Jazz Is Dead, 1: Roy Ayers / Gary Bartz / Brian Jackson / João Donato / Doug Carn / Marcos Valle / Azymuth / The Midnight Hour

Jazz Is Dead 001 is the inaugural release in Adrian Younge and Ali Shaheed Muhammad’s Jazz Is Dead project, bringing together collaborative sessions with Roy Ayers, Gary Bartz, Brian Jackson, João Donato, Doug Carn, Marcos Valle, Azymuth and The Midnight Hour. It features newly recorded material rooted in jazz, funk and soul, and serves as a prelude to subsequent artist-focused volumes in the series.