ropeadope
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Ropeadope Celebrates 25 Years
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I’ve enjoyed music from the Ropeadope label for many years, from artists like DJ Logic and Lakecia Benjamin to The Harlem Experiment, The Chicago Experiment, and the Philadelphia Experiment. I’ve always appreciated their boundless enthusiasm for music that is often right up my alley. Ropeadope embraces jazz’s boundary-breaking potential by releasing albums that fuse traditional…
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Upcoming Jazz Releases – Robert Glasper, David Benoit, The Chicago Experiment
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Get your 2022 off on the right foot with new jazz! The Chicago Experiment is the next in a series of the Ropeadope’s Experiment series. The label says that “at a time when communities are physically disconnected, and even history is being disrupted by a global pandemic and restricted travel, Ropeadope returns to the series…
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James Hunter on The Harlem Experiment; 21 Van Morrison Songs
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When I wrote my review of The Harlem Experiment, I didn’t have the liner notes. I was impressed with “A Rose In Spanish Harlem.” Now I know whom to praise: British soul singer James Hunter. From a press release I received: “You might be wondering what a soul singer from England has to do with…