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TuneCrush: Jenova 7 ft. Hal McMillen “Sunrise”
Downtempo trip-hop artist Michael J. Sirois aka Jenova 7 takes a piano sample that’s on the cusp of my memory, the spoken truths of Sun Ra, and partners with Hal McMillen on saxophone for
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Georgia Anne’s brother, Stephan Muldrow, brings ‘The Muldrow’
Brother of Georgia Anne Muldrow, Stephan Muldrow referred to the tracks on his SomeOthaShip debut, The Muldrow, “an action adventure RPG-style video game music, because I want it to heal emotional ailments in my
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Video: Tama Waipara “Medicine Man”
From his upcoming release, Fill Up The Silence, here’s the video to Tama Waipara’s “Medicine Man”. In the video, I love the dichotomy of the indigenous warrior/healer in the “sanctuary” of nature versus the
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Classic TuneCrush: Nina Simone “Why? (The King of Love is Dead)”
As we remember the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., 45 years ago today, I wanted to spotlight a song written and performed by Nina Simone just three days after his death. You
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TuneCrush: A.L. “Break It Down”
Using a sample from the Grammy award-winning production, Black Radio, by pianist/bandleader Robert Glasper, East London singer/songwriter Aleisha Lee aka A.L. enjoys vocal riffs over the track with “Break it Down”. Lee has caught
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Vote for your favorite remix for “Trouble” by Jose James
Of course, you should cooling out to this track, “Trouble”, anyway because I know you’re digging this new disc No Beginning No End by Jose James. Well, you now have three days left to
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Bilal – A Love Surreal
Jazzy. Funky. Free-spirited. Romantic. I could go on and on about A Love Surreal in this way. Bilal brings a fulfilling and colorful set of songs for his third full length album. It’s adult
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TuneCrush: Kellylee Evans “And So We Dance”
Toronto-born, Ottawa-based Kellylee Evans delivers a lively, acoustic jazz cover of the French dance track, “Alors on Danse” by Stromae. The JUNO-award winner has romanced jazz and blues music lovers across Canada, France, England,
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TuneCrush: Seravince “Rika”
This is my second TuneCrush from the Seravince project, Hear To See. With Vincent Helbers (Flowriders) on keys and Richard Spaven (D’Angelo, Flying Lotus) on drums, Han Litz on flute, the liquid bass treatment
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TuneCrush: BRZZVLL “Kevin”
This week has been a jazzy one for me. Found the Sun Ra film, Space is The Place, on YouTube and enjoyed watching that again. Then I found out about these cats from Belgium.
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Video: Producer, P.R, says “Thank You” with a new free download
To tell his fans “thank you” for a being a part of the nearly 20,000 downloads he’s received for his EP, Introspection, Australian producer, P.R. released this breezy track for free download called, “Thank
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TuneCrush: Aisha Mars “Flute Sessions”
Dallas-based flautist, Aisha Mars, can be seen around town as a part of the band, Melody Memory. While a student at the UCLA School of Music, Aisha studied with the legendary Sheridon Stokes, one
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TuneCrush: Seravince “SY (feat Sharlene Hector)”
The union of Jus’ Like Music and music bloggers at MOOVMNT, have joined forces to create MOOVMNT Records. And what a debut, to have this new release from Amsterdam-based keyboardist and composer Vincent Helbers,
Read More »Jose James – No Beginning No End
Armed with dubbed out drum breaks, slick horn arrangements, and his sentimental baritone style, Jose James brings his debut CD on Blue Note/EMI Records. No Beginning, No End starts off with “All Over Your
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Classic TuneCrush: Tom Scott “Sneakin’ In The Back”
Dallas, TX-based poet, Gayle Bell, brings a Sunday morning brunch remembrance inspired by a classic tune from Tom Scott. —- Jazz Sunday Brunch Eggs over soft, bacon too crispy for mom made by my
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