Binker and Moses: Feeding the Machine review – free jazz meets electronics in outer space
The sax of Binker Golding and the drums of Moses Boyd are joined by the modular synths of Max Luthert on this wild, atmospheric fourth album
August 2021
One to watch
One to watch: Alewya
Arabic scales and nu-metal converge in this Saudi Arabia-born Londoner’s unique brand of dance-pop
June 2021
Edinburgh international festival returns with music-heavy lineup
With theatre and dance scaled back, music dominates, including concerts from Simon Rattle, Damon Albarn, Nicola Benedetti and Laura Mvula
April 2021
Kitty Empire's artist of the week
Moses Boyd: Live from the Barbican review – master of the universe
The producer-drummer leads from the back in a virtuosic set that draws on last year’s cross-pollinating Dark Matter
December 2020
Observer critics' review of 2020
Music: Kitty Empire's 10 best of 2020
Our critic’s picks, from righteous old-school hip-hop via euphoric retro pop to classic American songwriting
September 2020
Michael Kiwanuka wins 2020 Mercury prize
Folk-soul singer wins £25,000 prize on third attempt for the album Kiwanuka, described by the Guardian as one of the best albums of the past decade
August 2020
Sarathy Korwar, Flying Lotus and FKA twigs among 2020 AIM awards winners
Independent Music awards for artists outside major label system also honour Moses Boyd, Arlo Parks, Yaeji and AJ Tracey
July 2020
Mercury prize 2020: Stormzy, Dua Lipa and Michael Kiwanuka among nominees
More female artists nominated than any other year, including a fourth nomination for Laura Marling
On my radar
On my radar: Moses Boyd on his cultural highlights
The jazz drummer on the podcast, album and local vegan cafe that helped him through lockdown. Plus, a properly geeky YouTube series
My fantasy festival
Zara McFarlane's dream festival: Koffee and herbal tea
The British jazz singer takes us to Jamaica for a lineup where Steam Down, Yola and Moses Boyd jam next to a waterfall
June 2020
British jazz acts mark Black Lives Matter, Grenfell and Windrush
London jazz club hosts virtual concert with work inspired by themes of race, identity and immigration
May 2020
Add some township jive! How London's jazz scene set itself apart
The city’s young jazz community has flourished by drawing on everything from hip-hop to calypso and highlife, creating a unique cosmopolitan sound
February 2020
Moses Boyd: Dark Matter review – party-facing solo debut
Moses Boyd: Dark Matter review – dancefloor-friendly kaleidoscopic jazz from UK drummer
September 2018
Binker and Moses review – syncopation and spontaneity in a swing-free set
Breakout stars of the London jazz scene Moses Boyd and Binker Golding thrill a young crowd with polyrhythms, improvisation, funk riffs and driving drums
April 2018
The British jazz explosion: meet the musicians rewriting the rulebook
The UK is home to a diverse, collaborative and newly confident jazz scene. We meet seven musicians reinvigorating the genre
June 2017
Binker and Moses: Journey to the Mountain of Forever review – incandescent, infectious immediacy
March 2017
The UK jazz invasion: 'I’m sure that some purists wouldn’t even call it jazz'
Experimentation and cross pollination are at the heart of a new jazz, combining it with grime, jungle and house to make a sound that works at clubs and festivals
August 2016
Gateways
Watch Tony Allen pass on his drumming tips to new jazz star Moses Boyd
In the latest part of our Gateways – Nigeria and Tony Allen series, the great man gives a lesson to one of Britain’s rising talents
