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Philly’s Jazz Musicians Have a New Leader Looking Out for Them as COVID-19 Rages

Posted on July 8, 2020September 15, 2020 by Kevin Johnson

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One week away from The Smooth Show at Settlement M One week away from The Smooth Show at Settlement Music School on March 18th 7PM #jazzbridge #phillyjazz #jazzingermantown #phillyevents Reposted @the.smooth.show “This the first time we’ve ever done some 💩 like this before!” . . . Any time we play this original song, we never know how it’ll go. #Shoutout hype man extraordinaire @earl2da2ndpower for getting the @timerestaurant audience to sing along! #dadadada 😄 . . . 🎷🥁🎹🎸 #TheSmoothShow #livemusic #phillylivemusic #live #music #philly #philadelphia #musician #band #sax #saxophone #drums #bass #piano #keys #goodmusic #goodtimes #goodpeople
The Smooth Show Come out Tuesday, March 18th, to The Smooth Show Come out Tuesday, March 18th, to hear Clayton and the other band members perform. SM😎😎TH. Killing 'em softly! 🔥 #jazzbridge ##phillyjazz #jazzingermantown Reposted @dawgondrums7 This is what studio life is like. . I'd love more. If you need drums; lemme know!!! . Had to include the next few shows!!! . March 12: @chrisjazzcafe with @hudson.river (link in bio) March 18 @jazzbridge with @the.smooth.show (link in bio) March 28 @wphiladelphia with @the.smooth.show It's gonna be a good month. Make it even better with some live music in your life!!!! Does live music make your week better?#dawgondrums #drums #drummer #musician #livemusic #phillymusic #event
RIP 🕊 🙏🏽 Reposted @jazzcorner_ #RIP Roy RIP 🕊 🙏🏽 Reposted @jazzcorner_ #RIP Roy Ayers, the Godfather of Neo Soul died on Tues in New York City at the age of 84. While he cut his teeth on the 1960s hardbop scene of LA, Ayers came into his signature sound in the 1970s with streetwise music by mixing funk grooves, soulful horns and vocals with jazz improvisation. And it was the 1976 release of “Everybody Loves the Sunshine” that sent a ripple throughout the funk and groove world and became a staple of his live sets. “I was recording at Electric Lady in New York, which had been Jimi Hendrix’s studio. It was a beautiful, hot, sunny day and I just got this phrase in my head: ‘Everybody loves the sunshine...I started singing: ‘Feel what I feel, when I feel what I feel, what I’m feeling.” Then I started thinking about summer imagery: ‘Folks get down in the sunshine, folks get brown in the sunshine, just bees and things and flowers.” “It was so spontaneous. It felt wonderful. And I knew exactly how I wanted it to sound: a mix of vibraphone, piano and a synthesiser. We recorded it at night, so the sun was down, but the vibe in the studio was really nice. Pure vibes.” “Everybody Loves the Sunshine” and Ayers’ catalogue continued to be discovered through the generations through the advent of sampling. His songs have been prominently sampled and that lifeline continued through studio collaborations with new generations of R&B and hip-hop musicians. One of the major prophets of #jazz #funk and #acidjazz, Ray Ayers was decades ahead of his time and successfully erased the boundaries between the various genres and styles of Black music in America. It was, and always will be, the vibe. #royayers #everybodylovesthesunshine #rnb #jazz #neosoul #vibes
Financial Workshop 🤑 💶 Thanks to TD Bank fo Financial Workshop 🤑 💶 Thanks to TD Bank for partnering with Jazz Bridge. Last night was educational, informative, and well needed. We look forward to more of these sessions covering topics targeted for musicians. 🫱🏻‍🫲🏽 📸 @johnson_kevin #jazzbridge #tdbank #phillyjazzmusicians #philadelphia
Free Financial Workshop Today • Mar 4th jazzbri Free Financial Workshop Today • Mar 4th jazzbridge.org/tickets #jazzbridge #phillyjazz #phillyevents #jazzmusicians
Reposted @journeyarts_phl Can you imagine findin Reposted @journeyarts_phl Can you imagine finding four pianos in one room? . We’ve got a special thanks to Settlement Music School’s Germantown Branch staff, Mervin Touissanit (Branch Coordinator & Faculty AND a Journey Arts Table Sessions alum!) and Micah Jones (Branch Director), who’ve been instrumental in facilitating the unique rehearsal space needs for Eight Eight Time! . Check out a behind the scenes look of the artists of Eight Eight Time in practice sessions, and at an intimate work-in-progress sharing, all at the Settlement Music School Germantown Branch. . Secure your seats to witness the intimate and epic experience of Eight Eight Time, coming to Journey Arts (@journeyarts_phl), April 3-5. . https://www.journeyarts.org/24-25-season/eight-eight-time . Photos by Mochi Robinson . #journeyartsphl #eighteightime
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