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Here To There (DJ Spinna Album)
''Here to There'' is the second studio album by hip hop producer DJ Spinna. It is the eighth installment of BBE Beat Generation series, after releases by Pete Rock, J Dilla, DJ Jazzy Jeff, will.i.am and many others. It was released on February 3, 2003 on BBE Records. The album features appearances by various artists who sang, rapped or played musical instruments. Track listing Personnel *DJ Spinna – producer on all tracks, bass on "Alfonso's Thang", vocals on "Drive", scratching on "Galactic Soul", "All Up in It", "Rock (Unplugged)" and "Fly or Burn", tambourine on "Rock (Unplugged)" *Mark de Clive-Lowe – keyboards on "Surely", bass, keyboards and co-producer on "Love Is Sold" and "Music in Me (Come Alive)" *Eric "BLB" Coomes – bass on "Glad You're Mine" and "The Originator" *Godfrey Danchimah – vocals on "The Originator" *Shaun Escoffery – vocals on "Music in Me (Come Alive)" *Neal Evans – Hammond B-3 organ on "All Up in It" *Apani B. Fly – vocals on "Hold" *J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
DJ Spinna
Vincent E. Williamsbetter known by his stage name DJ Spinna, is an American hip hop and deep house producer from Brooklyn. According to Allmusic, he has "remained strictly an underground artist despite his astonishing talent." Life and career Spinna who is of Panamanian background, began experimenting with turntables at age 11 and is known for combining dance music with hip hop, funk, and soul. He remixed artists such as De La Soul, Mary J. Blige, and Stevie Wonder. He also collaborated with Eminem on songs such as "Three Six Five," "Watch Deez", and "5-Star Generals", before the latter went on to superstardom. His first group, the Jigmastas, was with the emcee Kriminul. He is also a member of Polyrhythm Addicts, an underground hip-hop 'supergroup' composed of him, Apani B. Fly, Mr. Complex, and Shabaam Sahdeeq. The group's album ''Rhyme-Related'' was released in 1999 on Wreck/Nervous Records and featured a song with Pharaohe Monch. Apani B Fly MC was replaced by Tiye Phoenix whe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ticklah
Victor Axelrod is an American musician, Record producer, producer, and audio engineer from Brooklyn, New York. Since the mid-1990s, he has worked primarily in the genres of reggae, Afrobeat and soul, recording and producing under his own name and using the alias Ticklah. Axelrod became a founding member of Antibalas and Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings after meeting musicians Martín Perna, Martin Perna and Gabe Roth (a.k.a. Bosco Mann) in the late 1990s. Starting in 1996, Axelrod appeared as a session musician playing keyboards for Easy Star Records, a New York City independent reggae label. This studio relationship eventually resulted in him taking on the role of co-producer and engineer of the label's release ''Dub Side of the Moon'', a 2003 dub reggae reinterpretation of the Pink Floyd album ''The Dark Side of the Moon'' recorded by the Easy Star All-Stars. By 2002, both Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings and Antibalas had begun touring and were in high demand. Being in both bands w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jordan McLean (musician)
Jordan McLean is a New York City-based composer, arranger, bandleader, trumpeter, producer and educator. McLean has been active in the professional music world since 1995, having performed, recorded and collaborated with a multitude of musicians, ensembles and performance organizations around the world. Early life and education Born in New Rochelle, New York on April 24, 1974, McLean is the only child of Alan and Cynthia McLean (computer analyst and painter/community activist respectively). He was raised in and around New York City, including Hell's Kitchen, Astoria and Mamaroneck. At age 6, McLean began piano lessons with Michael Raskin, son of famed composer Gene Raskin and was given his first trumpet at age 10 via the PS 111 band program. McLean attended high school in Leonia, NJ. While attending high school from 1988 until 1992, McLean studied trumpet with teacher Ed Treutal, theory and band practice with legendary band director Larry Silverman, and travelled to Manhat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eric Krasno
Soulive is a funk/jazz trio that originated in Woodstock, New York, and is known for its solos and catchy, upbeat songs. The band consists of Eric Krasno (guitar), Alan Evans (drums) and Neal Evans (Hammond B3 organ, bass keys, clavinet). Although they originated as a trio, the band has worked extensively with different horn sections, which have included Sam Kininger (saxophone) from 2000 to 2003, Rashawn Ross (trumpet), and Ryan Zoidis (saxophone) from 2003 to 2006. The band also worked with vocalist Toussaint Yeshua from 2006 to 2007. Soulive is currently touring in the original trio lineup of Eric Krasno, Alan Evans, and Neal Evans. History In the 90s, brothers Alan and Neal Evans had been the rhythm section for the Northeastern jam band Moon Boot Lover with front man Peter Prince. After a brief foray into rap with Edreys aka Billy Drease Williams under the name The Elements, the brothers looked to form a traditional jazz organ trio. On March 2, 1999, Alan and Neal invited guit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ronny Jordan
Robert Laurence Albert Simpson, known professionally as Ronny Jordan (29 November 1962 – 13 January 2014) was a British guitarist and part of the acid jazz movement at the end of the twentieth century. Jordan described his music as "urban jazz", a blend of jazz, hip-hop, and R&B. Biography He came to prominence after being featured on Guru's ''Jazzmatazz, Vol. 1'', released in 1993. He was also one of the artists whose recordings are featured on '' Stolen Moments: Red Hot + Cool''—a compilation album released in 1994 to benefit the Red Hot Organization. Following 1992's '' The Antidote'', recordings from Jordan have featured on the Billboard charts, especially his acid-jazz Miles Davis cover of "So What", which was a worldwide hit. He was also the recipient of The MOBO Best Jazz Act Award and the Gibson Guitar Best Jazz Guitarist Award. His 2000 release, ''A Brighter Day'', was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Jazz Album. Jordan's song "The Jackal" (f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Godfrey Danchimah
Godfrey C. Danchimah, Jr. (born July 21, 1969), professionally known as Godfrey, is an American comedian and actor who has appeared on BET, VH1, Comedy Central, and feature films, such as ''Soul Plane'', ''Original Gangstas'', ''Zoolander'', and ''Johnson Family Vacation''. He was also a spokesperson for 7 Up during the popular '7up yours' advertising campaign and a cast member on the first season of ''The It Factor'', a reality television show. Currently, he is a regular performer at the comedy club Comedy Cellar in New York City. He is also known for doing the voices of Mr. Stubborn and Mr. Tall (Season 2) in ''The Mr. Men Show'' and hosting the FOX game show ''Bullseye''. Godfrey also hosted his own radio show on SiriusXM until he parted ways with the show on July 1, 2019. He now owns and hosts a podcast called ‘In Godfrey We Trust’ on the Gas Digital Network. He is also known for collaborating with other social media stars such as King Bach, Destorm Power, etc. He was onc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Hurt
James Maurice Hurt Jr is an American jazz pianist. Early life Hurt had early training as a drummer. Career Hurt was a member of Sherman Irby's quartet that played regularly at Smalls Jazz Club in New York City in the late 1990s. Gregory Tardy wrote a song after him, entitled "Mr. Hurt"; the pair played with Rashied Ali in 1999. In the 1990s, Hurt played on albums with Antonio Hart (''Here I Stand''), Abbey Lincoln (''Wholly Earth''), and Russell Gunn.Anne LegrandJames Hurt, le vampire de New York ''Citizen Jazz'', March 19, 2011 His own first album was ''Dark Grooves – Mystical Rhythms'' on Blue Note Records in 1999. In a review of the album, James Lien of ''CMJ New Music Report'' called Hurt "one of the more adventurous young pianists to recently emerge on the New York scene." Calvin Wilson of ''The Kansas City Star'' described the album as "at once boldly experimental and totally accessible." James has played with Elizabeth Kontomanou, Graham Haynes, DJ Logic, and compose ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shaun Escoffery
Shaun Escoffery is a British soul and R&B singer and actor. His first major release was the single "Space Rider", released by Oyster Music in March 2001. It was played regularly by the BBC Radio 1 DJ Trevor Nelson and the Dreem Teem. It peaked at No. 52 in the UK Singles Chart, and was followed by the UK No. 53 hit "Days Like This" in 2002. After releasing several other singles on the same label, Escoffery became more noticed for his voice - being noticed by Lennox Lewis, who invited him to Memphis, Tennessee, to sing the national anthem before his boxing match with Mike Tyson. In 2007, Escoffery released an album entitled ''Move into Soul'', which included cover versions of " A Change Is Gonna Come" and "I Heard It Through the Grapevine". Also that year, he received a Laurence Olivier Award nomination for his work in the stage musical ''Parade'', and the following year played Mufasa in a London production of ''The Lion King''. Escoffery's other West End credits include ''Les ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tortured Soul (band)
Tortured Soul is a music group from Brooklyn, New York, United States, comprising composer, singer and drummer John-Christian Urich, bass player Jordan Scannella and keyboard player Isamu MacGregor. History Tortured Soul's origins date back to 2001 while Urich was steering Cooly's Hot Box, an acid jazz outfit also featuring indie soul vocalist Angela Johnson. After putting Cooly's Hot Box on hiatus, Urich composed ''Might Do Something Wrong'' which was picked up by New York-based deep house label Central Park Recordings. A mix of the track by Osunlade was used at Club Shelter and became the first piece of a full-length disc. Urich began playing his compositions "Might Do Something Wrong", "When You Find Your Love Hold On", "Fall In Love" and "How's Your Life" with his bandmates from the rhythm section of NYC's acid-jazz band Topaz: bassist Jason "JKriv" Kriveloff and keyboardist Ethan White. Eventually they broke away to form the trio Tortured Soul. They began touring in 2003. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark De Clive-Lowe
Mark de Clive-Lowe (born 16 August 1974) is an American-based Japanese-New Zealand DJ, musician, composer and producer raised in Auckland and now based in Los Angeles, California. Early life Born in Auckland, New Zealand, de Clive-Lowe was raised bi-culturally and bilingually by his Japanese mother, and New Zealand father who had previously lived for over two decades in Japan. He cites his family upbringing in New Zealand as culinarily, culturally, and linguistically Japanese as well as traditionally patriarchal. At the age of 4 he was enrolled in piano lessons by his father. He developed an early awareness of jazz through his father's record collection and oldest brother's piano playing, although his formal musical training remained predominantly classical throughout his childhood. De Clive-Lowe spent time growing up and cultivating musical influences in both New Zealand and Japan. His initial exposure to Japanese culture outside of home life came from visiting every summer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jigmastas
Jigmastas are an East Coast underground hip hop group based in Brooklyn. The group consists of DJ Spinna and MC Kriminul. History DJ Spinna, was already renowned throughout the 1990s, and as well already knew Kriminul from the mid-1980s. Jigmastas' recording debut was in Rude Rydims' "Everybody Bounce" on Freeze Records in 1995. The duo released their first single "Beyond Real" which became an underground rap hit, and inspired the name of their self-funded record label, "Beyond Real Recordings," in 1996. To please their fans, Jigmastas released another single, "Last Will and Testimony" released by Tommy Boy Black Label and finally the debut LP album ''Grass Roots: Lyrical Fluctuation'' in 2000. In the May 2001, the high anticipated debut album ''Infectious'' featuring the former guitarist of Living Colour, Vernon Reid and rapper Sadat X Derek Murphy (born December 29, 1968), better known as Sadat X, is an American rapper, best known as a member of alternative hip hop gr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
