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Killa Dilla

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Label: Naim Label
Released: 2009
Duration: 5:29

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News: Crowdfunding Campaign

The Scientist Meets Ted Sirota's Heavyweight Dub Kickstarter Project Underway

The Scientist Meets Ted Sirota's Heavyweight Dub Kickstarter Project Underway

Chicago Jazz Drummer Ted Sirota hooks up with Dub Reggae Legend “"The Scientist" for an exciting new collaboration and a Kickstarter campaign. Chicago, IL: Ted Sirota, veteran Chicago drummer for Sabertooth and Ted Sirota’s Rebel Souls, presents a new band that reflects his lifelong passion for Reggae music. Ted Sirota’s Heavyweight Dub is the culmination of ...

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Article: We Travel the Spaceways

Yes. But Is It Jazz?

Read "Yes. But Is It Jazz?" reviewed by Mark Corroto


Jazz comes at you from so many directions these days, that to rely on just one definition, is not enough. Sure, it can be a blues-based rhythmic music but it is also minimalist free improvisation. Pigeonholing something, such as jazz, always separates and eventually segregates supporters, creating conflicts and in the end lessening the whole.

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News: Recording

Ted Sirota's Rebel Souls vs. the Forces of Evil **** (Naim, 2011)

Ted Sirota's Rebel Souls vs. the Forces of Evil **** (Naim, 2011)

By Paul Acquaro I hadn't heard Ted Sirotas work before digging into “Vs. the Forces of Evil," but just a glance through the personnel indicated I was in good company and the Latin groove of the opener “Grendel"—reminiscent of Return to Forever ala Light as a Feather—that came on when I clicked play on the iPod, ...

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Article: From the Inside Out

Mama Africa

Read "Mama Africa" reviewed by Chris M. Slawecki


If you wanted to travel to--oh, let's just say--Tanzania and then from Tanzania to India, then to Puerto Rico, to England, then Spain, to Peru, then to South Africa, to personally experience their musical varieties both garden and exotic, you could do it by cashing in, with rounding, about 28,690 frequent flier miles. Or ...

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Article: Album Review

Geof Bradfield: African Flowers

Read "African Flowers" reviewed by Chris M. Slawecki


African Flowers germinated during reed player Geof Bradfield's 2008 performance tour of Africa, co-sponsored by the US State Department and Jazz at Lincoln Center, as part of pianist Ryan Cohan's quartet. No stranger to the music of Africa, multi-instrumentalist Bradfield (tenor and soprano sax, bass clarinet and flute) arranged singer Miriam Makeba's “Polo Mze" for Seize ...

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Seize the Time

Label: Naim Label
Released: 2010
Track listing: 01. Clampdown; 02. 13. De Maio; 03. Free Cell Block F, 'Tis Nazi U.S.A.; 04. Hard Times (Come Again No More); 05. Killa Dilla; 06. Tollway; 07. Viva Max!; 08. J.Y.D.; 09. Polo Mze Pt. 1; 10. Polo Mze Pt. 2; 11. Little D; 12. The Keys to Freedom.

Article: Interview

Intervista a Ted Sirota

Read "Intervista a Ted Sirota" reviewed by AAJ Italy Staff


AAJ: Nel tuo ultimo disco, Seize the Time ci sono molti cambi nella formazione. Una scelta deliberata o un segno dei tempi? T.S.: I cambiamenti di personale nella band sono sempre il risultato della disponibilità dei musicisti. Alcuni ex-membri della band come Jeff Hill e Rob Mazurek si sono trasferiti da Chicago. Altri sono sempre più ...

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Article: From the Inside Out

Seven Steps to Soul

Read "Seven Steps to Soul" reviewed by Chris M. Slawecki


In a narrow view, soul music is a style of rhythm and blues in which the object of affection is most often a lover who's either in view or long been out of sight. But from a wider perspective, soul music can also tell the story of a nation's memories and dreams, and articulate the spirit ...

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Article: Multiple Reviews

Drummer Leaders: Ted Sirota, Tim Kuhl and Nasheet Waits

Read "Drummer Leaders: Ted Sirota, Tim Kuhl and Nasheet Waits" reviewed by George Kanzler


Ted SirotaSeize the TimeNaim Jazz2009 Tim KuhlKingWJF2009 Nasheet WaitsEqualityFresh Sound-New Talent2009 Three young drummers bring their own distinctive rhythmic cast and musical ...


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