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Kamasi Washington: The Epic
by Mark F. Turner
Kamasi Washington's masterwork The Epic showcases an incisive saxophonist/composer who has performed with jazz luminaries Gerald Wilson and Herbie Hancock but is probably better known for his work with creatives outside of jazz--Grammy winning electronic musician/producer Steven Ellison aka Flying Lotus (grand-nephew of Alice Coltrane); rising Compton rapper Kendrick Lamar and Steven Bruner aka Thundercat who ...
Brandino and Friends Live at Seven Grand
by Anthony Polis
Brandino and FriendsSeven Grand Whiskey BarLos Angeles, CAMay 21, 2012When people talk about jazz venues in Los Angeles, downtown's Seven Grand Whiskey Bar doesn't usually come to mind. That's unfortunate because this popular bar has featured jazz and blues Monday through Wednesday for over a year. It's a classy yet hip ...
Bright Moments: So Cal Jazz Highlights, 2011
by Chuck Koton
Southern California's jazz community has taken some brutal hits in the last few years. Too many of the brilliant artists who make the music have passed on, as have the venues they performed in. The Jazz Bakery's shuttering nearly three years ago was a breath- snatching body blow; Charlie Os abrupt closing this past summer stung ...
"Modern Sounds," or: Running a Marathon in Full Body Armor
by Jack Bowers
From October 19-25 Betty and I were at the Los Angeles Marriott Airport Hotel to attend Modern Sounds, the L.A. Jazz Institute's four-day salute to West Coast jazz, followed by a day-long tribute to Stan Kenton on the hundredth anniversary of the legendary bandleader's birth. We arrived a day early to be primed and ready for ...
Quintessential
Label: Universe Soul Records
Released: 2010
Track listing: 01 Brazil, 02 The Lick, 03 Mode for Mingus & Marley, 04 Spring has Sprung, 05 Chocolate Pound Cake, 06 M & M
Body, Soul, & Spirit
Label: Universe Soul Records
Released: 2005
Track listing: 01 7 in 8, 02 Beautiful Serena, 03 Song for Meekie, 04 Tunji, 05 St. Mongo, 06 Earth, 07 Water,08 Fire, 09 Wind,
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