New Kevin Le Gendre compilation Now’s the Time III sub-titled “The best in contemporary jazz from France & Luxembourg” features tracks from the Orchestre National De Jazz, Benjamin Moussay, Benoit Delbecq Unit, Stephane Kerecki and Denis Colin among others.

The moniker Now’s the Time dates back to a late-night BBC London radio show Le Gendre presented more than a decade ago, the first compilation to adopt this nom de musique issued at the beginning of the noughties on Zeljko Kerleta’s label Cosmic Sounds.

This third instalment appears on Babel five years on from its label predecessor. In the time between the two releases Le Gendre penned his first book Soul Unsung: Reflections on the Band in Black Popular Music published last year.