In this blog post we look at another Round Hill coffee from Burundi called Mbirizi and we talk about drinking vessels for coffee. We also take things easy with a 1962 Blue Note soul-jazz record 'Elder Don' by Don Wilkerson
In this blog post we look at a rather good washed Ethiopian coffee from Round Hill Roasters. We also look at the 1997 ECM album: 'Angel Song' by Kenny Wheeler.
In this blog post we stay with Plot coffee roasters and their Kenyan offering Gaturiri AA. Paired with this we take a look at a 1960 Blue Note classic and hidden gem 'Roll Call' by Hank Mobley.
In this blog post we head back to the fine folks at PLOT coffee roasting this time looking at a Peruvian competition lot. We pair this with the Esbjörn Svennson Trio classic 'Tuesday Wonderland' from 2006
In this blog post we again spend some time with the folks at Assembly coffee roasters through their Bumbogo washed Rwandan coffee. We also talk about dialing in light roast coffee for espresso. This weeks album is 'The Grand Wazoo' from 1972 by Frank Zappa.
In this blog we head back to the Assembly roastery in London with their Raimutin from Timor Leste. Paired with this we look at the 1972 classic by Keith Jarrett 'Expectations'
We take a bit of a different turn for the blog this week. Armed with a variety of coffee samples we look at the process of cupping. In addtion we look at the jazz of the 1954 classic 'Clifford Brown & Max Roach'
The theme of this weeks lecture is: wild. We take a wild tasting Burundi natural from Long and Short. We pair this with the 2014 big-band free-jazz masterpiece 'Injuries' by Angles 9.
This week we look at all things natural. A natural Ethiophian coffee from the folks at Long and Short, and a slightly under the radar Blue-Note soul-jazz recording from Lou Donaldson: 'The Natural Soul'
This week we show some love towards tenor sax maestro JD Allen and his 2015 album 'Graffiti'. We also look at a Peruvian coffee from PLOT and talk about dialling in an espresso.
In this blog post we go back to all things classic. The 1959 Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers 'Moanin', a triumph in early hard-bop. Along with a washed Yirgacheffe from the folks at PLOT coffee roasting.
In this blog post we go all experimental: a Colombian from relatively new London roaster PLOT with a rare varietal and an innovative processing. Paired with a free-avant-garde classic from Blue Note records: Andrew Hill - Point of Departure.
A first listen to the new Orrin Evans Captain Black Big Band record: The Intangible Between. Along with a a quick taste of another Round Hill Roastery offering the Burudi Rimiro Natural.
A look at the seminal meeting of Lester Young and Oscar Peterson on the 'Lester Young with the Oscar Peterson Trio' album. Along with a special coffee from the folks at Round Hill Roastery with their Spring Claude offering.
