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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
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
El Michels Affair and Black Thought release their Glorious Game album. Leon Michels and Black Thought started working on the album in 2020 during the pandemic. Michels’ band is known for playing live but GG inspired a different approach. The musician decided to use lots of samples of his liveContinue Reading