Where we come from Bluesville Lewis Wright (vibraphone) and Shaney

Lewis Wright (vibraphone) and Shaney Forbes (drums) confound listeners with a telepathic empathy that can only be attained after countless performances together

Manchester-based label Gondwana Records has championed a distinct style of cinematic jazz since its founding in 2008

Apeland’s collection of pieces from local singers who have helped to keep the traditions alive forms the basis of the repertoire here

at Haus der Berliner Festspiele in Berlin

Where we come from Bluesville Lewis Wright (vibraphone) and ShaneyTaken from live improvisation to live sampling and amp; recomposition to borderdefying beat collage a new jazz mixtape tells a many splendored tale of Trans Atlantic collaboration in constant cadence. Over the course of 3 days in London, drummer producer Makaya McCraven connected with first time collaborators (Theon Cross, Nubya Garcia, Joe Armon Jones, Soweto Kinch, Ashley Henry, Daniel Casimir and Kamaal Williams) and did 2 improvised performances