Nathan Haines and Jaimie Webster Haines.

A peaceful jazz soundtrack to bliss out to, Zoot Music’s Idle Moments playlist is on repeat all summer

If anyone understands music’s ability to make a mood, it’s Nathan Haines and Jaimie Webster Haines. The husband-and-wife duo is a music industry dynamo, and founded Zoot Music in 2019 — a multi-faceted sound design, music production and playlist curation company.

Offering everything from original productions for fashion shows to artist collaborations, brand identity, custom playlists and in-house DJ installations, Haines and Webster Haines utilise their hefty musical nous and excellent taste for all manner of projects. Here, they kindly share a blissful jazz-focused playlist to cue up this season.

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