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3 Generations Walking is the brainchild of Michael Kenneth Lopez (MKL) and Herman "Soy Sos" Pearl, known for their remixes for Femi Kuti (What Will Tomorrow Bring) and Sade (Surrender Your Love). Together with musicians, who hail from Chile, Haiti, Belize, Jamaica and France they create a unique sound that combines influences of house, jazz, soul, and reggae with an ever-present undercurrent of dub. Underground dance floor hits “Slavery Days” and “To Live” put 3 Generations Walking on the map a few years ago, but critics still struggle to articulate their style because it continues to transcend boundaries of today's music genres. Fader magazine said of their album “Slavery Days”, Spiritual Life, (2001) “…Soy Sos and DJ MKL are testing the fairly rigid structure of rhythm driven tracks by experimenting with a wide range of unforced and evocative vocal work from surprises such as Chilean jazz soloist Claudia Acuna and Gary “Bennett” French.” |
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With more than 2500 albums to his credit, Ron Carter may be the world’s most recorded jazz bassist. In his 45-year career, he has performed with a range of artists from Miles Davis to Eric Dolphy, from Lena Horne to James Brown, and from Bill Evans to A Tribe Called Quest. In the early 1960s he performed throughout the U.S. with Jaki Byard and Eric Dolphy. He later toured Europe with Cannonball Adderly. From 1963 to 1968, he was a member of the classic and acclaimed Miles Davis Quintet. In 1993 Ron Carter earned a Grammy for Best Jazz Instrumental Group, The Miles Davis Tribute Band and another Grammy in 1998 for Call ‘Sheet Blues’, an instrumental composition from the film Round Midnight. In addition to performing, composing, and arranging, Carter lectures and teaches. He was Artistic Director of the Thelonius Monk Institute of Jazz Studies, Boston and recently retired from heading the Jazz Program at the City College of New York, as Distinguished Professor Emeritus. He currently sits on the Board of Directors of the Harlem Jazz Music Center, New York. |
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Rolling Stone said of this Brazilian trip-hop samba chanteuse, “Imagine “The Girl from Ipanema” in Terry Gilliam’s futuristic Brazil…Enter 2003’s starlet Cibelle, who’s debut bounces from trad bossa nova to electronic lounge to space jazz… Cibelle makes sun-kissed sounds that can be cerebral too.” With rave reviews from Entertainment Weekly, CMJ, Time Out New York and a spot on National Public Radio’s All Things Considered, among others, Cibelle is a confirmed rising star. On her self titled debut, “Cibelle”, Ziriguiboom/Six Degrees, (2003) not only did the young artist sing everything on the album, she wrote or co-wrote all the material and co-produced the record with another young Brazilian, talented mix master Apollo 9. “Cibelle” explores sensual bossa nova, down tempo electronica, samba and jazz with Cuban, Brazilian and French musicians who joined this project. |
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Latin Jazz master Carlos DeLeon will have the people literally dancing in the street. Latin fusion, salsa, cumbia and jazz mix in Carlos’ style to bring hot summer dance music to the city. Clave Logic is comprised of musicians from New England as well as world-class percussionists from Cuba and the Dominican Republic. Fronting the band is trumpeter/arranger Carlos DeLeon whose former bandleaders have included Latin legends Tito Puente and Machito.
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Bruce Gertz opens the weekend line up with his Quintet whose well known members include: John Abercrombie, Guitar; Jerry Bergonzi, Tenor Saxophone; Joey Calderazzo, Piano and Adam Nussbaum, who is just off a tour with Branford Marsalis, Drums. Boston based bandleader Gertz has toured with Billy Eckstine, Maynard Ferguson, Marlena Shaw, Gary Burton, Dave Brubeck and others. A bassist, composer, teacher and author, Gertz has five times been voted “Outstanding Jazz Act” in the Boston Music Awards. He has also been the recipient of a National Endowment for the Arts “Jazz Performance Grant” and a Massachusetts Cultural Council Grant for “Jazz Composition”. Bob Blumenthal of the Boston Globe said of his skill, "All of the numerous musicians that have worked with Bruce will tell you he's a monster." |
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Highly acclaimed guitarist, multi-talented producer and songwriter Ronny Jordan was born in London in 1962 of Jamaican parents. The son of a preacher, Ronny’s earliest influences were based in the gospel music. He taught himself to play the guitar at the age of 4, and his first performances were in London with different gospel groups. Acknowledged as one of the "initial pioneers of the global acid jazz movement", Ronny counts among his influences Keith Jarrett, Wes Montgomery, Charlie Christian, Grant Green and Roy Ayers. His music is an early example of the fusion of smooth jazz, hip-hop and funk that helped formulate the acid jazz movement. On his first album "The Antidote", Island Records, (1992) Ronny did most of the instrumentals: guitar, keyboards, synths, bass lines, additional drum programming and voice scats. Three albums later he moved to Blue Note where his “A Brighter Day” (2000) was nominated for a Grammy in 2001. Of Ronny's second album for Blue Note, "Off The Record" (2001) Jazz Times said " It is not a smooth jazz album, nor is it a straight ahead album. It's a sugar free, urban sounding record.... Jordan demonstrates mind-bending versatility...an intriguing ride through street grooves, retro soul, film noir intrigue and more..."
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Noble Society blends the sounds of Hip-Hop, the hypnotic vocal delivery of dancehall reggae and the spectacular showmanship of a live ensemble. Vocalist Jah Dan is renowned for his numerous appearances on recordings that include Branford Marsalis and DJ Premier’s “Buckshot Lefonque” album, and work with Cocoa Brovaz, Afu-Ra and Dead Prez. Other band members include drummer Deantoni Parks, who plays on Lauryn Hill’s forthcoming album; producer/guitarist, Diego Campo; lyricist, Delie; and bassist, Rory Jackson. |
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After the Waterplace Park concert, the Trinidadian steel pans of Utopia Pan Soul will lead the crowds through downtown Providence to the stage outside the Xxodus Café where Westminster Street will be closed for an outdoor block party. |