Clubnights We Love :: Gilles Peterson + Nickodemus, The Lift LA
Gilles Peterson + Nickodemus join the already ridiculous line-up of LA’s good-time party, The Lift this Saturday, August 13, 2011. If you’ve never danced the night away with this crew, I asure you will have a great time. Why am I so sure? 1. Their labels are dope: Gilles’s Brownswood Recordings + Nickodemus’s Wonderwheel Recordings. [...]
Shows We Love :: Jose James @ Hiro – WIN TIX!
Our good friends at Giant Step will present An Exclusive Evening with José James at Hiro Ballroom next Saturday, April 17. José hasn’t played in NY for over 2 years, so make sure you don’t miss this one. He’ll be performing new songs from his latest release Blackmagic on Gilles Peterson’s Brownswood Recordings. If you’d like a taste of the evening, take a look at the CODE video & artist profile produced by FWL.
In fact, Friends We Love will be giving away a pair of tickets to a lucky winner. To try your luck, leave us a comment telling us about your favorite José James song and why you’d like to see him live. If you’d like to play it safe, which we completely understand, make sure to buy tickets before they sell out. A winner will be announced on April 15th.
Gilles Peterson, Music Pioneer :: AXIS – 1 of 3
Music pioneer Gilles Peterson takes us on an up close and personal ride through his 30 year career sharing humorous insights on his life and times as one of the most influential DJs in global jazz and dance music scene.
Shows We Love :: Jose James Live Stream + News
Yes, you can catch a live stream of Jose James performing songs from his new record Black Magic at the Ancienne Belgique (AB) on Wednesday at 3:15PM EST. This means that you’ll need your headphones if you’re at work or a speaker jack if you work from home. The show is sold out and it’s a chance to simultaneously see how it goes down in Belgium.
Also on the AB site, you’ll find a recording of the concert Facing East : The Music of John Coltrane by José James & Jef Neve (23 September 2009) as well as a great interview where Jose speaks about John Coltrane.
Music Videos We Love :: Soil & Pimp Sessions, Pop Korn
I caught Soil & Pimp’s NY debut a few years ago and they absolutely blew me away. It was a jazz show for our generation – vibrant, full of energy executed by highly skilled & talented mad men who commanded their instruments, the stage & all of us in the crowd. Soon it was termed “Death Jazz” which is a fitting description as the frenzy of their show is closer to a death metal gig than a languid, jazz joint.
Music Videos We Love :: José James – Code
In this video, we captured José James recording the vocals for the Flying Lotus produced CODE, the first song on his highly anticipated sophomore release Black Magic on Brownswood Recordings. The evening was full of smiles and surprises, including Moni singing background vocals.
José James, Vocalist + Lyricist + Songwriter :: Axis
Critically acclaimed and world renown artist, Jose James invites us to witness the Black Magic of his new record with an intimate studio session that reveals the many facets of his creative process.
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