Trumpeter Dave Guy releases his debut album, Ruby. Guy’s work as a supporting musician is usually with The Roots on tour and The Tonight Show. He also counts Lizzo, Amy Winehouse, Sharon Jones, and Pharrell as past employers. On his first solo album, he blows lines of fluffy, weightless notesContinue Reading
Igmar Thomas’ Revive Big Band honors rap and jazz innovators J.Dilla and Thelonius Monk with “Thelonius,” featuring Talib Kweli. The two-part suite is a reimagining of Dilla’s instrumental “Thelonius” from Common’s Like Water For Chocolate and Monk’s bebop standard “Thelonius.” Summerstage commissioned Thomas in 2016 for A Journey Through TheContinue Reading
Dave Guy’s “Still Standing” captures the last days of summer with the warm brass of his horn situated in both jazz and funk worlds. The trumpeter is usually busy playing with The Roots on The Tonight Show and tours. “Still Standing” is from his debut album, Ruby, and it follows theContinue Reading
Louis Cole’s fifth album is called nothing and it is a collaboration with the Dutch Metropole Orkest directed by Jules Buckley. Cole is a singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist who is normally thought of as only a drummer. The new album showcases a fuller picture of his creative impulses with inspirationContinue Reading