LEFTO PRESENTS JAZZ CATS

TRACKLISTING


A1. SCHNTZL - Lindbergh
A2. BRZZVLL - De Vlijtige Kip
A3. 2 Times Nothing - Fuckbox
A4. LABtrio - Elevator
B1 . Glass Museum - Tribal Coffee
B2. Steiger - Part One
B3. De Beren Gieren - Oude Beren
B4. Black Flower - Artifacts

C1. Commander Spoon - Introd ucing - Part III
C2. Compro Oro - Bombarda
C3. STUFF. - strata
C4. Mazz le - Hikari Park
D1. Madame Blavatsky - Steak In The Neck
D2. Collective C onscience - Takeoff
D3. BeraadGeslagen - Suikerbeat
D4. Pudding oO - Hiza Hiza Hey





INFO


Compiled by Belgian DJ an d eclectic connoisseur Lefto, 'Jazz Cats' showcases the next generation of Belgi an jazz artists including the psychedelic jazz-fusion collective BRZZVLL, the ou trageous BeraadGeslagen, radical experimentalists Steiger, electro-acoustic pian o trio De Beren Gieren and futuristic funksters, STUFF.

With jazz see ing a resurgence over the last decade, an explosion of young musicians are explo ring and experimenting with the sound and there is a renewal of energies, with B elgium at the forefront. From the youthful jazz iconoclasts of SCHNTZL and the E thiopique inspired quintet Black Flower, to the jazzrock hybrid of Commander Spo on and one of the most distinguished Belgian jazz groups of the past ten years, LABtrio, 'Lefto presents Jazz Cats' is the perfect introduction to the current B elgian jazz scene and the artists currently making waves across Europe.

The word "tastemaker" often gets mentioned when Lefto's name pops up in discu ssions and rightly so. If you've ever had the pleasure to listen to one of his i ncredible Boiler Room sets or his Worldwide FM show, you'll know why. Famed for his gloriously eclectic DJ sets, he switches effortlessly between hip hop, funk, breaks, neck-snapping beats, future bass, South-American influences, bruk riddi ms and some wild African rhythms.

As one the most important DJs Europ e has to offer, and affiliated with labels Brownswood, Blue Note, !K7 Records, S tones Throw and Jazzy Sport, Lefto is consistently a couple steps ahead. He does n't wait for the next thing to land on his lap, actively seeking it out - just t ake a peek at his playlists on Belgium's foremost national radio station Studio Brussel which received compliments from Rough Trade Shops and Gilles Peterson.
Growing up around jazz as a child, his father would wake him up with t he sounds of jazz flowing from the speakers and would often take him to dark and smoky bars around his home town of Brussels to hear the lastest Belgian jazz en sembles. Falling in love with jazz, he would later refine has knack for record d igging while working at a record store in Brussels, immersing himself in hip hop and jazz.

Today, Lefto regularly blesses sound systems from Tokyo to Seoul and Singapore to New York, San Francisco and Los Angeles. He's not only a deejay and producer but also curates his own stage at the Dour Festival and his own nights in Gent in collaboration with Democrazy.