock – Just A Word Or Two – none
Willie Bobo – Bad, Bad Whiskey – Verve
Cameo – Why Have I Lost You – Chocolate City
Mayer Hawthorne – I Wish It Would Rain – Stones Throw
Lee Fields & The Expressions – Honey Dove – Truth & Soul
Marlena Shaw – California Soul – Cadet

Staple Singers – This World – Stax
Edwin Starr – Stop Her On Sight (SOS) – Ric-Tic
Leon Thomas – Boom-Boom-Boom – Flying Dutchman
Stevie Wonder – Masterblaster (Jammin) – Motown
Charles Earland – Coming To You Live – CBS
Souleance – One Step Re-Edit – First Word
2UP – Club Shakers (The Bamboos Remix) – Knowfoowl

Nicolay – Nautilus – none
Portico Quartet – Midnite Delite (Live @ Black & White Sessions) – none
Nina Simone – Funkier Than A Mosquito’s Tweeter – Jazzman
London Zoo – Lips To The Floor (Souled Instrumental Remix) – none
Dj Mitsu The Beats – Free Your Mind ft. Black Spade – Planet Groove
Prefuse 73 – Ampexian Tribe Of A Lesser Time – Warp
Prefuse 73 – When Is A Good Time? – Warp
Prefuse 73 – Fountains Of Spring – Warp
Prefuse 73 – Whipcream Eyepatch – Warp
Aybee – Cycles Of She – Deepblak

Jonny Miller – Switch It – Jus’Listen
Seiji – Hohoho – Seijigoodies
Efdemin – Acid Bells (Martyn’s Bittersweet mix) – Curle
Pangaea – Bear Witness – Hot Flush
Calibre – Stolen Shadow – Deep Medi Musik
Ramadanman – Humber – Apple Pips