There's a fullness in ten years. A lot of work, if rather relentlessly done, can really make a discernible impact. Ten years ago, folks were making all the talk as rather cyclically that jazz was dead. It was such an exhausting conversation. Folks were around making this music, obviously. It couldn't be that dead. The problem was in the awareness and the tweaking of the … [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 tru … [Read more...]
Our Top Picks at the 2019 Montreal International Jazz Festival
The Montreal International Jazz Festival kicks off its 40th edition this week, starting June 26th, with a line-up sure to delight the most diverse of musical tastes. Often jazz festivals can be criticized for not showcasing enough jazz per se, but this year’s Montreal edition is particularly fruitful and ripe with a great selection of actual jazz artists. We’ve highlighted a few … [Read more...]
Mark Guiliana – “GIRL” (Video)
We've really been digging drummer Mark Guiliana's new album, BEAT MUSIC! BEAT MUSIC! BEAT MUSIC!, the crazy weird electric jazz album that probably could use more descriptors than that but we'll just run with what we have right now. It's also the album that is still wanting me to buy a yellow sweatsuit in mid-June. Take for example the new video for the single, "Girl", in which … [Read more...]
Stream “GIRL” Off Mark Guiliana’s New Album ‘BEAT MUSIC! BEAT MUSIC! BEAT MUSIC!’
Earlier this month, drummer extraordinaire and Nextbop favorite Mark Guiliana dropped his newest opus, the third gathering of his electro-accoustic BEAT MUSIC collective, with the aptly named and hyperbolic BEAT MUSIC! BEAT MUSIC! BEAT MUSIC!, released April 12 on Motéma. The album features the star-studded and ever expansive line-up of bassists Chris Morrissey, Stu Brooks, … [Read more...]