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Norah Jones …Featuring
(EMI/Blue Note) Rating: 8.0 More so a homage to her collaborations with talented artists than a new release, Norah Jones’ forthcoming …Featuring shows where Norah has been in the past decade or so. If...
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Maurice “Mobetta” Brown
Starting in the fifth grade, Maurice Brown showed talent. The nephew of blues guitarist Bobby Slim James, Mobetta grew up taking in a wide range of influences both in performance and production....
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25th Annual UCLA Jazz Reggae Festival
It’s that time of year again for the UCLA Jazz Reggae Festival. This year marks a historic 25 years of the festival with past performers including the Roots, Erykah Badu, Raphael Saadiq, Q-Tip, Bilal,...
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Talib’s Musicians: Freedom of Expression
The legendary Talib Kweli sat down to give The Revivalist some straight talk on the dynamics behind his myriad of projects. From DJ’s to live bands, and from hip-hop to jazz Talib walks us through what...
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Happy Birthday Nina Simone
Happy Birthday to the one and only songstress, activist, and inspiration Nina Simone. Check out some responses from the music community around the web! BLITZ the AMBASSADOR & Talib Kweli: Click...
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Louis Cato: Letting the Music Out
Multi-instrumentalist, producer, and singer, Louis Cato is a ball of versatility and a special brand of bright. Armed with perfect pitch and a precocious thirst for sound that first surfaced in him as...
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Uncharted Territory: 5 Hip-Hop Samples That Have Yet To Be Found
Before the Internet, I can imagine that the art of sampling was much more arcane. I wish I could speak from experience in this case, but I am a child of the Digital Age. My venture into hip-hop began...
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Tribute to Prince at Carnegie Hall
Prince has to be one of the most mysterious and intriguing people to ever present at the Grammy’s. From his attire to his demeanor he simply captivated the audience with zero small talk or fanfare...
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Talib Kweli + Live Band at Brooklyn Bowl Next Week
Talib Kweli is one of the most respected rappers alive, so it is extremely fitting for him to have one of the dopest live bands to grace the hip-hop medium. This Sunday and Monday (3/17-3/18), Kweli...
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Marco Polo f/ Talib Kweli & DJ Premier “G.U.R.U.”
Today, 4/19/13, marks three years since we tragically lost Keith Elam, better known as GURU (Gifted Unlimited Rhymes Universal). The mast lyricist left behind a legacy of innovation, creativity, and...
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“Back At The Ranch” from Maurice Brown’s Maurice vs. Mobetta
In case you missed it, our friend and Grammy Award-winning trumpet player and producer Maurice “Mobetta” Brown released the single to his forthcoming record entitled Maurice vs. Mobetta which will...
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Talib Kweli On Gravitas And American Culture
“The greatest artists are the greatest imitators. All artists draw on inspiration from someplace else,” veteran rapper and cultural icon Talib Kweli explains as we discuss the current state of hip-hop...
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Maurice Brown Drops the Double-Edged Maurice vs. Mobetta
Drawing out the double-edged tenacity of his artistry, Maurice “Mobetta” Brown has hit his stride with Maurice vs. Mobetta, an album encompassing a full view of what the...
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06.19: Igmar Thomas & the Revive Big Band Present: A Journey Through the...
Each year, as summer rolls around, the DC jazz community gears up for DC JazzFest – a 10 day extravaganza that showcases the greatest in both new and old, acclaimed and emerging jazz. The festival...
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JazzTimes: DC JazzFest at the Yards Review
On June 19th, West Coast sax-sensation Kamasi Washington joined forces with Igmar Thomas and the Revive Big Band to close out an already killer weekend of sets at The Yards for this year’s DC JazzFest....
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Track By Track Analysis: ‘The Mood’– Maurice Brown
Released on March 24, Maurice “Mobetta” Brown‘s latest full-length album The Mood showcases the trumpeter, producer, composer, and emcee flexing his muscles in an 11-track gem of a record. Backed by a...
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