Joe Armon-Jones - “Starting Today”
Britain’s verdant, cross-pollinating jazz scene is garnering more buzz and notice on this side of the Atlantic this year, thanks to breakout releases like Sons of Kemet’s Your Queen Is a Reptile and Gilles Peterson’s We Out Here. The latter introduced Yanks to the influential Ezra Collective, a roving ensemble that has long been a prime mover on the scene, yoking jazz to hip-hop, roots reggae, and Afrobeat grooves.
Now their keyboardist Joe Armon-Jones steps out with his first solo effort, dabbling in dub, deep groove, and neo-soul. The first single and title track from his upcoming record, Starting Today, is a slice of spiritual jazz that puts Jones along the axis of greats like Lonnie Liston Smith. But when a sinewy bassline drops and Jones’ Wurlitzer keys starts to swirl, the song suddenly reveals itself to have a deep house foundation, blurring the line between jazz and dance music.
read more: https://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/joe-armon-jones-starting-today/
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