SHABAKA HUTCHINGS BLACK SKIN, BLACK MASKS, , We Out Here

A primer on Londons brightburning young jazz scene, this new compilation brings together a collection of some of its sharpest talents. A set of nine newlyrecorded tracks, We Out Here captures a moment where genre markers matter less than raw, focused energy. Surveying the albums running order, it could easily serve as a namechecking exercise for some of Londons mosttipped and hardworking bands of the past couple of years. Recorded across three long, fruitful days in a North West London studio, the results speak for themselves: theyre a window into the wideeyed future of Londons musical underground. Shabaka Hutchings Black Skin, Black Masks is typically difficulttodefine: with an offkilter, shifting rhythmic backbone, repeated phrases mirrored between clarinet and bass clarinet shape the track with an alluring hue.