Garaj Mahal - We Are The Survivors Promo Clip

 

 

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Garaj Mahal - Snug Lake (2017)

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Mondo Garaj - Garaj Mahal

Gregory James Band

http://www.gregoryjames.com/

It is often said that art and commerce don’t mix, but that’s just one of the many myths that Contemporary Jazz Guitarist, Gregory James has broken down during his musical odyssey. Gregory has recorded ten albums and been invited to perform alongside such musicians as McCoy Tyner, Sergio Mendes, Ray Charles, Max Roach, Mark Isham, and Steve Smith’s Vital Information. Gregory James’ music celebrates, and sonically connects, the two cities that have most shaped him, and in the words of Downbeat magazine, “Bridges the gap between musical adventure and mass appeal.”

Born in San Francisco, James began studying guitar with David LeRoy Smith at the age of 11, and by 15 he was jamming in some of The City’s finest after-hours joints with the likes of Amandio Cabral, Eddie Duran, and Vince Guaraldi. While studying with the great Brazilian guitarist, Bola Sete, Gregory James was listening to The Beatles, Jimi Hendrix, Charles Lloyd and Kenny Burrell, and beginning to experiment with fusion.

In the 1970s he left San Francisco to dive into the New York jazz scene, and was soon on the bandstand with such players as Bobby Scott and Chico Hamilton. He was signed to New York’s Inner City Records label, and released the debut of the Gregory James Quartet, Alicia, in 1978, featuring bassist Andre St. James, drummer Randy Merritt, saxman Barry Shulman, and percussionist Baba Daru. After two years of touring and playing the New York scene he resettled in San Francisco and joined saxman Shulman in the punk-jazz quartet Video Rouge.

In 1982 James returned to instrumental music, forming the Rogue Records label. He recorded two jazz-rock albums with his electric quartet, Madagascar and ALPHABET TOWN, and a duet album, TIBET, with Shulman. James’ genre-bending creativity won praise on the pages of Guitar Player.

To satisfy his growing interest in world musics, James began studying flamenco guitar with Jason McGuire, and put away his electric axe for an acclaimed duet with bassist Kai Eckhardt, THE SEARCH . The album ANANDA followed, a world jazz mélange that blends nylon-stringed, electric and MIDI guitars with the beautiful brass and woodwind tones of Ron Miles and Paul McCandless (Oregon), backed by a rhythm section of Marc and Paul Van Wageningen and Peter Michael Escovedo. James then brought in Yellowjackets saxophonist Mark Russo to collaborate on the radio-friendly album, TRAVELER.

By 2001’s REINCARNATION album, James was playing some saz, incorporating violinist Jenny Scheinman, turntablist DJ Fly, the spoken word of Craig Easley and Catie Murphy and talking drum of Rasaki Aladokun atop an already rich musical landscape. COME TO ME, produced by Benny Reitveld (Miles Davis, Santana) in 2003, is perhaps the most complete realization of James’ flamenco-jazz stylings with elements from hip-hop, classical, funk, rock and world beat and a guest list including Karl Perrazo and Raul Rekow of Santana, keyboardist Peter Horvath, Rita Thies, Alex Murzyn and Baron Shul on woodwinds, and DJ Fly, among the crew.

Gregory James’ most recent album, SAMSARA, is a momentary return to gentler times. It’s a quartet date featuring bassist Jonathan Herrera, drummer Deszon Claiborne, and longtime saxman Baron Shul, highlighted by a delightful take on The Beatles’ “And I Love Her.”

Besides performing with his San Francisco-based quartet, Gregory James recently began recording with producer Cookie Marenco on The Valence Project, along with a growing cast of musical characters that includes drummer/programmer Brain (Primus, Tom Waits), bassists Jon Herrera and Kai Eckhardt, and vocalists Melissa Reese and Deborah Charles. Fans of Bill Laswell’s Material will be excited by these exotic and emphatic sounds. As always with Gregory James – stay tuned!

http://www.gregoryjames.com/

Konnakol Practice Day 25

Day 25 konnakol and 60 bpm by djflyagaric23

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KAI ECKHARDT 2010 MENTORSHIP PROGRAM

Attention bass players!
Do you often have problems keeping consistent in your practice?
Does the rest of your life get in the way of your music?
Do you struggle with distraction, lack of focus, loss of motivation or boredom?
Do you feel your music may be irrelevant?
Have you tried different methods yet lack a sense of real accomplishment?

If the answer is yes to some of those questions, this program may be for you:

Kai Eckhardt Mentorship Program
The Kai Eckhardt Mentorship Program is a 108 day guided practice for bassists ranging from beginner to highly advanced. It is molded after the Indian concept in which 108 repetitions are necessary to achieve mastery of any material. This daily routine is put together by combining elements of Kai's highly potent practice tools with specific exercises you, the student, will be asked to choose for yourself.

Brief description: Every student under the wing of this program adopts an alias receiving access to a username and password activated online journal. Students communicate with Kai on a daily basis by using a simple number and letter system to track development and progress online. Each pupil's practice routine is customized with Kai's help at the onset of the Mentorship program. Students receive a certificate and gift upon accomplishment of the 108 day course.

Cost : $1 a day.

How to get started:
1. Send an email using the link below and type 'Mentorship Program' into the subject.
2. Kai will personally respond by emailing to you the course details and guidelines.
3. Should you then decide to take the course, Kai will guide you through an interview, customize your routine and set up your user and password.
4. Once you are up and running you should soon feel a positive change coming !

Click Here for a Detailed Explanation of the Mentorship Program


http://www.kaizone.com/mentorship.html