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Exit Zero Jazz Festival in Cape May, NJ

The Exit Zero Jazz Festival debuted in November 2012 in the national historic landmark city of Cape May, a picturesque beach town on the very … Read More “Exit Zero Jazz Festival in Cape May, NJ”

Marcus Miller in Residency at the Blue Note in NYC

Bassist and bandleader Marcus Miller in a weeklong residency at the Blue Note in NYC, with special guests including Victor Wooten, Derrick Hodge, Charles Altura, … Read More “Marcus Miller in Residency at the Blue Note in NYC”

Marcus Miller in Residency at the Blue Note in NYC

Bassist and bandleader Marcus Miller in a weeklong residency at the Blue Note in NYC, with special guests including Leon Timbo, Mike Stern, Bill Evans, … Read More “Marcus Miller in Residency at the Blue Note in NYC”

Live Review: Double Vision Revisited at the Birchmere in Virginia

The trend for a band to revisit a particularly successful album from its past seemed to have started with the curators of the All Tomorrow’s … Read More “Live Review: Double Vision Revisited at the Birchmere in Virginia”

Marcus Miller: Laid Black (Blue Note)

Marcus Miller’s Blue Note debut, 2015’s Afrodeezia, drew from the African diaspora, presenting a globetrotting musical mélange driven by his experiences acting as a UNESCO … Read More “Marcus Miller: Laid Black (Blue Note)”

Marcus Miller: Afrodeezia

For Afrodeezia, Marcus Miller-who mentions in his liner notes that he’s a spokesperson for UNESCO’s “Slave Route Project”-chose to incorporate musicians and instrumentation associated with … Read More “Marcus Miller: Afrodeezia”

Marcus Miller: Renaissance

Fastest, most melodic thumb in jazz-funk or not-and on many days, he deserves that title-bassist-producer-composer Marcus Miller wields that digit in a manner that’s impossible … Read More “Marcus Miller: Renaissance”