ISHMAEL ENSEMBLE - Rituals DR. LONNIE SMITH Each song sets a unique

Each song sets a unique scene

to the multi-layered anthem All You Need To Know to which ex-Helloween frontman Michael Kiske lends his vocals

a reminder of the ways we are all working to beat back a dozen different insecurities

They funnel all the strength and sweetness of those first four songs into a brilliant three-minute mantra about committing to one another and to this music

ISHMAEL ENSEMBLE - Rituals DR. LONNIE SMITH Each song sets a uniqueLP Standard Edition Black Vinyl. September 2024 sees the release of Ishmael Ensembles third longplayer Rituals, which marks a significant leap for the Bristolian musicians. With their live instrumentation meets electronic merging of styles, the group were always broader than the new UK jazz tag which they were often given, but here their scope and boundary pushing ambition is more evident than ever before. Still maintaining a blend of spiritual jazz,