It’s no secret that London’s jazz scene has been producing some major acts over the last few years from Shabaka Hutchings to Nubya Garcia and Theon Cross. Now, Yussef Dayes, who has collaborated with all three and more is stepping forward with his own debut solo album, Black Classical Music.

New single, ‘Rust‘, is a further taste fo what to expect when the album drops on 8th September via Brownswood Recordings. The collaboration with Yussef’s longstanding collaborator and friend is such a smooth groove, we cannot wait to hear the album – and see him live at his recently announced show at The Royal Albert Hall on 12th October. Sign up to his mailing list to get access to pre-sale from Thursday 8th June.

Shedding more light on the album, Yussef says this, “What is jazz? Where did the word derive from? Birthed in New Orleans, born in the belly of the Mississippi River, rooted in the gumbo pot of the Caribbean, South American culture & African rituals. Continuing a lineage of Miles Davis, Rahssan Roland kirk, Nina Simone, John Coltrane, Louis Armstrong ~ music that is forever evolving & limitless in its potential. The groove, it’s feeling, the compositions, the spontaneity, with a love for family, the discipline & dedication in maintaining the very high bar set by the pantheon of Black Classical Musicians. Chasing the rhythm of drums that imitated one’s heartbeat, the melodies for the mind and spirit, the bass for the core. A Regal sound for this body of music.”