Featured artist | Adam Turchin
We met Adam Turchin on a side street in LA, as we were heading home from a night of Jazz at The Blue Whale. He and Terrace Martin were celebrating as a record they were working on was just turned in. We talked about Jazz in Hip-Hop, argued about the best cheesesteaks, and generally agreed that musicians are underpaid. Here we are some 16 months later and Adam has brought us his labor of love - Manifest Destiny - a conceptual art project with 48 minutes of music ,11 paintings, and online motion graphics. The album features guests Robert 'Sput' Searight, Rose Gold, Terrace Martin, and more with sculpture by John Souter and paintings by Jackie Stanton. Drop in here to listen and learn, and here to follow Adam.
Ropeadope : LIVE
The last cold days of early spring are here and the heat will be upon us in a minute, as we head out on the road to see some live music. Charles Owens Quartet hits in Richmond on Thursday night and then it's down to the Art Of Cool Festival in Durham NC - here's the lineup:
- Friday 4/28 - Matthew Stevens - 5 PM
- Friday 4/28 - Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah 7:30 PM
- Saturday 4/29 - Terrace Martin & The Pollyseeds - 6:30 PM
- Saturday 4/29 - RC & The Gritz - 11 PM
- Saturday 4/29 - Shaun Martin 11:55 PM
- Saturday 4/29 (Sunday 4/30) - Sputnik - 1 AM
We are looking forward to ALL of it, and we hope to see you there. No promises on our condition after that Saturday night Dallas invasion.
New Music | Escaper
Guitar man Will Hanza is back with a banger - ESCAPER is Will, Jay Giacomazzo, Andrew Nesbitt, Johnny Butler, and Adam Ahuja - a Ropeadope Allstar band with serious intent. Start with a solid funk foundation, drop in some breathy and swinging Sax, and then let the guitar soar above - that's the recipe that takes these cats on a journey outside the walls of confinement. Their new album, Skeleton Key, is cued up for release on May 12th, with some gems jumping out along the way. Check the first single - CASTLES - right here, and preorder Skeleton Key right here. If Apple Music is your thing you can check both tracks right here.