Harp but make it Sheryl Crow and Tom Petty. @mikaeladavis is everything you didn’t know you needed. Get to know this “canyon country” artist. Link in bio.
📷: @team_ream
@babyj4lyfe from Perth to Glastonbury to now opening for Harry Styles, the flow is always in flux, and that’s exactly the point.
🔗 Read the full feature on Tidal Magazine at link in bio.
Hi I played “Maggot Brain” with my friends last night. Nothing can ever change that. It’s not geographically possible to get together often right now, but I’m so happy to be in the 11th(!) year of Middle Blue with @jeremy.danneman@dannytamberelli and @davemillerdrums . That means 11 years of @troostnyc too - thank you, John!! New album coming soon on @islandhouserecs - thank you, Tim!! Above clip directed by @darkforcesswing - thank you, Hank!! Amp courtesy of @apfpower - thank you, Andrew!!
Farewell to James Gadson, one of the funkiest drummers of all time. In a league with only Clyde Stubblefield, Zigaboo Modeliste and Idris Muhammad. Like Tony Allen in Fela’s band or Elvin Jones in the John Coltrane Quartet, Gadson was more than just the drummer in Bill Withers’ group — he was also in charge, in a way, determining if things would shine or *glow*. Blast “Kissing My Love” as loud as you can. Or “Use Me.” Or Diana Ross’ “Love Hangover.” Or Marvin Gaye’s “I Want You.” No one has ever played a hi-hat like James Gadson. Link in bio for my full tribute.
@snailmail gets existential on new album Ricochet and in a new Tidal Magazine interview. Link in bio.
📷 by: Daria Kobayashi Ritch
Article by: @middleblue
Happy 75th birthday to Bill Frisell!!!! I spoke to the jazz-Americana guitar genius about his new live album, Strayhorn and Ellington, Curtis Fowlkes, and this milestone trip around the sun.
“Every day you wake up and you’re at the very beginning,” says Frisell. “What you haven’t done yet is infinite out in front of you, and you can’t finish it. It’s strange, like, I must have done something in all that time, [laughs] but it doesn’t feel like it, you know? It feels like, ‘I gotta just try to get it together today and I’ll just keep trying.’ I feel really lucky that I’ve been able to keep going this long.”
“There’s no goal, ’cause you can’t get there,” adds the guitarist. “So just to be able to keep going would be great if I could keep going for a while longer. [laughs]”
Link in bio.
Had the honor of chatting with Shabaka about rapping for the first time, producing for the first time, and recommitting to the sax on his new album, Of the Earth. Come for the anecdote about getting in trouble in high school for writing down Biggie lyrics, stay to find out the first three CDs he ever bought (one was Brown Sugar). Link in bio.
In a joint interview with the once-in-a-generation bassist and composer Meshell Ndegeocello, vocalist Justin Hicks shares an analogy for what he does: “I’m the town baker. That’s all. And my family makes bread.” He’s removing any pretensions from his work, and emphasizing community, but also alluding to his collaboration with two additional singers — his wife, Kenita Miller-Hicks, and sister, Jade Hicks. Known as the HawtPlates, all three work with Ndegeocello, and Kenita and Jade feature heavily on Justin’s debut album, Man of Style. Released last week, and produced by Justin, Ndegeocello and guitarist Chris Bruce, Style is a fascinating affair, borrowing from soul and singer-songwriter vibes while never committing to either. The album is consistently surprising, down to its lyrics that feel intimate but never scrutable.
Was so great to chat with Justin and Meshell. Link in bio.
![Happy 75th birthday to Bill Frisell!!!! I spoke to the jazz-Americana guitar genius about his new live album, Strayhorn and Ellington, Curtis Fowlkes, and this milestone trip around the sun.“Every day you wake up and you’re at the very beginning,” says Frisell. “What you haven’t done yet is infinite out in front of you, and you can’t finish it. It’s strange, like, I must have done something in all that time, [laughs] but it doesn’t feel like it, you know? It feels like, ‘I gotta just try to get it together today and I’ll just keep trying.’ I feel really lucky that I’ve been able to keep going this long.”“There’s no goal, ’cause you can’t get there,” adds the guitarist. “So just to be able to keep going would be great if I could keep going for a while longer. [laughs]”Link in bio.](https://sp1.picnob.com/p/pt_6747371147701634654710_0_b7559b72264386d580bd59413e40dd6f.jpg?o=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&h=e4b9933cb834321c81847ceddc8c1160)
