Artist
Yussef Dayes
Yussef Dayes is a jazz artist from London formed in 1993. 19 releases are catalogued on Riffiter.
Jazz · London · Best jazz albums
- 19
- Releases
- 2018–2026
- Active years
- 1993
- Formed
Artist
Yussef Dayes is a jazz artist from London formed in 1993. 19 releases are catalogued on Riffiter.
Jazz · London · Best jazz albums
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Black Classical Music
2023
Marching Band / Tioga Pass
EP · 2023
Chi Ave/A Love Letter To Salvador
Single · 2026
Amami (feat. Minami Kizuki)
Single · 2025
Istanbul (feat. Elijah Fox) (Live From Malibu)
Single · 2024
The Colour Purple (Live From Malibu)
Single · 2024
Chasing the Drum - A COLORS SHOW
Single · 2023
Rust (feat. Tom Misch)
Single · 2023
The Light
Single · 2023
Pon di Plaza
Single · 2023
Black Classical Music (feat. Venna & Charlie Stacey)
Single · 2023
Sicily' Box
Single · 2022
The Yussef Dayes Experience Live at Joshua Tree (Presented by Soulection)
EP · 2022
Duality
Single · 2019
Love Is the Message
Single · 2018
Blacked Out
Single · 2018
Love Is the Message (Live at Abbey Road Studios)
EP · 2018
Producer, composer and drummer Yussef Dayes' beats are undeniably recognizable. Dayes has been instrumental in defining the sound of London's explosive jazz scene, and his talents have led to collaborations with everyone from Kamasi Washington to Virgil Abloh. Yussef Dayes was born in South East London to a very musical family. His father was a bassist in NYC in the '70s, and music was a central part of his upbringing; Dayes grew up listening to his father's vinyl jazz collection and reggae, as well as the country music and '60s pop that his mother played around the house. His father bought Dayes a drum kit, and at the age of 10, he began to study under Miles Davis' drummer Billy Cobham. Initially best known as part of the band United Vibrations, Dayes started immersing himself in the London jazz scene in his teenage years. Post-United Vibrations, Dayes partnered with keyboardist Kamaal Williams to form the duo Yussef Kamaal, and released the acclaimed album Black Focus in 2016. In 2019, Dayes released a two-track solo EP, Duality, highlighting the two sides of his musical personality. He teamed up with Tom Misch for the 2020 album What Kinda Music, and in 2022, he released The …
