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1) In a time when the bar on lyrical talent has seemingly been lowered through mass consumption and general apathy, Californian versifier Encore keeps his bar higher than a gold medal Olympian. His conscious content and fiery flow have won him praise in the underground, but Encore has exercised his skills in assurance of going to the top in 2003. Born in Palo Alto and raised in Milpitas, Encore enjoyed b-boying and reveled in getting his hands on the hottest new Hip Hop music as a teen. Although he dabbled in writing raps with his friends, it was not until Main Source released their classic album Breakin? Atoms in 1990 that Encore had the epiphany to take emceeing seriously. "Everybody rapped, but nobody around my way was really rapping," he says. "I couldn?t consider myself an emcee until after Breakin Atoms - that?s when I was like ?this is what I want to do - this is the real shit." The initial connection in developing his sound was with long time friend Architect. The duo grew together in creating a unique musical vibe that bonded them for life, and the hard work began to show in both Encore?s rhymes and Architect?s production. Encore?s first big recording break came after he met producer Peanut Butter Wolf through a mutual high school friend, Charisma, who later passed away. After Charisma?s death, the two mourning friends made some songs together, and the single "Think Twice" was included on PB Wolf?s 1995 debut EP Step On Our Egos. The project was released independently on South Paw Records, and spawned Wolf?s own Stones Throw label. Encore released "The Essence" single on Stones Throw in 1997, and in that same time frame met eclectic producer/deejay Dan The Automator, who beckoned the budding emcee to sign with his future 75 Ark label. After a string of 12" singles and guest appearances, including work with Evidence of Dilated Peoples, Rasco, and Pep Love, Encore recorded the acclaimed song "Waterworld" for Prince Paul and Dan the Automator?s 1999 Handsome Boy Modeling School on Tommy Boy Records. To the delight of music critics and fans alike, in 2000 Encore released his debut solo album Self Preservation on 75 Ark. Intense delivery and masterful rhyme style gave life to the honest presentation of his personal life experiences. Encore?s ability to project the energy of a battle into any tale gave the collection of songs a credibility that most emcees ache to achieve.

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Multi-Instrumentalist Julian Calv Releases A Cover Of The Moondog Song 'Encore' (Originally Titled 'Utsu') Through Deko Entertainment

Multi-Instrumentalist Julian Calv Releases A Cover Of The Moondog Song 'Encore' (Originally Titled 'Utsu') Through Deko Entertainment

Source: Glass Onyon PR - Keith James

Percussionist Julian Calv was a music major who recently graduated from Moravian University in Bethlehem, PA. He now resides in the art community of Windsor, VT. Calv can occasionally be seen on Church Street in Burlington, VT, busking much in the way Moondog, aka the Viking of Sixth Avenue, did in NYC during the '50s and '60s. Calv has studied every aspect of the avant-garde musician’s creative life. In addition to composing and performing, Moondog’s life included the invention of ...

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Performance / Tour

Martha Lorin Returns With Harold Arlen Encore Performance

Martha Lorin Returns With Harold Arlen Encore Performance

Source: Lampkin Publicity Service

Lampkin Music Group proudly presents vocalist Martha Lorin with, pianist John di Martino and bassist Harvie S for an Encore Performance A CELEBRATION OF HAROLD ARLEN Through the interpretations of jazz singers and musicians who performed Arlen’s songs! DON'T TELL MAMA 343 WEST 46TH STREET DECEMBER 18TH, 2014 AT 7:30 P.M. TICKETS ARE $20.00/ TWO DRINK MINIMUM ($5.00 discount with MAC Cards) RSVP FOR YOUR SEATS NOW AT 212-757-0788 On ...

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Encore Screenings Of The Led Zeppelin Concert Film Celebration Day To Take Place On Tuesday November 13 At 7:30 PM

Encore Screenings Of The Led Zeppelin Concert Film Celebration Day To Take Place On Tuesday November 13 At 7:30 PM

Source: 1888 Media

Following the worldwide success of LED ZEPPELIN: CELEBRATION DAY, the cinema concert event which presented live footage of the band’s 2007 reunion concert at London’s O2 Arena, there has been an enormous response from fans – 1.7 million fans have visited the fan’s website. The film was screened in 15,000 cinemas around the world for a strictly limited engagement on Wednesday, October 17, 2012. Fans who were unable to attend the original tribute concert for Atlantic Records founder Ahmet Ertegun ...

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Encore: America the Beautiful, Eddie Higgins

Encore: America the Beautiful, Eddie Higgins

Source: Rifftides by Doug Ramsey


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Music Industry

Rifftides Encore: Jazz Dispute

Rifftides Encore: Jazz Dispute

Source: Rifftides by Doug Ramsey

A couple of years ago - maybe it was three - I linked Rifftides readers to a video so clever that it's worth bringing to you again. Now that the staff has mastered the art of embedding, this time you see it right here on our screen; no linking required. When it finishes, you will see links to other creations by the same performer, who, for a reason perhaps known only to him, calls himself “Weeping Prophet." Thanks to reader ...

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Encore of "Tapestry Rewoven" at Laurie Beechman Theater

Encore of "Tapestry Rewoven" at Laurie Beechman Theater

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Isaac Kaplan Jazz Quartet Encore Performance, Cotton Club West Sat., 6.16

Isaac Kaplan Jazz Quartet Encore Performance, Cotton Club West Sat., 6.16

Source: All About Jazz

Jazz Trombonist Isaac Kaplan Kicks Off Impressive Summer Schedule, And Will Play An Encore Performance At Cotton Club West, 730 E. Broadway, Long Beach, Ca, Saturday, June 16, 2007, Before His Upcoming Departure For New York And Europe. Release Date: 5/25/07 Isaac Kaplan, 17 years young Trombonist, is already on the fast track to becoming a member of the Jazz Hall of Fame. His schedule this summer is impressive, and will be memorable and heartening for his fellow jazz musicians ...

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Stevie Holland Begins Her Run of Encore Performances at the Metropolitan Room on Tuesday May 1st

Stevie Holland Begins Her Run of Encore Performances at the Metropolitan Room on Tuesday May 1st

Source: Jim Eigo, Jazz Promo Services

Stevie Holland Begins her run of encore performances At The Metropolitan Room on Tuesday May 1st Stevie Holland will be returning to the Metropolitan Room on May 1st, 8th, 22nd and 29th at 9:30 PM (following Annie Ross' regular 7PM set). With arrangements by award winning composer Gary William Friedman, the program will consist of classics, standards and original songs, many from her recent CD release More Than Words Can Say. A solid head for swing, ...

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Sultry Ladies and Red Hot Mamas Encore Performance in April 7 Grass Valley, CA

Sultry Ladies and Red Hot Mamas Encore Performance in April 7 Grass Valley, CA

Source: All About Jazz

Community Players and The Center For The Arts Presents an Encore performance of

Sultry Ladies and Red Hot Mamas “The Return of the Torch Singers"

BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND FOR ONE NIGHT ONLY

This highly acclaimed review, conceived and directed by Margot Malone, features 14 of Nevada County's finest vocalists re-creating an era of steamy supper club chanteuses, and bawdy roadhouse divas, singing “torch songs" from the 1930's to 1960's. This 2 hour show, filled with ...

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Eric Comstock & Barbara Fasano Encore Performance! Saturday, October 21 @ 10:30pm At Danny's

Eric Comstock & Barbara Fasano Encore Performance! Saturday, October 21 @ 10:30pm  At Danny's

Source: Jim Eigo, Jazz Promo Services

ERIC COMSTOCK & BARBARA FASANO with Sean Smith, bass

TWO FOR THE ROAD

ENCORE PERFORMANCE! SATURDAY, OCTOBER 21 @ 10:30PM

DANNY'S 346 West 46th Street, NYC Reservations: 212.265.8133

Comstock & Fasano are also appearing:

Rose Hall Jazz @ Lincoln Center, NYC Wednesday, October 18 @ 6pm MABEL MERCER FOUNDATION CABARET CONVENTION 2006

The Prince Music Theatre Philadelphia October 25 - ...

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