Shabaka Hutchings

billy woods Announces 'GOLLIWOG' Album, Tour Dates

PUBLISHED Mar 12, 2025

After a huge 2023 and a slighter quieter 2024, prolific NYC rapper billy woods is back with another album. 'GOLLIWOG' is out May 9 through...

Shabaka Dives Into the Feeling on "End of Innocence"

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PUBLISHED Mar 1, 2024

On the opening track of Shabaka's forthcoming album, a clarinet — the first instrument he learned to play — feels out a plaintive lead line...

The Comet Is Coming Seek Rapture in Rhythm on the Cosmic 'Hyper-Dimensional Expansion Beam'

PUBLISHED Sep 22, 2022

Since their debut, the Comet Is Coming has flipped the script on what a jazz trio can muster. Comprised of Shabaka Hutchings (sax and shaku...

27 Can't-Miss Albums to Discover in June 2022

PUBLISHED Jun 16, 2022

We're rapidly approaching the midway point of the year (we can't believe it either), which we celebrated with our recent list of the best a...

Shabaka Hutchings Readies Solo EP 'Afrikan Culture,' Shares "Black Meditation"

PUBLISHED May 5, 2022

Shabaka Hutchings — the saxophonist, clarinettist and bandleader of Sons of Kemet and Shabaka and the Ancestors — has detailed his debut so...