“There’s an arrogance to Henry Wu’s sophomore solo album as Kamaal Williams that South London’s jazz scene has been silently calling for. Between Rhythm Section, 22a and Brownswood, Peckham has become the Western Hemisphere’s New York of the last half-decade to the point of near-saturation; hoards of releases from the adopted jazz capital have come with an incredible and exciting consistency, but l”
“Kamaal Williams will shake your expectations before delivering on Wu Hen”
“The London jazz musician’s latest stakes out a middle ground between spiritual fire and smooth jazz.”
“Coming to prominence in 2016 as one half of jazz duo Yussef Kamaal, producer and pianist Kamaal Williams spearheaded the London-based revival of the genre with his dancefloor-focused take on jazz. Yet with only one record released before the pair’s split in 2017, Williams has since struggled to establish his solo sound without the powerhouse drumming of his former partner Yussef Dayes. Williams’ ”
