By Phil Freeman, StereoGum
Ajoyo is a sextet led by reeds player Yacine Boularès; this is their second album, following a self-titled 2015 debut. Guitarist Michael Valeanu, keyboardist Jesse Fischer, bassist Kyle Miles, and drummer Philippe Lemm back vocalist Sarah Elizabeth Charles, who’s also worked extensively with trumpeter Christian Scott, on his albums and her own 2018 disc Free Of Form. Read the full review here.