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cover to There's a Riot Goin' On from smooth jazz saxophonist George Howard

George Howard – There’s a Riot Goin’ On

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…

John Hilderbrand
May 19, 2025

News Bits: Jazzanova, Hargrove and DeFrancesco Go Def, Steve Khan

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…

John Hilderbrand
June 29, 2005

Review: Shades of Blue from Madlib

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,…

John Hilderbrand
June 19, 2003