Offering an atypical approach to the melding of hip hop and jazz, Kassa Overall sets up his own little arts and crafts table in the larger existing field of mostly heavy on the beat, sparse on the jazz music tracks. Overall utilizes jazz motifs as a focal point rather than a background component, and allows the music to freely move around within the loose embrace of his lyrics … [Read more...]
Stream Grammy Nominee Mark Guiliana’s Shigeto Remix of “BUD” Featuring Kesswa
Quick post. Earlier this month, the unparalleled drummer Mark Guiliana dropped a remix of “BUD”, one of the singles from his latest album BEAT MUSIC! BEAT MUSIC! BEAT MUSIC!, produced by none other than famed electronic artist Shigeto and also featuring experimental Detroit singer and songwriter Kesswa. If you were keeping track, Guiliana and Shigeto collaborated in 2015 on … [Read more...]
Win an Autographed Custom Vinyl by Saxophonist Mike Casey
Saxophonist Mike Casey definitely revels in the road less traveled by. The recent Berklee Valencia graduate in Contemporary Performance and Music Production is always striving for innovation. After this year’s series of remixes featuring a slew of renowned producers, Casey is now releasing a limited edition run of 100 custom vinyls where, get this, you get to choose the song! … [Read more...]
Stream Ben Williams’ “If You Hear Me” From Upcoming Album ‘I AM A MAN’
Esteemed bassist Ben Williams is back with an album of his own after a four year hiatus. The 2009 Thelonious Monk International Jazz Competition winner (since then rechristened the Herbie Hancock International Jazz Competition) will be releasing his newest opus, I AM A MAN, next February via the José James co-owned label Rainbow Blonde Records.Inspired by Memphis’ 1968 … [Read more...]
Stream Vocalist and Saxophonist Braxton Cook’s New Single “Don’t Wanna See You” (Premiere)
Saxophonist turned vocalist Braxton Cook is heavily invested in developing his own unique sound as of late. The former King Adjuah pupil has been slowly stepping away from the jazz realm in order to dive head first into the worlds of R&B and Soul, exhibiting true versatility à la Robert Glasper. Who knows, maybe the young Cook will have a Grammy of his own some day! Following … [Read more...]