New jazz album from Cong-Fusion

Formed from a bunch of well-accomplished musicians, Cong-Fusion is a 7-piece jazz-funk combo led by composer and keyboard player, Ryan McCaffrey. Off the back of Ryan’s university days, the group have resurrected his old tracks and added new life to the previously written-off pieces. As a result, Cong-fusion’s music is a gift to the ear, pairing upbeat hi-hat with eloquent sax solos forming a bluesy blend reminiscent of warm summer nights spent in outdoor bars.

They have released several singles focusing on pressing issues, notably, ‘Turned Tables’ collaboration with MC E-mix from Soul II Soul that coincided with anti-bullying week in 2018. More recently, ‘Don’t you dare’, that raised awareness for the rise in alcoholism during lockdown in 2020.

In just one week in lockdown, the group live recorded their latest album, The World as we Know it, mixed by Nick Jackson, and mastered by Alex Fletcher of Spacehouse studios in Harrow. The album consists of nine tracks, each of which were written by McCaffrey during his final year at Birmingham conservatoire in 2006. The album is largely orientated around the impending climate crisis, another worthy focus of our attention.

On release of the album, McCaffrey stated, ‘From humble beginnings, I am so proud of what the band has accomplished and look forward to sharing this music with the public’. We are excited to see what the future holds for Cong-fusion and the exceptionally talented musicians involved, the sky is the limit.

Listen to The world as we know it below