Live on KUVO: New Jazz Underground streams on YouTube & Twitch

New on the scene, the New Jazz Underground stopped by the Bonfils-Stanton Performance Studio during their visit to Denver last month, and the video of that set will drop on KUVO YouTube and Twitch channels this Thursday, February 6 at 11 a.m.

New Jazz Underground, an American trio, has been described as “an innovative and ultra creative collective striving to establish themselves as a defining voice for the genre of Jazz and beyond.” Their music signals a merging of traditional sensibilities in Jazz such as the blues, swing, and improvisation with the modern influence of hip-hop, indie, pop, and Afro-Latino music. Listeners were introduced to the trio’s undeniably fresh sound through viral videos of the band performing in their living room. Hundreds of thousands viewed videos such as: “they can hate but we still swingin’”, “f**k/s**t/c**t/jazz”, “Sad boy jazz”, as well as many others featuring the band's exuberant chemistry, effortless musicality, and raw ambition in sound.

Abdias Armenteros (Saxophonist/Vocalist/Composer, 25), Sebastian Rios (Bassist/Composer, 27), TJ Reddick (Drummer, 25) have each been lauded as some of Jazz's most promising young artists in their own right. After meeting while they were students at The Juilliard School, the trio began playing in the parks of NYC during lockdown in 2020. They shortly began posting to their YouTube channel which has since grown to over 100k+ subscribers. Releases such as “MF Doom Suite”, “Harlem to Havana”, and “Cook/swing/work/relax” fully demonstrate the trio's reverence towards Jazz's icons, yet still contend in a vision to establish their own voice in the expression of new sounds that transcend genre lines.

When you visit KUVO’s YouTube and Twitch channels, be sure to like, subscribe, share, and hit the notification bell.