Keith C. Elam

The Skate Muzik / Jazzmatazz listening session at @cooperhewitt , Smithsonian Design Museum. Thank you to everyone who came through to celebrate the legacy of Guru and the world of Jazzmatazz with us. A special thank you to @djpremier for pulling up and sharing the moment, and to @devonojas for the space, the sound, and the opportunity to experience this music the way it deserves to be heard. Thank you @chrisk1m for your support. Originally released in May 1993, Jazzmatazz still stands more than 30 years later as one of the defining experimental fusions of hip hop and jazz. R.I.P. Guru. All photos @stefanocarloni_

Skate Muzik / Jazzmatazz feat @tiagolemoskt , April 2026 📹 @dgalli

「Peace yo, and welcome to Jazzmatazz.」 An experimental fusion of hip-hop and live jazz. I’m your host the Guru - that stands for Gifted, Unlimited, Rhymes, Universal. Now I’ve always thought of doing something like this but I didn’t want to do it unless it was going to be done right, know what I’m saying? Cause hip-hop, rap music, it’s real, It’s musical, cultural expression based on reality. And at the same time, jazz is real, and based on reality. Guru, Jazzmatazz vol.1, Introduction [1993] Skate Muzik / Jazzmatazz tees now at [skatemuzikmilano.it]

To celebrate Jazzmatazz, first released in May 1993, next Thursday in New York Skate Muzik together with Keith Elam will host a special listening session inside Devon Turnbull’s HiFi Pursuit Listening Room Dream No.3 at Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum. The session will celebrate the legacy of Jazzmatazz through a selection of music experienced on Turnbull’s large-scale handmade sound system inside the historic Carnegie Library. A rare opportunity to hear Jazzmatazz in a space designed entirely around deep listening, texture, emotion and natural sound. Tickets available via the link in bio. Photo of Guru by @tdoteric

Sixteen years have passed, but your spirit and your timeless voice never left. You live on through me, your loved ones, and through your music, which continues to impact and inspire many. Carrying your legacy is an honor which I hold close every day. I miss you more than words could describe. Love you Pops.

I’m so thankful 🙏🏽

Skate Muzik / Jazzmatazz (…) Even given his longstanding affection for jazz, however, Keith proceeded with caution when presented with the opportunity to make Jazzmatazz, a full-length jazz-rap experiment. “I was leery. It had to be done right,” he says. “My main concern was to maintain my street credibility and to represent the hardcore rap crowd because they’ve got me to where I am now.” As it turned out, making the album was “a very spiritual thing. It was so easy, as if it was meant to be.” Already familiar with the music of all of the artists, Keith followed the same basic method with everyone. He’d record the basic rhythm track, choose a title, have the jazzman come in and solo, and write his lyrics in the studio as the instrumentalist played. “Doin’ the tracks with the older guys was like doin’ a track with my father: They accepted me and I accepted them.” Words by Bill Adler For this season, Skate Muzik worked together with Guru’s son, @keithcelam , to pay homage to his legacy and the lasting resonance of the Jazzmatazz series. R.I.P. Guru Tees available 25 March 2026 2PM Milan - 9AM NYC - 10PM Tokyo exclusively at www.skatemuzikmilano.it

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So much fun I barely took photos :0

We back baby

Past weeks been a 📽️

What’d you told ‘em dawggg