Jazz Articles about Liquid Soul

Liquid Soul: One-Two Punch

by Jim Santella
July 1, 2006

If the comic book album cover and liner notes don't make you feel young again, the music on One-Two Punch will.

Liquid Soul combines acid jazz with R&B, soul, funk, hip-hop and rock, hitting with both barrels. One hand gets you with traditional jazz ambience, while the other hand comes on strong with contemporary thrills. The band, formed in the mid-1990s, focuses on leader Mars Williams' gritty tenor. He's on fire throughout the session, pumping up the jam ...

Liquid Soul: Here's the Deal

by Ed Kopp
May 1, 2000

A few years ago, Liquid Soul's main claim to fame was gigging at President Clinton’s second inaugural parade and a birthday bash for Dennis Rodman. The band has grown from Chicago cult favorite to mainstay at jazz festivals nationwide. Liquid Soul’s hyperkinetic blend of jazz and funk is captured to good effect on Here’s the Deal, the group's best album yet. Included are six cuts recorded live at Chicago’s Double Door, plus six done up in the studio.With ...