Here's an unrehearsed, first-take cut from a BBC Maida Vale performance by Nicolas Jaar, offering his smoky, sultry take on South African pianist Abdullah Ibrahim's jazz number "Ishmael".

Now entering his eighth decade, Abdullah Ibrahim has long ago established himself as a true master of jazz—whether in New York, London, Cape Town, or beyond. The pianist has accomplished two very ...

“Nicolas Jaar was born the 10th of January 1990 in New York but spent most of his childhood in Santiago de chile. Haunted by Mulato Astatke and Erik Satie, he started making electronic music in 2004.