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Monday Jazzsession Mixtape #39

“Big Shake Up” – Dave O’Higgins
“Sense of Humor” – Bembe Seque
“Estrella Del Mar” – Adonis Rose
“Dona Maria” – Rufus Reid
“InA Place” – Ramudah
“Syntheology” – Lewis McCallum
“Modest Confession” – Megan Livingston
“Beauty On a Grey Day” – Mike Lindup
“Fortuna” – Roni Ben-Hur
“Somehow” – Geoffrey Williams
“Orbital Echoes” – John Nau

Exclusive interview with Me’Shell Ndegeocello at popolio.com

Boy, boy boy! Freddie has done it now! Catch a exclusive blog interview with the one and only Me’Shell Ndegeocello at popolio.com today and tomorrow. Here’s part one.

Monday Jazzsession Mixtape #38 – Interview with Sandra Kaye

Today’s show features an interview with Generativity Records artist, Sandra Kaye. Since 1986, Sandra has thrilled audiences around the world and she shares with me how her music career got off the ground via a now defunct cabaret show in Dallas’ West End. The interview was recorded in her Dallas home. Songs featured from her [...]

Monday Jazzsession Mixtape #37

“I Love Being Here with You” – Mary Stallings
“Bail Out” – Terje Lie
“Dona Maria” – Rufus Reid
“Lazy Afternoon” – Paul Myers Quartet featuring Frank Wess W/Andy Bey
“Simply Natural” – Carla Cook
“Wallflower Blues” – Somi
“Numerico” – Manuel Valera
“Growin Up” – David Binney, Alan Ferber
“Soaring” – Amanda Tosoff
“I Just Want To Be Close To You” – [...]

Musician, Jennie Laws, supports NOH8

From my interview of R&B, jazz artist, Jennie Laws in May of ‘08, I thought she was not only a talented vocalist and musician, but a cool person to get to know, period. Then, Freddie Beat of popolio tipped me off to her NOH8 photo on her MySpace pages. Very cool! (In case [...]

Monday Jazzsession Mixtape #36

“Never The Same” – Charles Langley
“Making Love” – Erik Rico
“Coat Of Many Colors” – James Vincent
“Crossing Streets” – Evan Marien
“A Night in Tunisa” – Quintessence Saxophone Quintet
“Ponta De Ariea” – Esperanza Spaulding
“So Easy” – Dozens
“Naturally” – Hal Galper
“Coat Of Many Colors” – James Vincent
“Teenies World” – George Kontrafouris
“The Music Goes On” – Jeb Patton

The politics of a gay musician pt. 3: About TON3X

Anthony Charles Williams II is a vocal powerhouse, period. Whether R&B, hip-hop, or the gospel styling that made him as Tonex (now, TON3X) loved and respected worldwide, the man cannot be stopped. However, since his clearest address of his long-rumored sexuality (he’s addressed it long before the famed Lexi interview in 2009) has [...]

Video: Rahsaan Patterson performing Sade’s “Stronger Than Pride”

Since this seems to be Sade week for me, just thought I’d share a great performance from 2008 of Rahsaan Patterson performing one my favorites from her, “Stronger Than Pride”. I’m definitely looking forward to a new project from him this year. Enjoy!