Soul Sugar’s Organ Funk
Guillaume & Carneiro of Soul Sugar play live. What’s not to like about a band that takes its name from a Jimmy McGriff record and is calls Paris Montmartre their […]
Category Archives: Soul Jazz
John Patton – Freedom Jazz Dance
When we talk of Soul Jazz, there is one man who’s name who always arises. It’s John Patton. Jazz lovers know his silky smooth flow on the organ, and although […]
Soul Jazz Presents Reggae SoundSystem Book
We all know that in addition to the warm, analog sound that vinyl has, the LP packaging speaks to us as well. I’ve bought horrible records on the strength of […]
The Souljazz Orchestra – Cartão Postal
With the end of Summer approaching a few days away, it’s always nice to hang on a little longer to those sunny days, late nights, and for some of us, […]
Johnny Hammond – Rock Steady
I wrote on the 7″ “Dirty Apple” from Johnny Hammond Smith a while back and have always picked up what I could from this great artist while in the field. […]
Jazzman Records: The Interview
I’m excited to announce that the next Big Ups interview will be, to me, the best digger and preserver of Funk, Soul, Jazz, and many other genres. A true defender […]
Eddie “Lockjaw” Davis Quintet – The Chef
My other passion besides music is food. Over the last few years I have gotten into cooking, and love to get into the kitchen deep, just like the crates, and […]
Big Ups with Stuart Baker from Soul Jazz Records
Soul Jazz Records Stuart Baker talks Detroit, the Reading Festival, Denny’s and more Continue Reading
Jimmy Smith – Respect
Almost 20 years ago, I went to the San Francisco Jazz Festival. I had gotten into Jazz, and this was the first time I had ever seen one of the […]
De La Soviet: East Meets East
With so many blends going on, people are definitely stepping up the game with what they are putting an acapella over these days. Case in point: Miami producer TenDJiz has […]
Flea Market Funk 