Tagged: jazz
Stream Shigeto’s Lineage Mini-LP
Zack Saginaw, whose middle name and producer alias is Shigeto, releases his Lineage Mini-LP on Ghostly tomorrow. As the family tree title suggests, Lineage is a personal and reflective album—its front cover shows Saginaw’s great-grandfather’s … read more »
Grammys Trash Talk: Justin Bieber Fans Attack Esperanza Spalding, Lady Gaga Steals Ideas, Cee-Lo as Sun Ra
Last night at the 53rd Grammy awards, Wayne and Minaj walked the red carpet together but were absent from the events broadcast. Lady Gaga traversed the red carpet in an egg supported by pallbearers. When … read more »
Shannon Ramsey f. Jazz, "Memory" MP3
Something about this song sounds old school. Maybe its the super orchestra build up to the verse or the fact that both people in the song can sing. Jazz’s riffs remind us of the good … read more »
Re-Issue: Miles Davis
Each week, FADER Media Style Director Chioma Nnadi will comment on the throwback style and fashion of a Suite903 artist. Today’s Re-Issue: Miles Davis.
Stream: Flying Lotus’ Album Cosmogramma
It took us a minute to really gel with what Flying Lotus was doing, but now that we’re there with him, we’re really there with him. Cosmogramma is what we hoped his previous record, Los … read more »
708 Words I Manifest In the Wake of GURU's Death
“The rejected stone is now the cornerstone.” – GURU Shame on me for taking GURU’s cancer lightly. Today Keith “GURU” Elam died, now the seriousness of his sickness is sinking in a lot more than … read more »
Harlem Stage Does Tribute to Roy Ayers with Pete Rock
Two years ago, I watched a colleague of Roy Ayers defend the jazz/R&B legend against a young club promoter who didn’t see him on the guestlist. He eventually got into the club, without a heated … read more »
Schnipper’s Slept On
Each Tuesday, FADER editor Matthew Schnipper highlights an underappreciated release he thinks we need to know about. This week it’s Marion Brown’s Afternoon of a Georgia Faun. Listen to clips from the record and read … read more »
Mulatu Astatke, “Green Africa” MP3
Mulatu Astatke has been enjoying the longest career resurgence we could possibly imagine. It’s to the point that it feels like he was never really out of the public eye. And to an extent he … read more »
Suite903 DJ: DJ Spinna
Suite903: No.5 (Part 1) DJ Spinna is something of an anomaly in music. A humbling example of what it takes to truly succeed within the framework of multiple fields. A steadfast work ethic, an obsessively … read more »
