Keyboardist Herbie Hancock achieved legendary status through his adventures with Miles Davis and a myriad other jazz outfits, although his profile as an innovator has been lower since his jazz fusion activities in the '70s.
Every day must be as easy as Sunday morning for London new jazz act Bugz if this compilation is anything to go on. Classic soul and funk from Marvin Gaye, Donald Byrd and Herbie Hancock feature here, with a sprinkling off new school hip-hop from the likes of Slum Village.
TV On The Radio are among the new acts added to the line-up for the Heineken Green Synergy gigs this November, along with Cut Copy, Dan LeSac Vs Scroobius Pip and more...
Jazz and funk legend Herbie Hancock is among the artists confirmed for the Heineken Green Synergy event, which takes place in various venues around Dublin this November
As part of his special 75th birthday world tour, Jazz giant Wayne Shorter will open the MBNA Shannon International Music Festival with the Irish Chamber Orchestra this July.
The producers of choice for everyone from Justin Timberlake to Jay-Z, Pharrell Williams and Chad Hugo are also earning plaudits for their rock and hip-hop influenced side project, N*E*R*D
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US3 GET READY . . .
. . . Now go cats go! When a critic talks about awarding his favourite gig, album and band of the year accolades to the same outfit then we gotta be talking about something special. In this case it’s transatlantic Jazz Rappers US3. And the, er, critic in question: MR. STUART CLARK
RTE Lyric FM will celebrate the 80th anniversary of the birth of the late genre-defying trumpeter Mile Davis with a special weekend focusing on a man who is arguably the greatest jazz innovator to have a major impact on rock music. To give you a little something for that weekend, Jackie hayden reflects on one of the true giants of music.
NOT FOR the first time, Ireland's echoing America in its current musical climate. Meat 'n' potatoes rock is, if not dead, then dozing, leaving the pop-kids and dance instructors calling the shots.
30 years after the recording of Bitches Brew, the release of The Complete Bitches Brew Sessions comes on like Apocalypse Then The Sequel. PETER MURPHY journeys upriver into the heart of darkness and unearths still more evidence to confirm MILES DAVIS reputation as one of the most peaceful and influential musicians of the millennium.
