The early recording echoes as a reflection of Deckard’s longing nostalgia as he faces the challenges ahead, to sleuth out the artificial intelligence that walks among the bustling city sidewalks of a derelict society.
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Members of Antibalas were onstage performers for the Broadway jukebox musical Fela!, including trombonist Aaron Johnson who also took on the role of musical director for the show.
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The homegrown talent of the Austin, Texas blues scene, guitarist Gary Clark Jr. established himself as a twenty-first century bluesman at the infamous Antone’s on Sixth Street, but it was his appearance at the 2010 Crossroads Guitar Festival where the rest of the world learned his name.
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Marsalis’ use of the Harmon mute alludes to the “Toots” Theilemans sound and the playfulness of Spike Jones, however it is his wah technique that reflects the blues that may have originally inspired Joe Raposo’s work.
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According to trumpeter Raymond Williams’ biography, he was given the nickname “Dr. Rackle” by his mentor Jackie McLean as a title for his group of “Sound Griots,” or musical sages, and has been an integral part of shaping and arranging the Hot 8 sound of the streets into a Grammy nominated work of art, earning himself the second nickname, “The Fine Tuner.”
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Originally released in 2013, Trombone Shorty’s third and final album on Verve Records, Say That To Say This, intended to re-package the New Orleans jazz musician as an R&B superstar.
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