Best of Soundcheck 2023, Part 1

Hear favorite live performances from the WNYC studios this year: including Mercury Prize-winning London Afrobeat-jazz-hip hop quintet Ezra Collective; drummer Allison Miller’s chamber jazz band (with tap dance!); and beatmaker/bandleader Kassa Overall’s jazz meets rap and sound design. Plus, the furiously exhilarating post-punk of Atlanta-born quartet Algiers; and Mexican singer Magos Herrera with members of Brooklyn’s own The Knights.

Playlist:

ARTIST: Ezra Collective
WORK: No Confusion [5:01]
RECORDING: Live on the Soundcheck Podcast
SOURCE:  This performance not commercially available. The song appears on the album, Where I'm Meant To Be
INFO: https://ezracollective.bandcamp.com/album/where-im-meant-to-be

ARTIST: Allison Miller
WORK: Hudson [5:12]
RECORDING: Live on Soundcheck, Nov. 2023
SOURCE: This performance not commercially available. 
INFO: allisonmiller.com

ARTIST: Magos Herrera, Members of The Knights
WORK: Aire [5:02]
RECORDING: Live on Soundcheck, August 2023
SOURCE: This performance not commercially available.
INFO: https://magosherrera.bandcamp.com/album/aire

ARTIST: Kassa Overall
WORK: Make My Way Back Home [4:57]
RECORDING: Recorded for the Soundcheck Podcast, July 2023
SOURCE: This performance is not commercially available. A version appears on Animals
INFO: https://www.kassaoverall.com/

ARTIST: Algiers
WORK: Irreversible Damage [5:04]
RECORDING: Recorded for the Soundcheck Podcast, April 2023
SOURCE: This performance is not commercially available. A version appears on Shook
INFO: https://www.algierstheband.com