It made him the natural choice as curator for this series that opens with this exclusive double-sided vinyl release from Moses himself.
It made him the natural choice as curator for this series that opens with this exclusive double-sided vinyl release from Moses himself.
Born in Catford, South East London, where his Dominican father and Jamaican mother introduced him to the warm rhythm of the Caribbean, Moses earned his spurs on the British jazz scene as part of the Tomorrow’s Warriors jazz education collective. Raised on both Miles Davis’ Kind of Blue and Dizzee Rascal’s Boy in Da Corner, his break through records like ‘Rye Lane Shuffle’ typified London’s young jazz scene, where artful musicianship meets electronic music and the sounds of the clubs.
Born in Catford, South East London, where his Dominican father and Jamaican mother introduced him to the warm rhythm of the Caribbean, Moses earned his spurs on the British jazz scene as part of the Tomorrow’s Warriors jazz education collective. Raised on both Miles Davis’ Kind of Blue and Dizzee Rascal’s Boy in Da Corner, his break through records like ‘Rye Lane Shuffle’ typified London’s young jazz scene, where artful musicianship meets electronic music and the sounds of the clubs.
Whether through a string of releases on his own label Exodus, LPS with saxophonist Binker Moses for Gear Box Records, or a dizzying array of collaborations with other leading lights of the UK scene, Moses is a constant innovator both as a player and a producer. Nominated for the 2020 Mercury Music Prize for his LP Dark Matter he continues to push the boundaries of what jazz can be. Anyone who caught Moses on stage with trombone legend Vin Gordon at Appleton Estate Jamaican Jazz Sessions in 2019, will know why his craft and that of Appleton Estate Rum are so closely related.
Whether through a string of releases on his own label Exodus, LPS with saxophonist Binker Moses for Gear Box Records, or a dizzying array of collaborations with other leading lights of the UK scene, Moses is a constant innovator both as a player and a producer. Nomiated for the 2020 Mercury Music Prize for his LP Dark Matter he continues to push the boundaries of what jazz can be. Anyone who caught Moses on stage with trom bone legend Vin Gordon at Appleton Estate Jamaican Jazz Session in 2019, will know why his craft and that of Appleton Estate Rum are so closely related.
“JAMAICA HAS HAD A HUGE INFLUENCE ON ME AND MY MUSIC, AND IN MY OPINION FORMS AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE DNA AND CULTURE OF UK MUSIC.
THE MUSICAL COMMUNITY I COME FROM IS INDEBTED TO SOUND SYSTEM CULTURE, ITS ROOTS, AND ITS PROPONENTS. BEYOND THE SONICS WE OWE A LOT TO THE INNOVATIVE WAYS JAMAICA HAS DISTRIBUTED, MARKETED, AND PRESENTED MUSIC. AND FOR MANY OF US IT’S THE BACKBONE OF HOW WE OPERATE, FROM COMMUNAL EVENTS TO REMIXES. JAMAICA HAS ALSO PROVIDED A LINEAGE OF GREAT THINKERS AND VISIONARIES FROM DUB TO POETRY, JAZZ, REGGAE, AND BEYOND. MY HOPE WITH THIS PROJECT IS TO SHOWCASE SOME LESSER-KNOWN GEMS THAT HAVE BEEN AN INSPIRATION. AND TO ALSO SHOW HOW JAMAICA’S INFLUENCE HAS HAD A LONG-LASTING EFFECT ON THE MUSICAL LANDSCAPE HERE IN THE UK.”
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