Kinfolk 2: See the Birds

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Smith creates a cohesive album from disparate elements, as much by skilfully balancing fairly undiluted jazz alongside rap tracks rather than creating a completely homogenous mixture on each... — BBC Music Magazine, March 2022, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Release Date: 8th Oct 2021
Catalogue No: EDN1184
Label: Edition Records
Length: 45 minutes

Nate Smith: Altitude feat. Joel Ross & Michael Mayo

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Joel Ross, Michael Mayo

Nate Smith, Michael Mayo, C. Walker: Square Wheel feat. Kokayi & Michael Mayo

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Kokayi, Michael Mayo

Nate Smith, C. Walker: Band Room Freestyle feat. Kokayi

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Kokayi

Nate Smith: Street Lamp

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Nate Smith, Amma Whatt Agyapon: Don't Let Me Get Away feat. Stokley

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Stokley

Nate Smith: Collision feat. Regina Carter

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Regina Carter

Nate Smith: Meditation: Prelude

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Nate Smith: Rambo: The Vigilante feat. Vernon Reid

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Vernon Reid

Sting: I Burn for You feat. Amma Whatt

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Amma Whatt

Nate Smith, Michael Mayo: See the Birds feat. Joel Ross & Michael Mayo

Work length3:18

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Joel Ross, Michael Mayo

Nate Smith, Brittany Howard: Fly (For Mike) feat. Brittany Howard

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Brittany Howard

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Nate Smith recruits Special Guests Vernon Reid, Brittany Howard, Kokayi, Joel Ross, Michael Mayo, Stokley, Amma Whatt and Regina Carter for Kinfolk 2, the successor to his Grammy-nominated debut. Kinfolk 2: See the Birds is the highly anticipated follow-up to the 2017 Grammy-nominated album Kinfolk: Postcards From Everywhere. Featuring the diverse and all-star talents of Brittany Howard, Amma Whatt, Joel Ross, Kokayi, Michael Mayo, Regina Carter, Stokley and Vernon Reid, Kinfolk 2: See the Birds is the inspired and emphatic album that exemplifies Nate's artistry as one of the most exciting, dynamic and innovative drummer-composers of his generation, adept across multi-genres and styles.

Taking inspiration from his teenage years spent absorbing the diverse and eclectic riches of Prince, Michael Jackson and Living Colour. Kinfolk 2: See the Birds is a multi-faceted jewel and is set to be one of the most significant albums of 2021. Nate is one of the most important artists in the progressive music world (Kamasi Washington, Makaya McCraven, Shabaka Hutchings, Robert Glasper, and Nate Smith) He's a torchbearer of progressive music / "one of the faces of progressive jazz" His profile / reach is significantly larger than that of his peers (larger than most successful pop/mainstream artists too) Nate accesses wider audiences by seamlessly operating in the jazz and mainstream/pop worlds.

Nate operates in a unique space within the progressive world because of his drumming, his collaborations with Brittany Howard and the Fearless Flyers (Vulfpeck spinoff), his recording work with famed producers Dave Cobb and Mike Elizando, and his talent as a composer/arranger/producer. He also brings a "grown" R&B element to his music the Makaya, for example, does not. Nate Smith is an icon. He represents where jazz as a genre is going and is easily one of the most important artists you can cover in 2021/2022.

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March 2022

Smith creates a cohesive album from disparate elements, as much by skilfully balancing fairly undiluted jazz alongside rap tracks rather than creating a completely homogenous mixture on each piece...All play with panache and conviction.

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