Fly By Night Feat  Talib Kweli & Saunders Sermons

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Misunderstood Part I Produced By Pimps Of Joytime

Misunderstood Part II Feat: Consequence, Saunders Sermens, & Stimulus Produced By DJ Center

Daydreams Feat: Prodigy of Mobb Deep

Grammy-Award Winning Artist Releases Lead-Single With An Assist From Jean Grae

You have heard Grammy Award-winning trumpet player Maurice “Mobetta” Brown before. After all, he’s appeared on LP’s from Santigold, Ski Beatz, Prodigy, Talib Kweli, Cee-Lo, Diddy, Musiq Soulchild and countless others; but you heard his trumpet and not his voice.

Think Louis Armstrong and his trumpet uploaded for the 21st century to a Hip-Hop beat, and you begin to understand who this young genius is. Maurice is a classically-trained Jazzman mentored and supported by the iconic Wynton Marsalis and the legendary Ramsey Lewis. But “Mobetta” is also a Hip-Hop head for life, and that journey on this planet rock literally parallels the history and evolution of rap. Little wonder that Maurice not only blows the roof off God’s sky with his horn, but he also spits lyrics the way Satchmo spit his own brand of vocalese back in the day. Yup, Mobetta is a horn-playing-rhyme-spraying-dancing machine that Jazz-Hip-Hop collaborators like Donald Byrd and Gang Starr’s Guru, or Ron Carter and A Tribe Called Quest fantasized about in the early 1990s. No need to cram to make that Jazz/Hip-Hop experiment happen in these times because Maurice Brown is the living and breathing embodiment of it all, a one-stop shop destined to be this era’s Quincy Jones. And then some!

Fresh off of winning his very first Grammy with Tedeschi Trucks Band for Best Blues Album of the year in 2012 (Maurice was the horn arranger for the 11-piece ensemble), Maurice is prepping his latest release, Maurice vs Mobetta, or, rather, Maurice’s azz side versus his Hip-Hop persona. Maurice vs Mobetta features appearances from Talib Kweli, Consequence, Prodigy, Jean Grae and production from Fyre Dept, DJ Scratch and Maurice himself and its a mere sampling of what’s in-store on Maurice vs Mobetta; as Brown has more in store, not only on this new effort, but coming down the pike. Know that Maurice vs Mobetta is a gumbo sound lab for this dynamic young trumpet player-arranger-producer.

And Maurice “Mobetta” Brown is just getting warmed up…

Maurice vs. Mobetta will be out October 8th 
(pre-order via iTunes)

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Back At The Ranch Feat:  Jean Grae Produced By DJ Scratch

Mobetta Christmas

Christmas Eve

Silver Bells

Baby It's Cold Outside

Silent Night

White Christmas

Odyssey (feat. Kamasi Washington & MonoNeon)

Imposter Syndrome (feat. Rae Khalil & J. Ivy)

Betta Days

Wake Up

Sunday Morning (feat. Kendra Foster)

Finish Line (feat. Chelsea Baratz & Omar)

BETTA DAYS

Mystic Spells (Digital Bonus Version)

Stay (feat. Irene Blackman)

NYC 'ta Volado (feat. Cimafunk)

Mo Miles Ahead (Intro)

Free (feat. Yahzarah & Tarrey Torae)

Take Off

Check out the new single "Destination Hope" ft: Chris Turner & J. Ivy. "Destination Hope" is the first single off Maurice's new album "The Mood". 
Available March 24, 2017. 

“Destination Hope represents a place of encouragement & inclusion in place of resentment & division, a place where there is no racism or discrimination. A place where people have respect for one another, their communities and the environment. It’s very easy to get caught up in the negativity & that leads to hopelessness. In these trying times, I sought to create a mood that would uplift people and give them a sense of hope. The destination is in the journey to get there; to actively & compassionately stand up for something better for ourselves & future generations is to cultivate hope.”― Maurice Brown
#TheMood #DestinationHope #SpreadLove

The Mood

Destination Hope ft. Chris Turner & J. Ivy

Maurice Brown is widely recognized for his tenure with Tedeschi Trucks Band, but the Grammy-Award-winning trumpet virtuoso has also produced & been featured on dozens of stellar recordings alongside greats like Aretha Franklin, De La Soul, Diddy, Lettuce, and UK soul singer OMAR, to name a few. 

More recently, Mobetta dedicated his time entirely to a solo career, featuring a stellar band blending hip-hop, jazz, soul, and funk-inspired beats from all over the map.


Now, he’s released a new single “Stand Up” featuring hip-hop master Talib Kweli from his newest album The Mood, due out March 24, 2017. The two exchange verses in this new jazzy number that serves as a call-to-action and encourages listeners to stand for something and be meaningful with their lives. 


Brown tells us about the track: “Stand Up” is a call for humanity to take a stand for something & come together to make a positive difference in the world around us. We are in a political and economic climate that has been sapping the energy and sense of hope from everyone around us. Inspired by the advice “Stand for something or you’ll fall for anything” that my father gave me when I was a kid, I want to call people to come together, take a stand for a better life & a better world and help one another in whatever way possible, big or small. To collectively be the change we wish to see in the world.


From now until New Orlean Jazz Fest, Maurice will be hosting Mobetta Tuesdays at the Jazz Standard in NYC. Every Tuesday, he will be welcoming special guests (like Snarky Puppy’s Michael League, drum legend Lenny White, saxophonist Skerik and more) to join him for different weekly musical themes. More information about Mobetta Tuesdays can be found on the venue’s website. www.jazzstandard.com

Released by:
Mobetta/Ropeadope
Release date:
23 March 2017
P-line:
℗ Mobetta Music Inc

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