Wide Hive Records is an independent record label based in

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. It was founded by Gregory Howe in 1997 in San Francisco's

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as a record label, live music venue, recording studio and café. In its early incarnation Wide Hive hosted live acts and recorded, mixed, and mastered CDs of the performances that were available to the audience for purchase at the end of the show. Since the release of its first record, ''Dissent'', in 1997, Wide Hive has released over thirty titles ranging from jazz to

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, downtempo, and funk. Artists on the label include

Phil Ranelin Phil Ranelin (born May 25, 1939) is an American jazz and experimental music trombonist. Career Ranelin was born in Indianapolis and lived in New York City before moving to Detroit in the 1960s. He played as a session musician on many Motown rec ...

Calvin Keys Calvin Keys (born February 6, 1943) is an American jazz guitarist, known for the several albums he released for Black Jazz Records.AllMusic Discography/ref> Keys has performed and recorded with Ray Charles, Ahmad Jamal, John Handy, Bobby Hutch ...

, DJ Zeph,

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, DJ Quest,

Harvey Mandel Harvey Mandel (born March 11, 1945) is an American guitarist best known as a member of Canned Heat. He also played with Charlie Musselwhite and John Mayall as well as maintaining a solo career. Early life Mandel was born in Detroit, Michigan, a ...

and

Larry Coryell Larry Coryell (born Lorenz Albert Van DeLinder III; April 2, 1943 – February 19, 2017) was an American jazz guitarist. Early life Larry Coryell was born in Galveston, Texas, United States. He never knew his biological father, a musician. He w ...

. Wide Hive Records had five ''College Music Journal'' top ten placements between 2001 and 2010 with DJ Zeph, Variable Unit Seven Grain, Variable Unit Handbook for the Apocalypse, Variable Unit Mayhem Mystics and Wide Hive Players II Guitar, respectively.''CMJ'' New Music Report October 15, 2001

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External links

Official site
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