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Recording

Alan Hampton Releases Sophomore Album "Origami for the Fire"

Source: K. Shackelford
February 26, 2015

Alan Hampton is a busy man. When he's not on the road, playing bass and singing with Andrew Bird, Gretchen Parlato Meshell N'Degeocello, and Robert Glasper, he might be in the studio laying down tracks for Sufjan Stevens, Luke Temple, Derrick Hodge, Kendrick Scott, Esperanza Spalding, or The New Pornographers. But somehow, in between tours and takes, Hampton has also been steadily crafting his own sound. When Hampton released his debut record, The Moving Sidewalk, in 2011, The New York ...

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Event

Kendrick Scott Oracle Announces March United States Tour

Source: K. Shackelford
February 2, 2015

Kendrick Scott is a drummer extraordinaire and rising star in the world of jazz. Known for his artistic and sonic ingenuity in his playing, he has been praised by many of this century's top jazz legends, young and old. Herbie Hancock notes that, “Kendrick is not just a timekeeper, but he is a musician with big ears and a great imagination." As a result, he has been named “5 drummers Whose Time is Now" by the New York Times. He ...

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