Pianist Ivo Neame, one-third of the powerhouse trio Phronesis, is bringing to life a new project in collaboration with vibraphonist and drummer Jim Hart. Multiverse, slated for a February 21st release on Edition Records, is a mishmash of jazz, groove, and electronica augmented by ear-catching and bold electronic textures. As Jim Hart explains “It brings together so many of our … [Read more...]
Watch the Lyric Video for The Souls Rebels’ “Greatness” Feat. Dee 1, Alfred Banks and Sean Carey
Legendary NOLA brass band The Souls Rebels just dropped a sick lyric video for their single “Greatness”, featuring Dee 1, Alfred Banks and Sean Carey, off last October’s Poetry in Motion album. The track is straight fire, uplifting, conscious and hella inspiring, and was featured by ESPN as the official soundtrack of the 2019-20 college basketball season. The bars are deep and … [Read more...]
Watch the Music Video for Lettuce’s Cover of Tears For Fears’ “Everybody Wants To Rule The World”
Formed in 1992 by four Berklee alumni, powerhouse genre-bending collective Lettuce recently released a seriously dope music video for their take on Tears For Fears’ “Everybody Wants To Rule The World”. Off their Grammy-nominated 6th studio album Elevate, released just last Summer, the single by the self-proclaimed … [Read more...]
Dave Liebman’s Expansions Group’s ‘Earth’ Album Reviewed
Scientists estimate that the earth vibrates at varying frequencies between 7.83 and 33.8 Hz. Of course, music also consists of rhythmic waves, though they are limited to our unaided hearing range from 20 to 20,000 Hz. As a result, many of our planet’s tones are wholly incapable of being perceived. Earth, the latest Expansions album lead by saxophonist Dave Liebman undertakes … [Read more...]
Stream Pianist Matt Herskowitz’ Take on Louis Moreau Gottschalk’s “The Last Hope”
There is no denying that jazz music is going through a form of globalization, branching out into other musical realms, drawing inspiration from other established genres. The musicians on the cutting edge right now are building upon the discipline, theory and improvisational skills learned from the century-old tradition of jazz and augmenting the music with textures and … [Read more...]