WE’RE GONNA GROOVE TONIGHT: NOLA Jazz Fest Remains The Spice of Life [B.Getz on L4LM]

For 20 years since the turn of the millennium, I’ve been fortunate to immerse myself in the most historic—and vibrant—musical mecca in the country, an amateur musicologist embedded in her bountiful bosom.

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Blue Note Jazz Festival Napa 2023: Legends And Collaborations Mark Triumphant Second Year [B.Getz on L4LM]

I’d go as far as to call it the preeminent musical gathering of it’s kind, uniting cultures, geographies, and generations of Black American Music and capturing the spirit of creative collaboration like few, if any, other festivals with such a decided focus on foundational hip-hop.

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The Upful LIFE Podcast- Ep.055: The Return of WEEDIE BRAIMAH (djembefola, Hands of Time, Nth Power, Trombone Shorty, Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah)

Welcome back the great Weedie Braimah to Ep.055!  An educational, inspirational, international deep dive with a man who is sworn to the drum.

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