Begin Here
Essential Brownswood releases — to begin your journey. More on the way soon.
Brownswood exists because Gilles Peterson has never stopped looking for the next scene worth paying attention to.
Why we stock Brownswood
Explore the Label
The Brownswood Recordings catalogue we stock — London jazz and the global sounds Gilles Peterson has championed alongside it.
Listening Guide
Brownswood Recordings
Brownswood is Gilles Peterson's label, built around the belief that jazz, broken beat and everything they touch belong in the same conversation. It's less a genre imprint than a document of what one of the world's most restless DJs has been excited about for the last two decades.
Brownswood Timeline
FOUNDATION
2006
Founded by Gilles Peterson
Named after the Brownswood Basin studio where much of the label's early output was recorded, built as a home for artists Peterson championed on his radio shows.
SIGNATURE ERA
2010s
Broken Beat and Beyond
Brownswood becomes a hub for London's broken beat and future jazz scenes, releasing early work from a generation of players who'd go on to define UK jazz.
LANDMARK
2018
We Out Here
The compilation, curated with Shabaka Hutchings, introduces Ezra Collective, Nubya Garcia, Moses Boyd and Kokoroko to a global audience in one record.
GROWTH
Early 2020s
A Global Address Book
The label's reach widens beyond London, reflecting Peterson's decades-long interest in music from South America, Africa and beyond.
NOW
Today
Still Listening First
Brownswood remains guided by the same instinct that's always driven Gilles Peterson: follow what's genuinely exciting, not what's expected.
An Introduction to...
Five Artists Who Define Brownswood
From We Out Here to Yussef Dayes and Kokoroko, Brownswood helped document—and shape—a new era of UK jazz.
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