The Urban Music Scene.com
July, 2009 Edition. Vol. 27
IT'S FREE!!
Welcome to The Urban Music Scene...
"July on The Fly!"
New update 7/2/09... Including the changes to our
"Videos Of The Week"!! Scroll down to the middle of the page &
see....one of those of which: Charles (& many others) will cold dig
the video from YouTube to Michael Jackson's "P.Y.T."! Check it when you
have some time. A couple of reviews got publshed today: from Will Downing's "Classique" to Ginuwine's "A Man's Thoughts"... on the R&B tip. ....more reviews coming shortly! Speaking of which, Our guest
writer Jerry "The Mouse" Clark set off the memory to the supergroup
MFSB on our Back In the Day page/blog! You see, we didn't forget about you! Cheers! We'll be RIGHT back! Michael Joseph Jackson - 1958-2009 A few thoughts were shared from numerous fans & personalities throughout the industry, as well as new projects set to be released in Mike's honor! Please visit our News-New Releases blog for more details! The Urban & Contemporary Jazz , R&B/Soul and Gospel scene is coming directly to you on your desk & laptops! Maybe even your TV monitors...
Michael Jackson...
If we were to start somewhere on our own (about Mike J.), then we would get it going with a very underrated song given to us from Mike's "Invincible" album. And that song was entitled "Cry"...
More Videos Of The Week:
(The Week of 6/28/09 thru 7/4/09)
The Gospel Page: Greg O'Quin & iPraize - Lead Me Jesus
The Jazz Page: Najee - Secret Admirer
The R&B/Soul Page: Day 26 - Truth Is A Lie
The Back In The Day Page: Michael Jackson - P.Y.T. (Folks, Please watch this!!)**
More Videos Of The Week:
(The Week of 6/28/09 thru 7/4/09)
The Gospel Page: Greg O'Quin & iPraize - Lead Me Jesus
The Jazz Page: Najee - Secret Admirer
The R&B/Soul Page: Day 26 - Truth Is A Lie
The Back In The Day Page: Michael Jackson - P.Y.T. (Folks, Please watch this!!)**
The Youth Spot!
The young players & playettes will come to appreciate this special section full of new artists, fire blazin' new videos & song samples, updated content, bio's & then some! Welcome to "The Youth Spot!"
For starters, you should already know about the kick off to the young starlet on the rise in R&B & Pop music - Kristinia DeBarge! Check out the next chapter to her story with our free sample of "Future Love" on the scene (courtesy of ThinkTank)!! Her new album, "Exposed" comes July 28th, 2009!!
Concerts & Festivals
It's 'July on The Fly' Huh?
R&B Superstar Maxwell releases his road tour dates for his fans to come out & support his comeback! The new album is about to be released this summer! Click here to see tour dates!!
What else is on the Concerts Horizon?
The 2009 Long Beach Jazz Festival is HERE!! Click the brown hot link & see the itinerary for this years event! Feat. David Sanborn & Lots More!!
And speaking of Long Beach, Cali, Look out for the 30th Annual Blues Festival & The 30th Annual Detroit International Jazz Festival on the horizon, ...
The 14th Annual JazzFest West 2009 will break down the party flow come July 18th & 19th in Southern Cal.! And Teena Marie will be on the scene!
The 5th Annual Tito Puente Latin Music Series is going to be off the chain!!
*The Macy's Music Festival in Cinncinatti feat Charlie Wilson, Anita Baker, The O'Jay's, The Whispers, Fantasia, Joe, Jazmine Sullivan, John Legend, Eric Benet, Robin Thicke & so much more! (This one is the hot spot players!!)...
The biggest tour so far this year featuring Earth, Wind & Fire & Chicago!! & Lots More!! Just visit our Concerts blog for more details...
Tour Information of your favorite artists, in Jazz, Gospel & R&B/Soul, including Phil Perry, Anthony Hamilton, Beyonce, Soulive, The McDonald's Inspiration Gospel Tour, Mary Mary, Jazz group S.M.V., Keyshia Cole & more, please click here!
To access our complete Concerts & Festivals blog, please click here!
The Music Reviews!!
R&B....Urban & Contemporary
Coming Aug. 25th is a collection of interpretations in reflection to Soul music supreme - Bobby Womack, as Calvin Richardson looks back on his legacy in the release from Shanachie Entertainment, "Facts of Life: The Soul of Bobby Womack"! Terrill Hanna opened up the CD case & spun the disc back!
Special R&B Crooner Will Downing's new release, "Classique" had a strong opening on Billboards' Charts recently! Peggy Oliver goes into great detail about the making & bio of this interesting entertainer!!
After some time off, Urban R&B singer Ginuwine returns to the game with his 6th effort "A Man's Thoughts". And Terrill expressed his feelings about it! Check the review...
The highly anticipated new album from one of the finest Soul Vocalists in the R&B genre has finally arrived. Teena Marie comes back to us with "Congo Square"!! Peggy Oliver couldn't wait to put her hands on this!!
More reviews of your favorite R&B singers/vocalists can be accessed by clicking here!!
Gospel.....Urban, Contemporary & Traditional
Shellie A. returns to the gospel scene with her take on upcoming new vocalist Melinda Watts! The new album, "People Get Ready" moved Shellie. Check out the review & see for yourselves!! Project available July 28th, 2009.
Open up the doors & let the music of Greg O'Quin & iPraize come in. With worship praise & then some, Mr. O'Quin & Pendulum Records presents, "After The Storm"! Peggy Oliver went into the album & came up with the review!
Shanachie Entertainment re-introduces Gospel vocalist Kim Burrell! The new project? "No Ways Tired" And our very own Shellie A. talks about it!
(photo credit: Gilles Toucas)
Aside from a very busy schedule on her plate, Ms. Vanessa Williams took some time out to talk to Terrill J. Hanna about her new release, "The Real Thing" & shares into the making of the record, various topics & then some! We welcome Ms. Williams to The Urban Music Scene!
(interview held in May, 2009)
Our interviews has touched upon various musicians & vocalists from throughout the industry! From Poncho Sanchez to Ann Nesby, from Kirk Whalum to Esperanza Spalding! Please visit our Interviews blog to see who traveled through The Urban Music Scene by clicking here!!
The New Voices Of Today
The Very talented Alex Nester grabbed Marvin's attention in a hurry! So much so, he laid out a review of her recent project, "Rattle The Walls"! And yes, he spoke highly about her gift for music! Check it out!
Marvin tasted a little bit of some 'OO Soul' from this fine group by the same name. He gets into more details about their album, "Til The Lights Come Up"!
(**Listen in on some of the finest music from our selection of new artists to hit The Urban Music Scene! Each featured artist has a song sample to offer us this month! Visit The New Voices of Today page for more details!!**)
Back In The Day Music!
The Funk? The Jams? The playback? What...Are y'all kidding us? The Soul jams of yesteryear is brought to you courtesy of
T.U.M.S.! (The Urban Music Scene playas!)
While the old school glow carries the team to new heights, Jerry returns to stir up the creative juices as he looked back on a record he once adored from supergroup MFSB called, "Mysteries Of The World"!!
Our primetime old school specialist, Charles Sherard had enough & went into a zone. What he came up with next will possibly get the party people ready for the Memorial Day weekend when he represented the Angela Bofill classic, "Too Tough" for the scene!
Take a look back into 1993 with us as Terrill sends his regards to another R&B guy group called Intro. Once led by Kenny Greene, T broke it down & explained how great these guys once were!
....Look out for the release of an new Audiobook featuring "Nelson Mandela's Favorite African Folktales"...a new stage play is coming to Hollywood. It's called "Chariot".....A New Book is about to be released by Hank O'Neal, following the legacy of Jazz musicians in the city of Harlem - "The Ghosts Of Harlem". And much more!!
Welcome to the month of July T.U.M.S.!!
We ARE The Urban Music Scene.
The young players & playettes will come to appreciate this special section full of new artists, fire blazin' new videos & song samples, updated content, bio's & then some! Welcome to "The Youth Spot!"
For starters, you should already know about the kick off to the young starlet on the rise in R&B & Pop music - Kristinia DeBarge! Check out the next chapter to her story with our free sample of "Future Love" on the scene (courtesy of ThinkTank)!! Her new album, "Exposed" comes July 28th, 2009!!
Concerts & Festivals
It's 'July on The Fly' Huh?
R&B Superstar Maxwell releases his road tour dates for his fans to come out & support his comeback! The new album is about to be released this summer! Click here to see tour dates!!
What else is on the Concerts Horizon?
The 2009 Long Beach Jazz Festival is HERE!! Click the brown hot link & see the itinerary for this years event! Feat. David Sanborn & Lots More!!
And speaking of Long Beach, Cali, Look out for the 30th Annual Blues Festival & The 30th Annual Detroit International Jazz Festival on the horizon, ...
The 14th Annual JazzFest West 2009 will break down the party flow come July 18th & 19th in Southern Cal.! And Teena Marie will be on the scene!
The 5th Annual Tito Puente Latin Music Series is going to be off the chain!!
*The Macy's Music Festival in Cinncinatti feat Charlie Wilson, Anita Baker, The O'Jay's, The Whispers, Fantasia, Joe, Jazmine Sullivan, John Legend, Eric Benet, Robin Thicke & so much more! (This one is the hot spot players!!)...
The biggest tour so far this year featuring Earth, Wind & Fire & Chicago!! & Lots More!! Just visit our Concerts blog for more details...
Tour Information of your favorite artists, in Jazz, Gospel & R&B/Soul, including Phil Perry, Anthony Hamilton, Beyonce, Soulive, The McDonald's Inspiration Gospel Tour, Mary Mary, Jazz group S.M.V., Keyshia Cole & more, please click here!
To access our complete Concerts & Festivals blog, please click here!
The Music Reviews!!
R&B....Urban & Contemporary
Coming Aug. 25th is a collection of interpretations in reflection to Soul music supreme - Bobby Womack, as Calvin Richardson looks back on his legacy in the release from Shanachie Entertainment, "Facts of Life: The Soul of Bobby Womack"! Terrill Hanna opened up the CD case & spun the disc back!
Special R&B Crooner Will Downing's new release, "Classique" had a strong opening on Billboards' Charts recently! Peggy Oliver goes into great detail about the making & bio of this interesting entertainer!!
After some time off, Urban R&B singer Ginuwine returns to the game with his 6th effort "A Man's Thoughts". And Terrill expressed his feelings about it! Check the review...
The highly anticipated new album from one of the finest Soul Vocalists in the R&B genre has finally arrived. Teena Marie comes back to us with "Congo Square"!! Peggy Oliver couldn't wait to put her hands on this!!
More reviews of your favorite R&B singers/vocalists can be accessed by clicking here!!
Gospel.....Urban, Contemporary & Traditional
(advertisement)
Shellie A. returns to the gospel scene with her take on upcoming new vocalist Melinda Watts! The new album, "People Get Ready" moved Shellie. Check out the review & see for yourselves!! Project available July 28th, 2009.
Open up the doors & let the music of Greg O'Quin & iPraize come in. With worship praise & then some, Mr. O'Quin & Pendulum Records presents, "After The Storm"! Peggy Oliver went into the album & came up with the review!
Shanachie Entertainment re-introduces Gospel vocalist Kim Burrell! The new project? "No Ways Tired" And our very own Shellie A. talks about it!
More reviews of your favorite Gospel artists can be accessed by clicking here!!
Jazz....Urban & Contemporary
The illustrious career of premier sax player Najee continues, as he creates a groove unlike any other for his release of "Mind Over Matter", from Heads Up International (Coming Aug 25th, 2009)! Follow Peggy's thoughts on the album by clicking here!!
For someone who has 'More To Say' about her career & the music she loves, Terri Lyne Carrington's "More To Say....Real Life Story: Nextgen" is the big ticket for the Jazz world! Filled with insatiable grooves & more, Ms. Oliver delivers her thoughts on the new disc!
Do you know what it means to 'Rock Steady'? Well according to sax man Richard Elliot, he seems to know how to take you there my means of jazz. His recent release, Rock Steady, showcases his gift behind the sax flow. Terrill looked into it!!
More reviews of your favorite jazz artists can be accessed by clicking here!
Interviews Jazz....Urban & Contemporary
(advertisement)
The illustrious career of premier sax player Najee continues, as he creates a groove unlike any other for his release of "Mind Over Matter", from Heads Up International (Coming Aug 25th, 2009)! Follow Peggy's thoughts on the album by clicking here!!
For someone who has 'More To Say' about her career & the music she loves, Terri Lyne Carrington's "More To Say....Real Life Story: Nextgen" is the big ticket for the Jazz world! Filled with insatiable grooves & more, Ms. Oliver delivers her thoughts on the new disc!
Do you know what it means to 'Rock Steady'? Well according to sax man Richard Elliot, he seems to know how to take you there my means of jazz. His recent release, Rock Steady, showcases his gift behind the sax flow. Terrill looked into it!!
More reviews of your favorite jazz artists can be accessed by clicking here!
(photo credit: Gilles Toucas)
Aside from a very busy schedule on her plate, Ms. Vanessa Williams took some time out to talk to Terrill J. Hanna about her new release, "The Real Thing" & shares into the making of the record, various topics & then some! We welcome Ms. Williams to The Urban Music Scene!
(interview held in May, 2009)
Our interviews has touched upon various musicians & vocalists from throughout the industry! From Poncho Sanchez to Ann Nesby, from Kirk Whalum to Esperanza Spalding! Please visit our Interviews blog to see who traveled through The Urban Music Scene by clicking here!!
The New Voices Of Today
The Very talented Alex Nester grabbed Marvin's attention in a hurry! So much so, he laid out a review of her recent project, "Rattle The Walls"! And yes, he spoke highly about her gift for music! Check it out!
Marvin tasted a little bit of some 'OO Soul' from this fine group by the same name. He gets into more details about their album, "Til The Lights Come Up"!
(**Listen in on some of the finest music from our selection of new artists to hit The Urban Music Scene! Each featured artist has a song sample to offer us this month! Visit The New Voices of Today page for more details!!**)
Back In The Day Music!
The Funk? The Jams? The playback? What...Are y'all kidding us? The Soul jams of yesteryear is brought to you courtesy of
T.U.M.S.! (The Urban Music Scene playas!)
While the old school glow carries the team to new heights, Jerry returns to stir up the creative juices as he looked back on a record he once adored from supergroup MFSB called, "Mysteries Of The World"!!
Our primetime old school specialist, Charles Sherard had enough & went into a zone. What he came up with next will possibly get the party people ready for the Memorial Day weekend when he represented the Angela Bofill classic, "Too Tough" for the scene!
Take a look back into 1993 with us as Terrill sends his regards to another R&B guy group called Intro. Once led by Kenny Greene, T broke it down & explained how great these guys once were!
....Look out for the release of an new Audiobook featuring "Nelson Mandela's Favorite African Folktales"...a new stage play is coming to Hollywood. It's called "Chariot".....A New Book is about to be released by Hank O'Neal, following the legacy of Jazz musicians in the city of Harlem - "The Ghosts Of Harlem". And much more!!
Welcome to the month of July T.U.M.S.!!
We ARE The Urban Music Scene.