Photo by Jordan Matyka Chiminyo, the London-based drummer, producer, and performer, does not limit his interpretation of jazz to the traditional expectations of the genre. While jazz figureheads John Coltrane, Cannonball Adderley, and Miles Davis, formed Chiminyo's earliest musical influences, other inspirations span from Flying Lotus to Jorge Ben Jor. Chiminyo and his collaborators’ take on jazz is subtle. Instead of centering saxophones and solos, jazz influences how they improvise and...

Photo by Charlie Hardy Established in 2015 by high school friends Josh Williams (bass and vocals) and Stephen Sacco (guitar and vocals), Sydney-based alt-rock band Crocodylus soon expanded to include longtime friends Mikel Salvador (drums and vocals) and Nick Meadows (keys, saxophone, and percussion). Drawing inspiration from some of the defining rock bands of the ‘60s and ‘70s , Crocodylus’ self-proclaimed ‘shit garage rock’ was met with early praise from The AU Review, who hailed them as...