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News
‘BRIC Jazzfest 2021’ Starts Today | Meshell Ndegeocello, Roy Ayers + Robert Glasper
BRIC, a Brooklyn-based leading arts and media institution, presents BRIC Jazzfest 2021, which will be a virtual musical marathon. It will be streamed live from BRIC House and feature three nights of global legends, groundbreaking artists, and exciting newcomers to jazz broadcast right to your living room. The festival will also be guest curated by headliner Meshell Ndegeocello, along with…
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Music
_by.ALEXANDER Releases 2-track Single ‘Trumpets’ | Amazing New Jazz
Here’s some amazing Jazz to start your Thursday. _by.ALEXANDER (aka Alex da Kid aka Alexander Grant) has released the 2-track single — “Trumpets” featuring 070 Shake and “le merveilleux résumé” — from his forthcoming album via by.ALEXANDER records. Alex is a UK-born, LA-based producer of massive hits of the past decade including Imagine Dragons “Radioactive,” Eminem‘s “Love the Way You…
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News
Jazz in the Gardens Music Festival – Jill Scott, LL Cool J, Common, The Roots, The Time + More
As the fastest growing Jazz & R&B festival in America moves to celebrate its twelfth successful year, the City of Miami Gardens is excited to announce the lineup for the Annual Jazz in the Gardens (JITG) Music Festival, taking place on March 18th and March 19th, 2017 at the newly named Hard Rock Stadium (347 Don Shula Drive, Miami Gardens,…
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Music
Terri Lyne Carrington’s Latest Visual for “So Good (Amazing)” Features Jaguar Wright
“So Good (Amazing)” stars Jaguar Wright and Terri Lyne Carrington and features an all-star cast of female vocalists and instrumentalists. The song is written and produced by Carrington, a three-time GRAMMY® Award-winning recording artist, drummer, composer, bandleader, musical director, multi-genre producer and arts educator. “So Good (Amazing)” is featured on Carrington’s, current CD, The Mosaic Project: LOVE and SOUL. “Jaguar…
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Biography
New Music from Boney James feat. Stokley – “Either Way”
4-time GRAMMY nominee and multi-platinum selling sax-man Boney James continues his artistic evolution with the dynamic futuresoul. Fusing his love for vintage soul music with his mastery of modern production, Boney has created another genre-bending work following on the heels of his 2014 GRAMMY nominated album The Beat. “The forms I’m working with are rooted in my early influences,” says…
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Media
New Music: George Tandy, Jr. – “Jaded”
George Tandy Jr‘s debut radio release “March” ranked #3 on the Billboard Adult R&B Chart. George Tandy Jr. creates brilliant music that is rich with honesty, vulnerability and raw emotion. He is not your typical church singing choir boy or even a classically trained vocalist or pianist, but his messages are conveyed clearly and powerfully. Fans often refer to his…
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Media
New Music: Alexis Glenn – “Be Wary”
Alexis Glenn is an American singer-songwriter based out of Atlanta, Georgia. Her eclectic sound, accompanied by her sophisticated lyrics and graceful presence, reflects elements of various genres, including soul, R&B, jazz, funk and hip-hop. Her debut mixtape, entitled “Irrational Illustrations at Heart”, will be released in February, 2014. Through this 8-piece ensemble, Glenn introduces herself as well as illustrates her…
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Interviews
UB Interview: The Legendary Najee Speaks on New Album & More
Najee is a master storyteller. Whether the debonair multi-instrumentalist is engaged in a verbal or musical conversation, his alluring charisma has a way of seducing you into his world. A quadruple threat who is equally adept on soprano, tenor and alto saxophones and flute, Najee’s technical agility, grace, compositional prowess, unbridled passion, fearless genre bending and superior musicianship have made…
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New Music: Solo Releases Teaser Single “Nothing” in Preparation for New Album
Discovered by Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis and known for their hit “Heaven,” Solo is an A cappella group that stands on the shoulders of giants by singing new classic soul. The group is working on a new album entitled “3.0 Rebooted” for release later this year. The group has dropped “Nothing” a funky throw-back, to keep fans happy until…
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Music
Brandy, Faith Evans, Snoop Dogg & More Join Robert Glasper Experiment on “Black Radio 2” – Oct. 29th
On their 2012 breakout Black Radio, Robert Glasper Experiment laid out a new paradigm for creative music, reaching beyond entrenched genre boundaries to create a singular vision that drew from all reaches of contemporary black music and beyond. Black Radio drew unanimous praise from critics across the board and earned Glasper the highest chart positions of his career when the…
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