Nubya Garcia, Shabaka Hutchings, Tom Skinner, and More Announce Miles Davis Tribute London Brew

Harmony Jazz has introduced London Brew, a brand new album impressed by Miles Davis’ Bitches Brew. Due out on 2xLP, 2xCD, and digitally March 31, it was recorded at Paul Epworth’s The Church Studios in London by a dozen of up to date UK jazz musicians, together with Nubya Garcia, Shabaka Hutchings, Tom Skinner, and extra. Try the trailer and first single, Garcia’s “Miles Chases New Voodoo within the Church,” under.

Of the brand new track, Garcia stated in a press launch: 

“This single is our interpretation of Miles Davis’ ode to Jimi Hendrix (“Miles Runs the Voodoo Down”). I’ve at all times been very impressed by the inventive minds of each Miles and Jimi…. Each had been innovators who carved their very own lanes, which is one thing I’ve aspired to in my very own profession.  For some time now I’ve been experimenting and utilizing pedals and results with my instrument, so to have the ability to do this on this monitor, whereas paying tribute to their legacies, was a pleasure each creatively and personally.”

The group was assembled by producer and guitarist Martin Terefe and govt producer Bruce Lampcov to carry out a live performance celebrating the fiftieth anniversary of Bitches Brew; when it was canceled as a result of pandemic, they summoned the musicians to The Church in December 2020 to create an improvisatory work impressed by the album. The group was rounded out by Benji B, Raven Bush, Theon Cross, Tom Herbert, Nikolaj Torp Larsen, Dave Okumu, Nick Ramm, and Dan See.

In a press release on the supply materials, Shabaka Hutchings stated: 

“For me, that’s what Bitches Brew is. It’s a bunch of musicians making music due to the love of creating music, as a social power and as a social assemble. They’re creating one thing that expresses unity and movement. That’s what it’s to be alive… you realize, you’ve got unity, you’ve got movement, and you’ve got vibration. You don’t get any extra alive than that. That’s Bitches Brew.”