The Urban Music Scene.com
September, 2008 Edition. Vol. 17
               
  
   
    
             
         The Video Of The Week!



Dwayne Kerr...

The cat behind the pipes of the flute rocks the block & the beautiful sands of a beach near you in his single, "Smooth", coming directly from his current release "Higher Calling"!

The Month of September.

We know, we know. Watching jazz music live is the REAL deal! But you can also catch a lot of those performances LIVE on DVD! As it may get cold outside (Not on the west coast, thats for sure...) why not drop in one of those fine concerts from some of the players listed below?



(All music shown below are available for purchase through Amazon.com!!! Click corresponding arrows on the CD covers to listen &/or purchase)

~ Reviews ~ 

Are you ready to get your Groove on? Let Joe Johnson take you there as he presents an evening of well balanced musical treasures in "The After Party", reviewed by our cat, Andre Singleton!




Three of the most powerful bassists to hit the jazz stage, came together for a unique collaboration! Introducing Stanley Clarke, Marcus Miller & Victor Wooten as S.M.V.! They present "Thunder" & J. Desmond grabbed the pen to write about it!



Set to be released August the 19th, 2008, a second set of Grover Washington Jr's greatest songs comes back & is refreshed! Jason Miles will bring you
"2 Grover With Love"!



The guitar appeal of consistent player Nick Colionne is on the scene with a review set to give you an idea on how it sounds! Introducing
"No Limits"!



David Sanchez is one badd cat on the sax! He doesn't mess around when it comes to pure jazz & his guests came to back him up on the new release
"Cultural Survival". J. Desmond reviews it!



The Sax Pack. Kim, Steve & Jeff shows Chris Davis how its done when the 3 join together to reflect peaceful sounds of smooth jazz on their debut album!



Music so easily appreciated will send a chill to your daily listening habits the moment you catch this beautiful & articulate bassist,
Esperanza Spalding!



The man on the bass is well known. The Urban Music Scene's J. "Jazzy" Desmond shared a moment on Marcus Miller's recent release "Marcus"!



This lady came to play & share her taste for some good music. As Gail dabbles the piano, be sure to check out our review of her latest "Pearls"!!



Chris Davis knows when something is special, it needs immediate attention! And he didn't waste anytime doing just that in his review this month for keyboard specialist, Brian Culbertson's "Bringing Back The Funk"!



J. "Jazzy" Desmond sheds light on possibly one of the finest CD's in Contemporary Jazz for the year of 2008! The Funky Rhythms & compositions rests easily in
"The Nefertiti Experience"...



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