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Greyboy: Shades of Grey
by Chris M. Slawecki
The cover of this new set reads: This recording is a live, raw, unfiltered DJ session by DJ Greyboy and contains many rarities and exclusive mixes." Nearly one hour of constantly kaleidoscopic dancefloor motion and commotion--what a great introduction to the mad skillz of San Diego producer, mixmaster, DJ and turntablist Andreas Stevens!
It's almost impossible to tell what records, or even how many, Greyboy loops, scratches or spins in and out at any point. It is clear, ...
read moreGreyboy: Soul Mosaic: A Case Study in Beats, Soul and Funk
by Chris M. Slawecki
The first set in three years from Southern California’s premier producer/DJ Andreas Stevens marks a decade since his Freestylin’ debut helped establish acid jazz as a modern musical force.
Soul Mosaic settles Greyboy nicely into the niche he helped create. Its instrumental tracks whack back to the retro-'70s soundtrack feel of his previous Mastered the Art set, and the tracks with vocals are truly songs and not just instrumental tracks with vocals. Bart Davenport sings on two ...
read moreGreyboy: Freestylin
by Chris M. Slawecki
As far as I can tell, not many people have heard Freestylin’, released in 1993 on Ubiquity Records by Harold Todd (on tenor sax and flute) with guitarist Marc Antoine and a host of hip-hop rhythms, loops, techniques and musicians. But just about every person thathasheard it – at least at MY house – has seemed to groove on it.
Freestylin’ is most probably acid-jazz. Though, I fear, some of its more soft and somber moments are most likely closer ...
read moreThe Greyboy Allstars: Spring Tour and New Album
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JamBase
THE GREYBOY ALLSTARS RETURN WITH SPRING TOUR AND NEW ALBUM RECORDING THIS MONTH The Greyboy Allstars are back, kicking off their new Spring Tour tonight with a two-night run with Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey at the Double Door in Chicago, IL. After Chi-town, the quintet heads south to Denver, followed by hits in Vail, Los Angeles & Brooklyn. The tour wraps up with a final two night stand in New Orleans to close out Jazzfest 2011. For tickets and info ...
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Greyboy Allstars Two CA Dates
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TWO EXCLUSIVE MID-DECEMBER DATES The Greyboy Allstars will perform two exclusive shows in mid December. The band return to their hometown roots with a show at the Belly Up in Solana Beach, CA on Dec. 17 and head up to wine country for a show at The Uptown Theatre in Napa, CA on Dec. 18. Dangerbird records recording artists Fitz and the Tantrums will support GBA in Solana Beach. Tickets for both shows are onsale now at greyboyallstars.com. THE GREYBOY ...
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Jam Cruise 9: Weir, Stockholm Galactic, Alo, Lotus, Greyboy
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FLOATING FESTIVAL SETS SAIL JANUARY 4, 2011
Jam Cruise 9 will sail January 4-9, 2011, leaving from Ft. Lauderdale, FL and making stops in Roatan, Honduras and Costa Maya, Mexico. Here's the announced lineup for Jam Cruise 9:
Jam Cruise 8 by Chad Smith Scaring The Children (Bob Weir, Jay Lane and Rob Wasserman) Rhythm Devils Robert Randolph & The Family Band Maceo Parker Super Jam Galactic The Greyboy Allstars ...
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KDTU, Greyboy Tour Dates
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KARL DENSON'S TINY UNIVERSE AND GREYBOY ALLSTARS TOUR DATES
Karl Denson After an incredible run with The Greyboy Allstars in December, performances by Karl Denson's Tiny Universe on Jam Cruise, an upcoming run with the Allstars in the Northwest and the triumphant return to The Fillmore in San Francisco, KDTU will go back on the road for the entire month of February.
After a weekend in Tahoe on February 5 and 6 and a Texas hit at La Zona Rosa ...
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Greyboy Allstars: Northwest Dates
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The Greyboy Allstars: Northwest Dates
The Greyboy Allstars The Greyboy Allstars kick off 2010 with several dates throughout the Northwest. The band returns to the Showbox in Seattle on January 20, hits The Venue in Vancouver BC on January 21, The Crystal Ballroom in Portland on Friday January 22 and The Nightlight in Bellingham, WA on Saturday January 23. Orgone will be supporting The Allstars on all dates. GBA plays The Fillmore Auditorium in San Francisco ...
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Greyboy and KDTU Tour Dates
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The Greyboy Allstars & KDTU - Jazz Fest & New Dates
Greyboy Allstars The Greyboy Allstars will be returning to Jazz Fest for their annual sunrise show at Tipitina's on Friday May 1. On May 2 GBA will co-bill with friends Galactic and Rebirth Brass Band at Howlin' Wolf for a final Jazz Fest performance. The band then heads back to their hometown for a performance at the San Diego Healing Arts Festival with Ozomatli on May 3 at Balboa ...
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Greyboy and Pfunk NYE in SF
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Greyboy Allstars & Parliament Funkadelic - New Year's Eve at The Warfield
Greyboy Allstars Greyboy Allstars are pleased to announce New Year's Eve 2008 at The Warfield in San Francisco. This will be a co-bill with George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic with both bands playing full shows!
Where are the boys? Well, Karl Denson has been joining his old bandleader Lenny Kravitz on the road all over Europe, Asia, and South America for the last six months and will be ...
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Ubiquity Albums this Fall: Roy Davis Jr, Greyboy, As One & Shawn Lee
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All About Jazz
CALIFORNIA-BASED UBIQUITY RECORDS READIES FOR A BUSY FALL FULL-LENGTH RELEASE SCHEDULE
New albums set to drop from heavyweights Roy Davis Jr. and As One (Kirk Degiorgio) as well an official mix CD (the first, ever!) from Greyboy and a library record from multi-instrumentalist Shawn Lee, plus singles from SA-RA Creative Partners, Platinum Pied Pipers, and more.
GREYBOY Shades of Grey Ubiquity Records (URCD154) CD Only RELEASE DATE: August 24, 2004 FILE UNDER: ...
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Ubiquity to release Greyboy's long-awaited fourth album, "Soul Mosaic: A Case Study in Beats, Soul and Funk"
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All About Jazz