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The Beast + Big Band covers "Africa" by Toto

The newest EP from North Carolina hip hop/jazz quartet The Beast. 

Produced by Drake Murphy
Mixed by Drake Murphy for Addor Music Group
Mastered by Brent Lambert at The Kitchen
Artwork by Gabe Gets

Trouble

Just Do It

Every month, Eric picks a sample to chop of live in front of the audience, the rest of the band has never heard it before.

Our friends Alan Thompson (soprano sax) and Andy Kleindienst (trombone) were at the hang, so they came up to play as well.

Catch us every month at The Durham Hotel.

Sample of the Week Durham Hotel edition - live freestyle/remix of Nina Simone "To Love Somebody"

Woke

Runaway

Mothership

I Need You

Had A Good Run

Power Man

Captain America

Believe In Me

The Pledge

Doin' What I Love

Infinite

Umi Says

Now in its tenth year, The Beast is an innovative and electrifying hip hop and jazz ensemble, known for pushing creative boundaries and dynamic collaborations. Straight outta Durham, the cultural and entrepreneurial nexus of a new south, The Beast is a home-grown artistic force, mixing tap-dancers, puppeteers, and spoken word artists into its repertoire.  Comprised of professor, community organizer, and emcee Pierce Freelon, keyboardist Eric Hirsh, drummer Stephen Coffman, and bassist Pete Kimosh, The Beast has thus far executed a Duke University-commissioned big band project, curated residencies at the North Carolina Museum of Art, and toured Panama as featured in a PBS web-series. The quartet has just finished its second full-length album, "Woke," with Philly-native producer/drummer Steve McKie (Bilal, Jill Scott, Musiq, et al).

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