The intersection between jazz and hip-hop has been a home for many artists. Whether it’s producers digging through old records so they can flip a sample, jazz musicians making an amalgam between the sampled track and the OG recording.
In 2003, Madlib was invited into the dank catacombs of the original Blue Note master tapes for a "remix" project. Remixing classics by Gene Harris & The Three Sounds, Donald Byrd, Ronnie Foster and Bobby Hutcherson into outsider works of downtempo and instrumental hip-hop art.
The idea for this gig sprung at the Total Refreshment Studios as Vels Trio were recording their debut EP. The session culminated as they decided to record a version of Donald Byrd’s ‘Steppin Into Tomorrow’, Madlib’s on their mind.
This February, Total Refreshment presents a Vels Trio rendition of Madlib's ‘Shades Of Blue’ alongside some of London’s heaviest cats.
Line up:
Vels Trio : http://bit.ly/2h6ry4Y
Keys : Jack Stephenson-Oliver
Drums : Dougal Taylor
Bass: Cameron Dawson
Saxophone: Nubya Garcia
Trumpet : Nick Walters
Effects & Drum triggers : Luke Patterson
Vocals: Slam The Poet
Curator for this show, Lexus Blondin will be spinning records before and after the show.
We’re guilty of rarely venturing too far west in London, but when we do we always live our days up, attending outstanding events and enjoying every minute of it. The 2018 edition of Ealing Jazz Festival was no exception. Despite the blustery weather blowing sand all over Walpole Park and…
Artists: Let Drum Beat , Tony Allen , Vels Trio , Zara Mcfarlane
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