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Ben Williams Shares 'We Shall Overcome' for MLK Day
by Kaitlin Milligan - January 20, 2020 In honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, acclaimed Grammy-winning bassist, composer and bandleader Ben Williams today shared his powerful rendition of the civil rights classic 'We Shall Overcome” via Billboard. With Frank Ocean-esque R&B production and a world class band, the track is a unifying call... 
José James Announces 'No Beginning No End 2' LP
by Abigail Charpentier - November 22, 2019 Back with his beguiling mix of jazz, R&B, pop and soul, singer-songwriter and producer José James today announces a brand new future soul album, No Beginning No End 2. Coming out March 6 on his own label Rainbow Blonde Records, he's just shared smooth first single “I Need Your Love,” featuring GRAMM... 
PBDY Releases 'Tears or Rain' Music Video ft. Samuel T. Herring
by Abigail Charpentier - October 30, 2019 Today the LA-based DJ/producer PBDY (pronounced Peabody) releases “Tears or Rain”, his brilliant new single featuring the vocals of Future Islands frontman Samuel T. Herring (whose previous collaborations include BADBADNOTGOOD, Madlib, and Clams Casino). Watch the accompanying video directed by Dieg... 
PBDY Shares All New Double Single
by Tori Hartshorn - August 07, 2019 Today, PBDY (pronounced Peabody) releases a brand new single 'Eucalyptus & Lavender / So Help Me (DOG)' via Brainfeeder, as the LA-based producer and DJ prepares to head out on a 33 date tour across North America with the label's founding father Flying Lotus. The track features Jeff Parker (of pione... 
Newport Jazz Festival Explores Relationship Between Jazz & Hip-Hop
by A.A. Cristi - July 03, 2019 There is a definite relationship between rap and jazz. Musicians improvise with notes. Rappers improvise with words. Many of the great hip-hop recordings featured samples from some of the greatest jazz albums. So it should be no surprise that there are rappers who are not only comfortable in post-bo... 
Watch Thundercat Perform on LATE SHOW WITH STEPHEN COLBERT
by Caryn Robbins - November 01, 2017 Thundercat spent Halloween with a few of his friends Stephen Colbert, Jon Batiste and Stay Human. The Grammy-winning bassist performed on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, sitting in with the Batiste and Stay Human....
Ambrose Akinmusire Releases Lead Track From 'A Rift In Decorum: Live At The Village Vanguard'
by Caryn Robbins - May 12, 2017 Trumpeter and composer Ambrose Akinmusire has proven himself an artist of rare ability and wide-ranging aesthetic interests on his previous Blue Note albums When the Heart Emerges Glistening (2011) and the imagined savior is far easier to paint (2014).... |
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