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The New Mastersounds
The New Mastersounds are a British four-piece jazz fusion and blues/funk band from Leeds, England. Over the last 16 years, they have issued ten studio albums, two live dates, two remix collections, and a compilation album. History In the late 1990s, guitarist and producer Eddie Roberts was running a club night in Leeds called The Cooker. When The Cooker moved into a new venue with a second floor in 1999, there was space and the opportunity to put a live band together to complement the DJ sets. Simon Allen and Roberts had played together in 1997 as The Mastersounds, with a different bassist and no organ. Through friends and the intimate nature of the Leeds music scene, Pete Shand and Bob birch, Bob Birch joined the band on bass and Hammond organ respectively, establishing The New Mastersounds. Their first rehearsal produced a release for Blow it Hard Records on two limited-edition 7" singles in 2000. As a band, and as individuals, the New Mastersounds have collaborated with an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Equinunk, Pennsylvania
Equinunk is a Local government in Pennsylvania#Villages, village in Buckingham Township, Wayne County, Pennsylvania, Buckingham and Manchester Township, Wayne County, Pennsylvania, Manchester Townships in Wayne County, Pennsylvania, Wayne County, Pennsylvania, United States. The community's name is pronounced . References {{authority control Unincorporated communities in Wayne County, Pennsylvania Unincorporated communities in Pennsylvania Pennsylvania populated places on the Delaware River ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Young Disciples
Young Disciples was a British- American acid jazz band, formed in London in 1990 by Carleen Anderson (vocals and keyboards), Marco Nelson (bass, guitar and organ) and Femi Williams (percussion and programming). Their most notable hit was the single " Apparently Nothin'" (Talkin' Loud, 1991), which helped launch Anderson's solo career when the band disbanded. History The group formed in July 1990 after the American-born Anderson and her young son, Bobby, relocated to London, and met Nelson. They signed to Talkin' Loud Records and released their first single, "Get Yourself Together". It reached No. 68 in the UK Singles Chart in October 1990. This was followed by " Apparently Nothin'", which became a No. 13 UK hit and brought them to national attention. An album followed, '' Road to Freedom'' (1991), and prompted their record label to cash in on by releasing a remixed version of "Get Yourself Together". In 1992, the group appeared on the Red Hot Organization's dance compilati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Greyboy Allstars
The Greyboy Allstars are an American soul-jazz band from San Diego, California, United States, whose current members include Karl Denson on Saxophone, Robert Walter on Keys, Mike Andrews (under the pseudonym Elgin Park) on guitar, Chris Stillwell on bass and Aaron Redfield on drums. They have released eight albums to date. History Initially formed in 1993 as the backing band for rare groove luminary DJ Greyboy. DJ Greyboy and saxophonist Karl Denson (who was touring with Lenny Kravitz at the time) collaborated on two tracks for Ubiquity Records' ''Home Cookin'' compilation, and then worked on Greyboy's 1994 solo album for Ubiquity, ''Freestylin. After forming their own label, Greyboy Records, the duo gradually amassed members for a house band". The founding members included Denson, guitarist Mike Andrews (under the pseudonym Elgin Park), keyboardist Robert Walter, bassist Chris Stillwell, and drummer Zak Najor. The Greyboy Allstars started playing weekly at San Diego's now d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lenny Kravitz
Leonard Albert Kravitz (born May 26, 1964) is an American singer, musician, songwriter, record producer, and actor. His debut album ''Let Love Rule (Lenny Kravitz album), Let Love Rule'' (1989) was characterized by a blend of Rock music, rock, funk, reggae, hard rock, Soul music, soul, and Rhythm and blues, R&B, along with his subsequent releases. Kravitz has had hit singles, including "It Ain't Over 'til It's Over" (1991) and "Again (Lenny Kravitz song), Again" (2000), both of which peaked within the Billboard Hot 100, ''Billboard'' Hot 100's top ten. His other hits include "Let Love Rule (song), Let Love Rule" (1989), "Always on the Run (Lenny Kravitz song), Always on the Run" (1991), "Are You Gonna Go My Way (song), Are You Gonna Go My Way" (1993), "Fly Away (Lenny Kravitz song), Fly Away" (1998), and "American Woman#Lenny Kravitz version, American Woman" (1999), all of which peaked within the top ten of the Alternative Airplay chart. Kravitz has won several awards, includi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karl Denson
Karl Denson (born December 27, 1956) is an American funk and jazz saxophonist, flutist and vocalist from Santa Ana, California. He plays with The Rolling Stones, and leads his own group, Karl Denson's Tiny Universe (KDTU). He co-founded The Greyboy Allstars (GBA), and continues to tour with both KDTU and GBA as well as The Rolling Stones. Formerly, Denson was a member of Lenny Kravitz's band and he has recorded with artists including Jack DeJohnette, Dave Holland, Slightly Stoopid, Blind Boys of Alabama, Blackalicious, Stanton Moore, and Jon Foreman of the band Switchfoot. Denson appears in the 1988 movie ''Coming To America'' and in the 2021 sequel Coming 2 America as the saxophonist in the fictional band Sexual Chocolate. Current members of KDTU include Denson (saxophone, flute, vocals, percussion), Ricio Fruge (trumpet, percussion), Ricky Giordano (guitar), Rashon Murph (keyboards), Parker McAllister (bass), Alfred Jordan (drums), and Danielle Barker (vocals). Selected ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Faithless
Faithless are an English dance music Band (rock and pop), band that formed in 1995, with its core original members being Rollo Armstrong, Rollo, Sister Bliss and Maxi Jazz. During the band's initial period of success, Sister Bliss and Maxi Jazz contributed to studio recordings and toured frequently under the Faithless name, while Rollo served as a studio-only member, and has never performed live with the band. Their first album, ''Reverence (Faithless album), Reverence'', was released in 1996 and their most recent, ''All Blessed'', in 2020. They have sold millions of physical records, and their catalogue was uploaded to streaming sites in 2018. They average almost 3 million listeners a month on Spotify. Faithless' records have charted at No. 1 in numerous countries and they were voted the 4th greatest dance band of all time by ''Mixmag''. Their lyrical style has been seen as political sociology, sociopolitical. Their 2021 album ''All Blessed'' featured photo-journalist Yannis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Taylor Quartet
The James Taylor Quartet (or JTQ) are a British four-piece jazz funk band formed in 1985 by Hammond organ player James Taylor following the break-up of his former band the Prisoners, and in the wake of Stiff Records' bankruptcy. The band consists of James Taylor (organ), Mark Cox (guitar), Andrew McKinney (bass), and Pat Illingworth (drums). Recordings and live performances often include vocalist Yvonne Yanney. Film theme beginnings The James Taylor Quartet's first single, "Blow-Up" (a funked-up version of Herbie Hancock's main theme from the seminal 1960s film of the same name), was released in 1987 on the Re Elect the President label, which would later become the Acid Jazz label. The track was championed by the ''NME'' and John Peel, appearing in Peel's Festive Fifty chart for 1987. The band's debut seven track mini album, ''Mission Impossible'' (1987) followed and predominantly comprised covers of 1960s film themes such as " Alfie", "Mrs. Robinson" and " Goldfinger" in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Portishead (band)
Portishead ( ) is an English Electronic music, electronic band formed in 1991 in Bristol. The band comprises Beth Gibbons (vocals), Geoff Barrow (multiple instruments, production), and Adrian Utley (guitar). Dave McDonald, an audio engineer who helped produce their first two albums, is sometimes regarded as the fourth member. Portishead's debut album, ''Dummy (album), Dummy'' (1994), fused hip-hop production with an atmospheric style reminiscent of spy film soundtracks and yearning vocals from Gibbons. It was met with critical acclaim and commercial success, becoming a landmark album in the emerging trip-hop genre. However, the band disliked being associated with the term. Their two other studio albums, ''Portishead (album), Portishead'' (1997) and ''Third (Portishead album), Third'' (2008), received similar acclaim. Portishead have also released the live album ''Roseland NYC Live'' (1998). History Formation and ''Dummy'' (1991–1995) Geoff Barrow and Beth Gibbons formed th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fred Everything
Fred Everything (born Frédéric Blais in Hull, Quebec) is a French-Canadian electronic musician and DJ, best known for his work in the deep house music genre. Early life Blais was brought up in Quebec City, where he gained an interest in synthesis and editing techniques from a young age. He later went on to perform in several live bands and compose music for theatre. His interest in dance music began with the acid house movement, particularly UK label Warp Records' releases. Career In the early 90s, he started performing live in raves and clubs in Canada. He was then known as "Everything", because his live sets could range anywhere from techno to house, ambient, and drum and bass. Fred Everything's career as a DJ began in 1993, when he opened for Sasha at the Metropolis club night in Montreal. After building up a reputation in the US and Canada, he moved to Montreal in 1996, where he released many records under various record labels, including 20:20 Vision, with whom he went on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Snowboy
Snowboy (a.k.a. Mark Cotgrove) is an English percussionist, bandleader, DJ and journalist. – Snowboy Interview at MundoVibe Discography Albums * ''Ritmo Snowbo'' (, 1989) * ''Descarga Mambito'' (Acid Jazz, 1991) * ''Something's Coming'' (Acid Jazz, 1993) * ''Pit Bull Latin Jazz'' (Acid Jazz, 1995) * ''The Soul of Snowboy'' (Acid Jazz, 1995) * ''Mambo Rage'' ( Ubiquity, 1998) * ''Afro Cuban Jazz'' (Ubiquity, 2000) * ''The Hi-Hat: The True Jazz Dance Sessions'' (Ocho, 2000) * ''Para Puente'' (Ubiquity, 2002) * ''New Beginn ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ninja Tuna
''Ninja Tuna'' is the fourth studio album by British record producer Andrew "Mr. Scruff" Carthy, released on 6 October 2008 through Carthy's personal Ninja Tune imprint Ninja Tuna. The track "Kalimba" (a pop rock song with synthesizers that also contains influences from jazz, electronic and dance pop) was selected by Microsoft as the sample music for Windows 7 to demonstrate the new Windows Media Player. A compilation of outtakes from the album, entitled '' Bonus Bait'', was released the following year. In 2009, it was awarded a silver certification (indicating sales of at least 30,000 copies throughout Europe) from the Independent Music Companies Association. Track listing Personnel * Mr. Scruff (Andrew Carthy) – all instruments, production * Alice Russell – vocals (2) * Quantic (Will Holland) – vocals (3) * Roots Manuva (Rodney Hylton Smith) – vocals (6) * Danny Breaks Danny Breaks (born Daniel Whiddett) is a British drum and bass DJ, record producer and r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mr Scruff
Andrew Carthy (born 10 February 1972), known professionally as Mr. Scruff, is an English record producer and DJ. He lives in Stretford, Greater Manchester and studied fine art at the Psalter Lane campus of Sheffield Hallam University. Before he could make a living from his music alone, he worked as a shelf stocker in the Hazel Grove branch of Kwik Save. His stage name was inspired by his scruffy facial hair as well as his trademark loose-lined drawing style. He has been DJing since 1992, at first in and around Manchester, then nationwide. He is known for DJing in marathon sets (often exceeding six hours), his eclectic musical taste, his love of a "nice cup of tea," and the quirky home-produced visuals and animations associated with his music. In an interview, he said, "It's about putting a lot of effort in and paying attention to detail. I get annoyed if I don't take risks. I'm very hard on myself." Career In his twenties, Mr. Scruff's first 12" vinyl, "Hocus Pocus," was rel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
