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Gilles Peterson presents Donald Byrd Tribute Mix Part 2 – The Electric Years
Giles Peterson gives tribute to Donald Byrd with a special series of mixes. This time he focuses on the “The Electric Years” of Donald Byrd’s career when he worked with the likes of Mizell Brothers...
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Shafiq Husayn – Master Teazer Kens (Revenge Edit)
Shafiq Husayn recently released a refix version his collab with Ms. Badu, “Master Teacher” in the form of “Master Teazer Kens”. Sit back and enjoy. The post Shafiq Husayn – Master Teazer Kens...
View ArticleJose James – An Interview with Jose James by Robert Glasper Pt. 2 (Video)
Producer extraordinaire Robert Glasper interviews the highly talented and buzz worthy Singer/musician Jose James as they discuss James’ latest work No Beginning No End. Glasper(H-Town representer)...
View ArticleKCRW Presents: Jose James -Trouble (Live)
After 6 months have passed, there has still yet to be an album as engaging and immersive as No Beginning No End (BlueNote) by Jose James. Here we find Mr. James live via KCRW with the some of the...
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Robert Glasper Experiment featuring Jill Scott – Calls
the Robert Glasper Experiment back again gearing up for the release of Black Radio 2 on October 29th through Blue Note Records. The first leak “Calls” featuring Jill Scott is a soulful jazz track with...
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José James – Come To My Door (Remix EP)
And its own again! Jazz vocalist Jose James puts an interesting twist on a few selections from his critically acclaimed fourth studio album No Beginning, No End on Blue Note Records with Come to My...
View ArticleGuru – Jazzmatazz Vol.2
So Guru started the Jazzmatazz series as some what of a creative outlet but what came of it was classic bald head slick at his coolest.Jazzmatazz Vol.2: The New Reality was arguably the best. This set...
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BadBadVeryGood
The year 1990 saw A Tribe Called Quest release Peoples’ Instinctive Travels and inject the flavors of jazz into a rebellious, gang-affiliated hip hop game that was thirsty for some smooth melodies....
View ArticleThe Internet – Shadow Dance (Video)
Many people who know of Odd Future but aren’t avid fans would find it hard to believe that they have a rather grown up side. That’s where The Internet proves them wrong. Comprised of Syd the Kid and...
View ArticleSun Ra Centennial Celebration by Strut Records With ‘In The Orbit Of Ra’ LP
Sun Ra‘s 100th birthday is celebrated with the announcement of the forthcoming In The Orbit Of Ra LP, due on Strut Records by way of Art Yard and the Sun Ra Arkestra. A 25 year retrospective, In The...
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Sampler Platter – Top Dawg Entertainment
This is the first installment of a series where we’ll look at the behind-the-scenes stars of hip-hop, the producers. Each column will highlight a producer or group of producers who have played a major...
View ArticleG’s Playlist – Jazz @ Work
We caught up with our brethren G the Great aka G is King to see whats been on his playlist lately. Ya know, what’s he been jamming’? So we get a fresh new playlist of his most coveted jazz titles with...
View ArticleBadBadNotGood x Ghostface Killah feat. Elzhi – Gunshowers
Canadian jazz trio BadBadNotGood have gone from hip-hop covers to producing for up-and-coming rappers to today’s announcement of a full LP collaboration with Ghostface Killah. While covering their...
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