The Primordial Jazz Funktet will celebrate the release of its first CD, We Are Here at Cachaa on Thursday, January 15 with sets at 7:30 and 9pm. The band is organized by pianist and composer, Dan Furman, and includes the popular hiphop artist Maya Azucena and jazz saxophonist Joel Frahm.
Primordial Jazz Funktet began in Atlanta, GA and brought its blend of jazz, R&B and hiphop beats to New York in 2003. PJF plays funky soulful tunes that tell stories. The sextet features originals by Furman as well as new takes on modern classics from Gershwin (a new musical setting of the lyrics to Stevie Wonder, the Stylisitics and more. Expressive music with intense solos, says Furman, jazz, but weve broken out of swing and bebop grooves and are going for a different sound.
Cachaa is the newest late night Jazz Club in Greenwich Village, located at 35 W. 8th Street between Fifth & Sixth Avenues in New York City. This intimate room, decorated in a beautiful Brazilian theme, features the best in live jazz and world music. The door charge will be $10. Reservations are highly recommended.
Primordial Jazz Funktet began in Atlanta, GA and brought its blend of jazz, R&B and hiphop beats to New York in 2003. PJF plays funky soulful tunes that tell stories. The sextet features originals by Furman as well as new takes on modern classics from Gershwin (a new musical setting of the lyrics to Stevie Wonder, the Stylisitics and more. Expressive music with intense solos, says Furman, jazz, but weve broken out of swing and bebop grooves and are going for a different sound.
Cachaa is the newest late night Jazz Club in Greenwich Village, located at 35 W. 8th Street between Fifth & Sixth Avenues in New York City. This intimate room, decorated in a beautiful Brazilian theme, features the best in live jazz and world music. The door charge will be $10. Reservations are highly recommended.
We Are Here is now available on iTunes and eMusic as well.
For more information contact All About Jazz.
