Change In Rhythm: A Celebration of the Drum Mix
For quite a while now I’ve wanted to put together a mix that featured a bunch of drum breaks, original samples, atmospheric soundtracks, and snippets of a small portion of […]
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Brother Jack McDuff – Black Is!
When all else fails, visit Brother Jack McDuff I say. Flipping through some 45s in my box today I pulled out Jack’s “Black Is!” off of his 1968 Cadet release […]
The Greg Foat Group – Girl and Robot with Flowers
This Friday we are gonna switch it up to some Jazz from The Greg Foat Group. Following up his acclaimed 2011 record Dark is the Sun, Foat has released a […]
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 […]
Brother From Another Planet
On the first day of 2013, I wanted to expand your mind a bit. I came across this documentary off of BBC Four from the great Don Letts that I […]
Karriem Riggins: The Intersection of Hip Hop & Jazz
From early on, it seemed that Karriem Riggins was destined for greatness. Playing instruments in the studio with his father Emmanuel, a musician with the Jazz legend Grant Green, he […]
Too Future: A Live Mix
Entering my third week of the December residency at the Ace Hotel in NYC, I was very surprised to see that a few days ago, Josh Davis aka DJ Shadow […]
talk to the people: a live mix
As I roll into my second week of the Ace Hotel residency, I wanted to drop another live mix. All done in one take and spontaneous (with some pops and […]
Roy Ayers Live at Ginny’s Supper Club
So when the legendary Roy Ayers was brought to Ginny’s Supper Club, the downstairs venue that accompanies Marcus Samuelsson’s Red Rooster restaurant in Harlem was announced, there was no way […]
R.I.P. Dave Brubeck
One of the great Jazz musicians and composers of our time, pianist Dave Brubeck died today at age 91. His rendition of “Take Five” shifted music lovers from Pop to […]
Flea Market Funk 