Harlem-based collective Freelance bring their hybridized, free-form musical aesthetic to their highly-anticipated album, ‘Yes Today’ due out May 11th, 2018 via Revive Music. ‘Yes Today’ is a collection of songs that speak to the evolution of Freelance and their myriad influences, from Earth Wind and Fire to the Robert Glasper Experiment. The genre-defying collective lends their progressive sound to the tasks of speaking truth to power, pushing the envelope with sonically forward production and capturing the energy of their electric live shows on record. The album penned by founding leaders, Smithsoneon (vocals) and Ausar The Ambassador (keyboards) is an urgent call to action that also features band members Craig Hill (saxophone), Yasser Tejeda (guitar), Justin Tyson (drums), and David "Dj" Ginyard (bass). With Yes Today, the brotherhood of musicians challenge listeners to take risks, embrace their passions and live for today -- not tomorrow, but today.

“A lovely jazz performance that soothes the soul”
— 6x NBA champion, basketball legend & jazz fan Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

“Mike Casey: Jazz For The Millennial Set”
— Huffington Post

saxophone-based artist & composer
GRAMMYs "NEXT" Class of 2023

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Learned from all these people

Madlib
9th Wonder
Dj Premier
MF Doom
JDilla
The Alchemist
Exile
Flying Lotus
Kanye West
Clyde Stubblefield
Tony Williams
Ludwig Van
Nujabes
Onra
Pete Rock
The Roots
The RZA
The Wu-Tang Clan
88 keys
and countless others

JayBee Lamahj is an amalgamation of raw talent, varied musical execution and a willingness to be vulnerable in an era of clout chasing for the dollar. Lamahj is a first generation American making him a legend in his own right carrying a legacy put upon him since birth. Vocally Lamahj is one of the more versatile talents we have, he can carry a melody, ride a beat or smash a guest feature. With three projects under his belt, including his 2020 Prelude, JayBee Lamahj plans to finish the first year of the decade on top.

Find out the rest at jaybeelamahj.com

Chris Lighty was a giant in hip-hop. He managed Foxy Brown, Fat Joe, Missy Elliott, Busta Rhymes, LL Cool J, 50 Cent—anyone who was anyone worked with Lighty. But in 2012 he was found dead at his home in the Bronx, a death that left the music world reeling. In this podcast miniseries from Gimlet Media and Loud Speakers Network, we tell the story of Chris Lighty, from the first breakbeat to the last heartbeat.

With episodes featuring @uncleRUSH @fatjoe @noreaga @regulator @KoolDJRedAlert @JungleBros4Life and many, many more.

Christian Howes presents the Creative Strings Podcast: Exploring intersections between creativity, music education, string playing, DIY music business, and culture

Since 2011, performer, educator and composer, Christian Howes was voted #1 in the Downbeat Critics Poll (“Rising Stars/Violin”), named among the top three jazz violinists in the JazzTimes critics poll, and nominated for Violinist of the Year by the Jazz Journalist Association. He received the Residency Partner Award through Chamber Music America for residencies in school orchestras, earned a USArtists grant through the Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation, and was invited by the U.S. State department to teach and perform as a cultural ambassador in Ukraine and Montenegro.  His 2013 release on Resonance Records, “Southern Exposure” earned recognition in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Downbeat, Jazz Times, as well as a six-night run at Lincoln Center.  His 2015 release, “American Spirit” was named among the Best Jazz Albums of 2015″ by the Huffington Post. Howes is the founder of “Creative Strings“, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization with a mission to expand music education through the creation of online curriculum, an annual summer conference, and dozens of visits to schools annually teaching improvisation, contemporary styles, and related subjects. He endorses Yamaha violins and D’Addario strings.

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