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George Howard – There’s a Riot Goin’ On
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Shortly after his untimely passing, contemporary jazz saxophonist George Howard’s There’s a Riot Goin’ On was released. This was no ordinary release — it was a smooth jazz homage to Sly and the Family Stone’s seminal 1971 album of the same name, reimagined through Howard’s expressive, melodic lens. George Howard passed away on March 20,…
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News Bits: Jazzanova, Hargrove and DeFrancesco Go Def, Steve Khan
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Jazzanova is the latest to be granted access to the Blue Note vaults. They’ve mixed 26 songs from the esteemed label’s catalog for Blue Note Trip v.4. The selections are excellent. I don’t know if it’s been released here in the U.S. but it is available . Roy Hargrove and Joey DeFrancesco collaborate on a…
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Review: Shades of Blue from Madlib
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He’s known by different names in different genres – Quasimoto, Otis Jackson, Jr., and the entire band in Yesterdays New Quintet. The man is Madlib, a DJ, producer, rapper, and musician who has making a name for himself in clubs, hip-hop, and jazz over the last five years. Blue Note recently gave Madlib access to…