For us at Jazz Is Dead, it means the world to be recognized by our peers at the NAACP.

Mark de Clive-Lowe links up Melanie Charles and Shigeto on Hotel San Claudio, a collaborative LP of spiritual jazz, live deconstructed beats, including a three-track set of Pharoah Sanders reinterpretations.

In the last 5 years we have produced an incredible amount of albums, concerts, video and art. To celebrate, we are announcing the pre-order of the Lonnie Liston Smith JID017 album an entire month early!

On May 5th, 2023 Jimetta Rose and the Voices of Creation share the stage with Lady Blackbyrd for an unforgettable night of music.

JID016 featuring Ranelin and Harrison is a symbolic passing of a generational torch, celebrating both groups' continued dedication to remaining independent, and continuing to produce compelling and unique Jazz music.

Tropicália maestros Os Mutantes closed out our Jazz Is Dead shows for 2022. The band played three sold out shows across three nights and left us all feeling full.

Garrett Saracho JID015 is a tribute to the enduring ties and cultural dialogues between genres, and to the perseverance of a musician who once stood on the precipice of stardom, now receiving his long overdue acclaim.

TV One’s Unsung tells the story of Jean Carne and shows love to her album with Jazz Is Dead, Jean Carne JID012. Producers spoke with Jazz Is Dead producers Adrian Younge and Ali Shaheed Muhammad for the feature.

Jazz Is Dead was proud to host maestro Milton Nascimento on the LA run of his international farewell tour, “One Final Music Session.” Nascimento stunned Los Angeles audiences with two sold out back to back nights at The Mayan Theatre.

We hosted the legendary french band Cortex for their first ever U.S.A. performances with SEVEN sold out shows where they performed their heavily sampled album Tropeau Bleu in its entirety.

Henry Franklin joins Adrian Younge and Ali Shaheed Muhammad for the latest Jazz Is Dead release, a continuation of the maestro’s impeccable legacy for Henry Franklin JID014.

Jazz Is Dead is proud to be recognized by the oldest running jazz periodical in the United States, Downbeat magazine. Adrian Younge and Ali Shaheed Muhammad graced the cover of the September 2022 issue.

Under the creative direction of Adrian Younge and Ali Shaheed Muhammad, we visited select cities this summer, joined by Brian Jackson, Doug Carn, Henry Franklin, and Katalyst.

At 86 years old, Ghanian Highlife co-founder Ebo Taylor tours the US for the first time with Jazz Is Dead. Ebo and the Salt Pond City band performed for sold out audiences in New York City, Los Angles, Chicago, and Berkeley.

Read the full review of Katalyst JID013 from Jazz Times.

Jazz Is Dead’s Ali Shaheed Muhammad sat down with Talib Kweli and spoke all things A Tribe Called Quest, Phife, De La Soul & Jazz Is Dead. Watch the full interview here.

The nascent superstars convene with maestros Adrian Younge and Ali Shaheed Muhammad to document their chameleonic pallet and ever-growing profile as one of the most exciting emerging groups in the genre, all featured here on Katalyst JID013.

The voice of Jean Carne is an instrument of delicate, aqueous dimensions, shape shifting across era and genre. Now, Jean Carne JID012 brings her magnetic talent front and center, showcasing the legend’s alchemical vocal abilities in the latest offering from Jazz Is Dead

Jean Carne sat down with The Guardian to life, career and her upcoming release Jazz Is Dead JID012. Click here to read the full article.

Jazz Is Dead has returned with another offering of top-shelf recordings, paying tribute to past legends and new school torchbearers alike.