Curious about what jazz has in store this month? We are excited to share our June 2025 selection of albums set to drop later this month. These releases have caught our ear and we are certain they will captivate yours too. From fresh sounds to unforgettable performances, each album is a must-listen. Explore them in the order of their release dates as you won’t want to miss a single one.
Following its independence from British rule, Pakistan has witnessed significant developments in the Pakistani jazz scene. What made it possible is the collaboration of Pakistani artists with numerous artists from the West.
In the ‘50s, the singer-saxophonist Jannu Vaz formed a band with two soon-to-be extremely influential artists in Pakistani jazz music, saxophonists Alex Rodrigues and Dominic Gonsalvez. Rodrigues believed this band to be the first jazz group in pre-independence Pakistan. In the ’50s and ’60s, American jazz legends Dave Brubeck, Duke Ellington, and Dizzy Gillespie performed in concerts and gigs, which was crucial. These gigs allowed for collaborations across cultures.
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To be a musician is to have authenticity. Amidst myriads of notable contemporary artists, pioneering jazz guitarist and composer Rez Abbasi has checked that box from the onset of his emergence in the jazz music scene. His sincere love for music led him to find his niche where he weaves the stories of ancient rhythms through the lens of modern sensibility. Music is more than sound in his world. It’s an intricate and entwined net of traditional and innovative ideas. Abbasi’s virtuosic improvisation on the guitar has made him one of the most distinctive and stylistic guitarists in the contemporary jazz scene.
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