“JIEM” by JIEM
Released: 30 October, 2023
Label: JIEM
Jiem is a contemporary jazz group that traverses gracefully between soft playfulness and brash intensity. The unique personalities and stylistic qualities of each member interact to form a synergetic ensemble sound that is far greater than the sum of its parts.
Tessie Overmyer – saxophone
Miles Rooney – trumpet
Matt Harris – piano
Harry Birch – bass
Ryu Kodama – drums
“Belongs On A Place Called Earth” by Secret Night Gang
Released: 23 June, 2023
Label: Brownswood Recordings
Founder members of SNG (SecretNightGang) Mancs Callum Connell & Kemani Anderson have shared a love of writing music together since they were 14 year old school friends. Hooking up with Stuart Whitehead (bass) in 2018, a summer of endless late nights was spent combining their shared vision writing an album of Soul, Funk, R&B, Gospel and everything in between.
Drawing from influences such as Terrace Martin and Bilal. Kemani Anderson’s soulful vocals glide alongside fellow composer Callum Connell’s tightly arranged orchestrations, with lyrics discussing the importance of kindness in the uncertainty of our existence.“ Whilst we’re on planet earth, it is important to be thoughtful and to be kind to one another, and to not take the days we have with each other for granted – because they could be halted at any moment.” says Kemani, who started singing as a child. This powerful and positive message is one that is carried throughout Secret Night Gang’s upcoming album ‘Belongs on a Place Called Earth’.