Identity, Packaging & Merch design for the Jazz is Dead record label

I have been working with Jazz is Dead since 2019. I was approached to design the label's logo and to develop the look of the packaging and merch (posters, t-shirts, patches, stickers, etc.). Jazz is Dead records and releases albums made by Adrian Younge and Ali Shaheed Muhammad in collaboration with Jazz legends from the 1960s and 70s. The recordings are made to tape in an analog studio, so it makes sense to have the aesthetics of the label reference the conventions of mid century jazz album cover design.

Each album is released on vinyl, CD, and digital, with two or three digital singles. There is a poster, t-shirt and patch featuring the guest artist for each of the albums.