Founded in 2017 by Adrian Younge, Ali Shaheed Muhammad (A Tribe Called Quest), Andrew Lojero, and Adam Block, Jazz Is Dead began as a bold statement—plastered on walls, whispered in headphones, echoed through venues. Not a farewell, but a rallying cry. A tribute to the past and a charge toward the future. A reminder that the spirit of jazz—the innovation, the rebellion, the soul—has never stopped evolving. We are crate diggers and culture keepers. We travel the world in search of rare records and the artists who created them. We sit with the legends who shaped entire eras and bring them into the present—not to recreate the past, but to build something new with it. We do this through live concerts, analog recordings, visual media, and the growing community that surrounds it all. Our collaborations with visionaries like Roy Ayers, Marcos Valle, Gary Bartz, Azymuth, and Jean Carne laid the foundation. And the journey continues—recent releases from Ebo Taylor, Hyldon, and Dom Salvador show that greatness doesn’t fade. It deepens, expands, reinvents itself.
