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Sample Stories with Bob James – A Hip Hop History
by Veritas on Sep.21, 2013, under News, Press &Reviews
Pianist and composer Bob James may very well be the most sampled jazz musician in the history of hip-hop. Pieces of his now famous compositions like “Nautilus” and “Take Me to the Mardi Gras” have been endlessly loaded into MPCs, SP-1200s, and various other sampling devices for well over two decades. And those loops and chops make up the sounds of some of rap’s dopest records ever, like Ghostface Killah’s Wu banger “Daytona 500,” and Warren G and Nate Dogg’s West Coast classic “Regulate.” And that’s just two of hundreds. Scroll through Bob’s WhoSampled page, and you’ll find the names and sounds of seminal songs by Run-D.M.C., Gang Starr, Public Enemy, A Tribe Called Quest, Main Source, Slick Rick, and countless other renowned rap acts. They all recognized Bob’s brilliance, and chose his music to be a part of their sample-based hip-hop masterpieces.
Backstage at the Blue Note Tokyo
by Veritas on Sep.06, 2013, under News, Photos
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‘Quartette Humaine’ Tour Sells Out Across Japan!
by Veritas on Sep.05, 2013, under News
Bob James & David Sanborn’s tour for ‘Quartette Humaine’ has sold out across Japan!
This includes shows at the Blue Note Tokyo, the Tokyo Jazz Festival, and in Osaka.
Don’t miss your chance to see this dynamic duo!!!
U.S. Premiere of “Hearts Together” featuring Bob James
by Veritas on Aug.14, 2013, under Event, News
Smooth, but with a Punch: Longtime Stars James, Sanborn Deliver Strong Performance
by Veritas on Jun.27, 2013, under News, Press &Reviews
OTTAWA — Scratch a veteran smooth jazzer and underneath you might find a jazzer.
So it seemed from Monday night’s TD Ottawa Jazz Festival concert by Bob James and David Sanborn. The two jazz stars, co-leading an acoustic group with drum legend Steve Gadd and rock-solid, scene-stealingly good acoustic bassist Scott Colley, played with not only crowd-pleasing accessibility but great intensity and sincere commitment, too.
While they might be renowned for a string of polished, funky studio efforts that opened the door for the vapidity of Kenny G and the smooth jazz ilk, James and Sanborn, while true to their signature sounds, were not making background music. The concert was certainly polished and smooth, groovy and bluesy, but smooth jazz in the elevator-music sense it wasn’t.
Chuck Loeb presents…”Silhouette”
by Veritas on Jun.22, 2013, under News, Videos
Presenting the title track from the forthcoming Chuck Loeb album
“Silhouette”
Available
August 2013
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www.chuckloeb.com
Twitter: @chuckloeb
‘Quartette Humaine’ Hits #1
by Veritas on Jun.21, 2013, under News
‘Quartette Humaine’ makes moves in the Charts
by Veritas on Jun.06, 2013, under News
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Bob James & Mike Henderson close out Jazz Festival with a Historic Performance
by Veritas on Jun.04, 2013, under News
Marshall natives Bob James and Mike Henderson took to the stage together for a final performance at the Bob James Jazz Festival Saturday night, May 18, in a historic moment that brought the two artists together on stage for the first time ever.
Marshall H.S. Senior receives 1st Bob James Music Scholarship
by Veritas on Jun.04, 2013, under News
Marshall Cultural Council announced Friday, May 10, that Marshall High School senior and accomplished clarinetist Kirby Brayman is the recipient of the first Bob James Music Scholarship, according to a news release from the organization.
Marshall native Bob James made a donation to MCC after the 2012 Bob James Jazz Festival to enable to the organization to establish the scholarship fund, which is intended to provide support to a Marshall student who has shown a devotion to music.
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