GFM fam wanted to put you on to a great mix that came to us by way of one of our family members and followers Priceyall. The mix has been receiving some well-deserved love and it is Priceyall is offering it as a free download, so make sure to hit that download button to add it to your collection. Also, make sure to checkout the tracklisting after the jump.
High Cotton by Priceyall (more…)
Great new music from France based duo Backpack Jax( Cuban American Mauika and Iraqi Frenchman Boogie Monsta) who are described as: “Al Green & Lauryn Hill’s lovechild, Backpack Jax are an international Hip Hop group based in France. Children of political refugees, Boogie Monsta (Iraqi Frenchman) and Mauikai (Cuban American), are 80′s babies from opposite sides of the planet, born & bred on Golden Era Hip Hop, who cite music legends Stevie Wonder, Miles Davis and Nina Simone as their greatest influences.”
I know that you’ll agree when you press play that this music is good and grown!
Remember the Future (Preview) by BackpackJax
In recognition of April as “Jazz Appreciation Month” JAM I want to dedicate our ongoing series “Get Grown” to America’s Classical Music this month. Today we have this great performance from 1989 that features The Saxophone Workshop – Michael Brecker(Tenor) Ernie Watts(Alto), Bill Evans(Soprano) and Stanley Turrentine(Tenor). There is nothing like the sound of a saxophone section that can produce this type of blend and the solo work here is sublime. Enjoy!
I’m trying to stay true to one of my 2011 initiatives which is “Teach your(our) children Well…” and of course by children I mean the young and the young at heart. I am constantly on a quest to learn something new or to approach learning in a different way. As I laid out in a previous article the knowledge is out there for the taking it really is, you just have to be willing to put in the time and effort.
I will be posting videos like the above from time to time as part of a “classroom” series so that the idea of learning/teaching can become an active part of what we do here at GFM. To get the full benefit of these types of videos you have to constantly return to them
This week we bring you the finale of our series of interviews with Jamal Millner where we discuss what it means to be an independent musician, the current state of the music industry on a local, national and international level, culture, politricks, social justice and more.
In this episode we get into the deeper meaning of what it truly means to be a musician as in previous episodes this is a conversation you don’t want to miss.
Jamal Millner Interview Pt 3 by GrownFolksMusic
This week we bring you part two of our three part series of interviews where we discuss what it means to be an independent musician, the current state of the music industry on a local, national and international level, culture, politricks, social justice and more.
These are the types of discussions on music, culture and society that you don’t want to miss.
GFM Spotlight Interview – Jamal Millner Pt. 2 by GrownFolksMusic
Last week we brought you the music of guitarist/composer/historian Jamal Millner in the form of Blak Gsus.
This week we bring you Pt. 1 of a series of interviews where we discuss what it means to be an independent musician, the current state of the music industry on a local, national and international level, culture, politricks, social justice and more.
This is a must listen series and the conversation here is frank, open, honest and oh so necessar to foster change.
GFM Spotlight Interview – Jamal Millner (Blak Gsus) by GrownFolksMusic
L to R: Damian Espinosa-piano, Tyrone Blair-drums, Marc Piane-Bass, Chris Greene- saxophones
The other day I was mentioning how I always equated Jazz with Christmas. Today I wanted to let everyone hear the “gift” of a great quartet hailing from Evanston, Illinois.
Just like a producer can ask for more cowbell, we’ve heard the clarion call for more Jazz and going forward into ’11 and beyond we want to bring even more great groups like The Chris Greene Quartet to the GFM family table. Enjoy!
From the press release
Artist Summary
Genres: Jazz / Funk / Soul
Label: Single Malt Recordings
Artist Bio
The Chris Greene Quartet is: Chris Greene on saxophones, Damian Espinosa on piano, Marc Piane on bass and Tyrone Blair on drums.
The Chris Greene Quartet performs acoustic organic rhythmic guerilla jazz. The Quartet draws its collective excursions and in-your-face intensity from the current sounds of rock, funk, fusion and soul. The band is able to achieve this lofty goal due to a healthy dose of respect jazz’s more traditional elements – swing, blues, interaction, the “Spanish tinge”. (more…)
