iRock Jazz LIVE! with Drummer Otis Brown III

Drummer Otis Brown III – an invaluable sideman with the likes of Esperanza Spalding, Joe Lovano, Terence Blanchard, Oliver Lake, Somi, and others – has announced the release of his debut album The Thought of You, which will arrive September 23 via Revive/Blue Note, a new partnership between Revive Music and Blue Note Records. Pre-order …

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iRock Jazz LIVE Paris! with Drummer Tim Campanella

Tim Campanella is a drummer / composer originally from the south of France (close to Nice), and established during those last years in Amsterdam, New York and now Paris. Even though his roots comes from Jazz, his first love, his playing and music contains a lot of influences from Soul, …

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CD Review: Kendrick Scott’s Conviction

It is something inherently African, something that has made its way across overwhelming bodies of water, and hulking masses of land. It has survived slavery, cultural oppression, and social inequality. It is a musical phenomenon indescribable by notation. An impression only understood by feel. Like love or laughter, it is …

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