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Album

Statue

Label: Banger Factory Records
Released: 2026
Track listing: Gentle Light; Lost In The Forest; Joker; Jay Walking; Familiar Disturbance; Young Future; Plastic Petals; Statue Intro; Statue.

Article: Album Review

Like so many talented young musicians in London, Dylan Jones spent some time developing his skills with Tomorrow's Warriors, a talent development organization without which we might never have heard Courtney Pine, Steve Williamson, Yazz Ahmed, Nubya Garcia, Soweto Kinch... The London scene would be very different without them. Jones played in Ezra Collective ...

Album

Magnum Opus

By Mark Kavuma

Label: Banger Factory Records
Released: 2024
Track listing: Max; Waywards Return; Fools Rush In; June 21st; Lucky To Be Loved; Cedar Tree; Solecism; Woulda Coulda Shoulda; Pink Sky; Opus 4; Evenin'; The Return of Johnny B.

Album

The Regulator

By Artie Zaitz

Label: Banger Factory Records
Released: 2024
Track listing: Some Extent; Con Alma; A Nod To The High Priest; Boogaloo Ga Goo; Our Miss Brooks; The Regulator.

Article: Year in Review

Neil Duggan's Best Jazz Albums Of 2024

by Neil Duggan
December 10, 2024

When writing a review, an album receives intense, repeated listening. Once the review is completed, attention swiftly shifts to the next musical work. During breaks from critical listening, these albums remained favorites, enjoyed simply for the pure pleasure they brought. Albums by Oded Tzur (reviewed here) and Lynne Arriale (reviewed here) could also be added to ...

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Mark Kavuma & The Banger Factory: Magnum Opus

Read "Magnum Opus" reviewed by Neil Duggan

by Neil Duggan
December 2, 2024

Originally set up in 2015, The Banger Factory is a 20-plus collective led by composer and trumpeter Mark Kavuma. It is also the name of his record label. Both act as a showcase for some of the most gifted jazz talent the UK has to offer. Kavuma has a focus on nurturing young talent and providing ...

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Artie Zaitz: The Regulator

Read "The Regulator" reviewed by Neil Duggan

by Neil Duggan
September 5, 2024

It might seem strange to be considered a veteran when you are in your 30s, but after more than a decade performing and recording with various bands both in the UK and internationally, guitarist Artie Zaitz seems to have become part of the fabric of the UK jazz music scene. He has worked with The Banger ...

Album

Back To Back

By Mark Kavuma

Label: Banger Factory Records
Released: 2022
Track listing: Evidence; Cedar Tree; Round Midnight; Lockdown Blues; Mia's Waltz; Church.

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Artie Zaitz & Mark Kavuma featuring William Cleasby: Back To Back

Read "Back To Back" reviewed by Chris May

by Chris May
April 6, 2022

Trumpeter Mark Kavuma and his band The Banger Factory have released three of the most enjoyable and well-crafted albums to come out of London in recent years: Kavuma (Ubuntu, 2018), with The Banger Factory there in all but name, The Banger Factory (Ubuntu, 2019), made by the fully formed band, and Arashi No Ato (Banger Factory ...

Album

Arashi No Oto

By Mark Kavuma

Label: Banger Factory Records
Released: 2021
Track listing: Arashi No Oto; Eulid; Brother James; Love Will Find A Way; Hedz; David Danced; One More River.