Nicholas Payton Joins Patrice Rushen, Robert Glasper, Michael Franks & Others on "DRIP"
By JR on 9:24 PM
Filed Under: Album Streams , Jazz Fusion , Nicholas Payton (multi-instrumentalist)
"Nicholas Payton unveils a new album “Drip,” a new take on six previously recorded original compositions.
The idea for a sweet, slick reworking of the tracks came in 2021 when Payton found himself stuck in Atlanta after a show, his return to New Orleans stalled by Hurricane Ida. Making the most of his downtime and his location, Payton sought out a studio session with musicians who had the precision and soul to capture the energy of signature R&B classics pioneered there." - Nicholas Payton
Chung King Engineer Mike Fronda Shares Funny Stories of Working On Leaders Of The New School's Debut
By JR on 6:30 PM
Filed Under: Hip Hop , Interviews , Leaders Of The New School , The Golden Era
Nick Marks - Composer, Rhodes, Keyboards, Synths, Synth Bass
Doron Lev - Drums and Percussion
Bob Lanzetti - Guitar
Dave Levy - Trumpet
Andrew Gould - Alto Sax
Chase Baird - Tenor Sax (Prelude/Arc of Light, Ride The Dragon, Dorongo)
Sam Dillon - Tenor Sax (Paradiso)
Jimmy O'Connell - Trombone Sarpay “SharpEye” Özçağatay - Flute
Featuring the Budapest String Orchestra conducted by Peter Pejtsik
In '90, Masta Ace, Kid Jazz, Melle Mel, Ice Cube & Yo-Yo Get Down at The New Music Seminar
Jazzaggression Offers A Musical Massage With The Music Of Misha Panfilov, Greg Foat & Eero Koivistoinen
By JR on 6:26 PM
Filed Under: Greg Foat & Eero Koivistoinen , Jazz Fusion , Misha Panfilov
Time Keeps On Slippin' As Yasuko Agawa Brings Elegance To A Steve Miller Band Classic
By JR on 11:09 PM
Filed Under: Covers , Pop , Steve Miller band , Yasuko Agawa singer
80's Brazilian Funk Duo Lincoln Olivetti & Robson Jorge Re-Emerge With Body-Rocking Music
By JR on 8:39 PM
Filed Under: Jazz-Funk , Lincoln Olivetti & Robson Jorge , Unreleased Material
Jazz re:freshed always delivers something new and outstanding, and this time it's the graceful sound of singer/composer Sofia Grant. On "Ochre", Sofia becomes the beautiful brown tone of Earth's soil in a song that thumps with energy. The gorgeous tone of her voice and imaginative songwriting describes nature like none other. The color known as ochre becomes vivid to a celebratory vibe driven by the bounce and fusion of World music.
"‘Extinction’ offers a meditation on the themes of climate change, ecological collapse and our relationship with the natural world.
The five-track EP marks Sofia’s first offering as a composer, arranger and producer - alongside her vulnerable and accomplished vocal performance. It is about climate change, nature loss, the impact of human ambition on the natural world, and even the extinction of life as we know it." - Jazz Re:freshed