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Joel Harrison
Joel Harrison - Anthem of Unity (2023) "American guitarist/composer Joel Harrison showcases the pragmatic eclecticism that characterizes his music on Anthem of Unity, his 25th album as a leader. The disc features phenomenal rhythmic pulsations engendered by legendary drummer Jack DeJohnette, the adventurous melodicism of saxophonist Greg Tardy, and the extra harmonic color of organist Gary Versace, who, together with Harrison, creates colorful groove-centered tapestries." ~ JazzTrail.net

Website, Reverbnation, Albums and DC Bebop page.

MUSIC CD ARCHIVE: ONECD

Michael Dease
Michael Dease - Grove’s Groove (2024)  "Michael Dease Pays Tribute to the Late, Legendary Trumpeter Roy Hargrove on his Second Album Replacing his Trombone with Baritone Sax... The legendary trumpeter Roy Hargrove is usually – and justly – depicted as a generation-defining voice and a radiant, troubled genius. What gets lost in that characterization is Hargrove’s equally vital role as a mentor for younger musicians who shared his deeply felt commitment to exploring the full spectrum of jazz and in carrying the blazing torch of tradition determinedly forward." ~ jazzchill.blogspot.com.

Links: Website, Wikipedia, and YouTube.

MUSIC CD ARCHIVE: DOUBLECD

Meg Okura · Kevin Hays
Meg Okura & Kevin Hays - Lingering (2024) 
"Jazz albums that feature violin-piano duets are uncommon. With two instruments, the musicians need to synchronise at a deep level and if successful, they can elevate their performance and the listening experience from good to great. To achieve this they need to be receptive to every move the other makes. Each musician needs to be adept at quickly adopting a harmony or creating a counter melody. Those traits are fully exposed here, as no overdubs, filters or effects were used in this recording."  ~ Neil Duggan - allaboutjazz.com, 

Meg Okura: Discography, Meg Okura website, YouTube and Wikipedia

Kevin Hays: Discography, , YouTube Kevin Hayes Topic and Kevin Hays - Steinway & Sons.

Meg Okura, Jean-Michel Pilc Trio & Sam Newsome - NPO Trio Live At The Stone (2018) 
"Recorded during her week-long residency at The Stone, New York, in 2016, on NPO Trio—Live at the Stone violinist Meg Okura and her colleagues, pianist Jean-Michel Pilc and soprano saxophonist Sam Newsome, produce a captivating hour-long set of music. Newsome and Pilc have performed with Okura's Pan-Asian Chamber Jazz Ensemble, and the two worked together on their 2017 duo release Magic Circle. Due to their substantial shared experience, the three musicians have an instantly-apparent rapport, with a synthetic vision that provides impressive cohesion and focus, despite the fully-improvised nature of the performance. "  ~ Troy Dostert - AllAboutJazz.com

MUSIC ARTS: SESSION

Music Arts session - Concert, Station, PBS, NPR and other live mini concert sessions and interviews.

Nujabes ft. MINMI - Shiki No Uta (Instrumental Cover by Ku'on)
"The music of the 2004 anime series Samurai Champloo, created by the studio Manglobe, was produced by a team of four composers drawn from the hip hop musical scene. They were Shinji "Tsutchie" Tsuchida of Shakkazombie, Fat Jon, Nujabes and Force of Nature. The musical direction was chosen by series creator and director Shinichiro Watanabe as part of his planned blending of hip hop culture with the anime's setting in the Edo period, additionally incorporating contributions from guest artists."
Music of Samurai Champloo - Wikipedia

Samurai Champloo Music Record Impression by
FORCE OF NATURE / Nujabes / fat jon - Amazon Music

Samurai Champloo Anime - Amazon Prime

BOOK RACK: FEATURED BOOK

Michael Crichton & James Patterson - Eruption (2024) "It’s not often that two of the biggest storytellers (Crichton and Patterson) to ever put pen to paper collaborate on a single project, and if anticipation wasn’t high enough already, toss in endorsements from heavyweights like Don Winslow and Jeffrey Deaver, and you’ve got all the makings for a generational blockbuster. The question is, can it live up to the hype? One thing is for sure . . . Eruption—a seismic event in today’s literary world—is aptly titled, as it’s an explosion of stomach-knotting suspense, action, and the kind of secrets worth killing to protect"     ~ therealbookspy.com, KOBO Books

BOOK RACK: FEATURED SERIES

Kevin Kwan - The Crazy Rich Asians Trilogy "New Yorker Rachel Chu does not know that her loving boyfriend, Nicholas Young, also happens to be Singapore’s most eligible bachelor and likely heir to a massive fortune. So when she agrees to spend the summer in Nick’s home, her life unexpectedly becomes an obstacle course of old money, new money, nosy relatives, and scheming social climbers. And that’s all before she discovers the true identity of her long-lost father . . ."      ~ Penguin Random House, Books: Crazy Rich Asians, China Rich Girlfriend, Rich People Problems..   KOBO Books

Watch Crazy Rich Asians online: Amazon Prime

MOVIES: FEATURED MOVIE

Adjustment Bureau (2011)

""Here I go again. I’ll be helpless to stop myself. “The Adjustment Bureau” is about the conflict between free will and predestination, and right there, you have the whole dilemma of life, don’t you? Either it makes a difference what you choose to do, or the book had already been written, and all you can do is turn the pages. That these questions are raised in a science-fiction thriller with a romance at its core should not be surprising. Sci-fi offers storytellers the freedom of tinkering with realism, and few writers did that with more complexity than Philip K. Dick. This movie written and directed by George Nolfi is based on a Dick story about a legion of "adjusters" who move a strange thing there and a known thing here, just to be sure everything proceeds according to plan. Whose plan? The adjusters aren’t big on explanations. They’re like undercover agents for the higher power of your choice." ~ RogerEbert.com   Link: Adjustment Bureau (2011) - Amazon: Watch online

CUISINE: FEATURED RESTAURANT

L'Artusi - (located in Greenwich Village and Le Parker Meridien in NYC) "L’Artusi is essentially the same as it was when it opened over a decade ago, but nowadays the city has an overabundance of bustling places with impressive wine lists and bowls of orecchiette. Still, we love this special-occasion West Village spot and will probably continue to do so until the banquettes crumble, the bar deteriorates, and the city runs out of hosts to stand behind host stands."



theinfatuation.com. Website: L'Artusi
*The most recent featured musicians and play lists from the five Music listings on DC Bebop.   A musician listed on a DC Bebop page with an intro, is featured for 10 days with one of their songs.  Included in the play list are songs by nine other musicians in a table on DC Bebop. The songs are linked to a page (Reverbnation, Bandcamp, Soundcloud, YouTube or where ever the song can be heard). The play list is not a top 10 list. It features songs I liked and think perhaps others might appreciate the music as well.

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