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For Your Consideration: Geof Bradfield's 'Melba!'

justin — Fri, 17 May 2013 16:37:33 +0000

Alex Marianyi
Contributing Writer
alex.marianyi[at]gmail.com / @alexmarianyi

Kansas City Child. Central Avenue. Dizzy Gillespie. Randy Weston. Detroit / Kingston. Homecoming. This is the story of Melba Liston’s life as told by Chicago-based saxophonist and composer Geof Bradfield. Liston’s is a story not often told, but she was an extremely unique trombonist and composer with a special gift for bringing out the best in those she collaborated with. Bradfield framed this suite of music, as presented on his album Melba!, around the two big collaborations in her life.

New Butcher Brown Videos (Live @Jellowstone)

justin — Thu, 16 May 2013 16:05:36 +0000

Anthony Dean-Harris
Editor-in-Chief
anthony.deanharris@nextbop.com / @i_ADH

When it comes to the most jamming band of the moment, Butcher Brown, when it rains it pours. The group just posted a par of video of them performing some new songs at Jellowstone Studios in Richmond, Virginia. Joining the fun on "RVA Theme" is saxophonist Marcus Tenney. Check them out after the jump and make sure you cop Butcher Brown's free EPs at ButcherBrown.com. We'll undoubtedly continue hyping these guys, they're just too good.

The Road to (U)nity's 'Peace, Love & Music' (Video)

justin — Wed, 15 May 2013 19:11:27 +0000

Anthony Dean-Harris
Editor-in-Chief
anthony.deanharris@nextbop.com / @i_ADH

We've spoken quite highly of the Afro-Cuban jazz group (U)nity before. Their new EP, Peace, Love & Music, is quite good, out now, and priced however you like it, so you should definitely check it out. Recently, the group put out a video showing some of the process of putting it together and thanking some of the folks who have supported them. Watch it after the jump and give a listen and download to Peace, Love & Music

Now Vs Now - "Big Pump" Live at ShapeShifter Lab NYC (Video)

justin — Wed, 15 May 2013 16:14:21 +0000

Anthony Dean-Harris
Editor-in-Chief
anthony.deanharris@nextbop.com / @i_ADH

Keyboardist Jason Lindner's group Now Vs Now just laid a new video on us. Watch the trio of Lindner on keys, Panagiotis Andreou on bass & vocals, and Mark Guiliana on drums play "Big Pump" live at New York's ShapeShifter Lab after the jump.

The Stepkids - "Get Lucky" (Video)

justin — Tue, 14 May 2013 16:15:35 +0000

Anthony Dean-Harris
Editor-in-Chief
anthony.deanharris@nextbop.com / @i_ADH

Sure, the new album from Stones Throw psychedelic jazz trio The Stepkids will be called Troubadour (out later this year) but based on the kinds of videos these guys have been putting out lately, it should be called Snazzy Troubadours. The group posted a video to their YouTube page of them covering Justin Timberlake's "Suit & Tie". Today, they dropped on us a video of their cover of Daft Punk's "Get Lucky". They kept the funk and added some swing, just like the Timberlake cover before it. If this is what their upcoming album sounds like, Troubadour will be amazing. If these guys are just goofing off, I demand an EP of swinging covers of pop tunes to come out soon. Nevertheless, as always, these guys are awesome and you should check them out after the jump.