Jazz Is Dead is a record label and live music project based in Los Angeles, founded by Adrian Younge and Ali Shaheed Muhammad. Muhammad is one of the co-founders of A Tribe Called Quest, and Younge has worked with the Wu-Tang Clan, among others. The trademark dates back to the first concert in 2017 and Younge's real frustration with ticket sales for his Midnight Hour show, but expresses the opposite of what he says the studio project is about: working with and paying homage to frequently-sampled jazz masters. The first CD, recorded at Linear Labs, was released in March 2020 and included the work of Roy Ayers, Marcos Valle, Azymuth, Doug Carn, Gary Bartz, João Donato, and Brian Jackson.

Discography

Musicians listed are in addition to Ali Shaheed Muhammed and Adrian Younge.

TitleArtistsYear
JID001Roy Ayers, Marcos Valle, Azymuth, Doug Carn, Gary Bartz, João Donato, and Brian Jackson2020
JID002Roy Ayers2020
JID003Marcos Valle2020
JID004Azymuth2020
JID005Doug Carn2020
JID006Gary Bartz2021
JID007João Donato2021
JID008Brian Jackson2021
JID009instrumental remixes from JID002, 003, 006, 0072021
JID010DJ Spinna, Georgia Anne Muldrow, Kaidi Tatham and Cut Chemist2021
JID011Jean Carne, Henry Franklin, Garret Saracho, Tony Allen, Lonnie Liston Smith, Phil Ranelin and Wendell Harrison, and Katalyst (5)2022
JID012Jean Carne2022
JID013Katalyst2022
JID014Henry Franklin2022
JID015Garret Saracho2022
JID016Phil Ranelin and Wendell Harrison2023
JID017Lonnie Liston Smith2023
JID018Tony Allen2023
JID019instrumentals2023
JID020remixes2023
JID021The Midnight Hour, Dom Salvador, Carlos Dafé, Ebo Taylor, Antônio Carlos & Jocáfi, Joyce, Tutty Moreno, Hyldon2024
JID022Ebo Taylor2025
JID023Hyldon2025
JID024Dom Salvador2025
JID025Carlos Dafé2025