Butterscotch

 

DJ Michael of Streetwise Radio found another fantastic underrated artist he is playing by the stage name of Butterscotch. Butterscotch is amazing! This 27 year old talent from Sacramento California has a gift. She’s a musician who beat-boxes, sings and plays several instruments including the piano, flute, saxophone, bass and guitar. Butterscotch was a finalist on “America Got Talent” in 2007 and won both the first International World Female Beat box Champion and the West Coast Beat box Champion for both genders. Some of her musical influences are Frederic Chopin, John Coltrane and Stevie Wonder. Yes, Butterscotch is a jazz, classical, hip hop and R&B artist not to be under estimated. Butterscotch has mad skills. Her style is unique. I can see her doing great things in the music industry. Some songs I added to my playlist are “Perfect Harmony”, "Hypnotize Me", "Obsession" "Silver Lining", "Don't Worry" and “Summertime”. Listen to songs from Butterscotch on Streetwise Radio. You can also listen to Streetwise Radio on Pandora, iTunes, Athena365, Live365 and MyGen365.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butterscotch_(performer)

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Philip Brooks

This smooth playing jazz pianist is so relaxing, he puts you in a peaceful mood. Phillip Brooks, keyboardist and producer is a Detroit native.He was writing jazzy songs at the age of nine years old. In his teens Philip was performing and recording with Gospel singer Thomas Whitfield from Detroit MI. This led him to also record with Vanessa Bell Armstrong, Rev. Paul Morton, The Soul Children, out of Chicago IL, and many others. Philip Brooks also played with artists like Anita Barker, Mary J Blidge and the late Wayman Tisdale. I really like his playing. I’m glad he came from behind the scene.  Some of my favorite songs are “Ocean View”, “I Thought About You”, “Summer Winds” and “The Anointing”. To listen to this underrated amazing artist tune into Streetwise Radio. You can also listen to Streetwise Radio on  iTunes, MyGen365, Athena365 and Live365.Pandora.

LM

http://www.jazzreview.com/index.php/resources/press-releases/item/11294-

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Joyce Cooling

I remember seeing Joyce Cooling in 1988 in San Francisco when she was playing with the band Viva Brasil. I thought Joyce had unlimited talent back then, she was amazing. Joyce taught herself to play the guitar by ear. When a musician can do that they have a gift. Joyce was raised in New York, but lives in San Francisco. Joyce Cooling had some chart topping hits throughout her career that included "South of Market", "After Hours", "Imagine That", "Callie", "Expression", "Mildred’s Attraction", "At the Modern", "Cool of the Night" and "Mm Mm Good" I like everyone of theses tunes. Yes! This guitarist with a blues, rock and Brazilian grooves landed herself some awards and nominations during her career, the Gibson Guitar Award for Best Jazz Guitarist of the Year, Oasis Award nomination for Best Female Artist of the Year, California Music Awards for Best Jazz Artist, Smooth Jazz Awards for Best Female Artist of the Year and Smooth Jazz Awards Best Guitarist of the Year. Joyce Cooling is a talented guitarist, vocalist and songwriter. If you ever get a chance to see her playing in the San Francisco area you won’t be disappointed. Tune into Streetwise Radio and listen to tunes from this cool jazz guitarist Joyce Cooling. You can also listen to Streetwise Radio on MyGen365, Live365, Athena365, iTunes and Live365.

LM

http://www.joycecooling.com/whats-new.php

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Gary Fuston

Two words to describe Gary Fuston’s sound melodic and unique. What I like about Gary’s guitar playing, he keeps it simple. Gary has cool melodies that are influenced by R&B, Hip Hop, and Jazz. His catching grooves are what you hear when you listen to of Gary’s music. Gary Fuston is based out of the Oklahoma City, Oklahoma area. He is a multi-talented artist that is a music composer producer, internet radio DJ host and music promoter. Some of my favorite tunes are “To Know You”, “Tears Away”, “Smooth Cruise”, and “On the Radio”. Gary Fuston is so underrated. I’m so glad DJ Michael Ealey turned me on to this remarkable artist. He is definitely going on my playlist. Tune into Streetwise Radio Jazz Café and listen to Gary Fuston’s music. You Can also listen to Streetwise Radio on MyGen365, iTunes, Athena365, Live365 and Pandora.

LM

http://www.reverbnation.com/garyfuston#

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Greg Howe

DJ Michael Ealey of Streetwise Radio is playing jazz fusion, instrumental rock and hard rock guitarist Greg Howe. Being a musician’s wife, I have heard some amazing underrated artist over the years. Greg Howe is one talented musician’s that has been around for over thirty years. While writing this and listen to his music, Greg Howe has remarkable talent and versatility that makes is guitar playing superb. Greg Howe was born on the east coast, New York, New York. Now he resides in Long Beach, California. Greg Howe began playing the club scene in 1980’s in New York, Pennsylvania and New Jersey with his brother Albert. Greg Howe went solo in 1987 and released his self-titled debut album in 1988. He hit it out the park it was his biggest selling album because it was popular during the shred era. During his career he has put out 9 albums and in 2013 he is coming out with a self-titled studio album. Greg Howe’s versatility has enabled him to play with a diversity of our artists. The late great Michael Jackson, Christina Aguilera, Rihanna, Lady Antebellum, P Diddy, T-Pain, Enrique Iglesias, Salt-n-Pepa and Justin Timberlake to name a few. Some of my favorite songs of Greg Howe’s are ‘Punk Jazz’, ‘Jammin' on Sunny’, ‘Come And Get It’, ‘Garden of Harmony’ and ‘Song for Rachelle’. You can listen to this amazing artist on Streetwise Radio. You can also listen to Streetwise Radio on iTunes, Pandora, MyGen365, Athena365 and Live365.

LM

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greg_Howe

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VUq_WfSabzU&list=AL94UKMTqg-9APArsFYNON8LZR6uPta2UH

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BLACK HISTORY EXCLUSIVE:

DIONNE FARRIS AND THE RUSSELL GUNN QUARTET BRING JAZZ, FUNK, CONSCIOUS HIP HOP TO YOSHI’S SAN FRANCISCO, WEDNESDAY, FEB. 27

Who: Dionne Farris & the Russell Gunn Quartet

When: 8 p.m., Wednesday Feb. 27^th,

Where: Yoshi’s San Francisco, 1330 Fillmore St., San Francisco, CA

Info: http://www.yoshis.com/sanfrancisco

Dionne Farris has performed and recorded the likes of hip-hop, pop, soul, gospel, and modern R&B and now adds jazz to her repertoire. Born in the land of the funk, (Plainfield, New Jersey), she grew up listening to everything from P-Funk to the song styling’s of the great jazz singers, (the latter influenced by her maternal grandparents), and with all that stirring inside, it was bound to show up at some point in her musical DNA.

A certified member of the hip-hop generation by age and geography (the hardcore ghetto of East St. Louis), Russell Gunn’s early aspirations in the world of rap music took precedence over the trumpet that he began playing in fourth grade. When he reached sixteen, the deadline he set for his hip-hop career to take off, his dedication to the art of jazz took shape.

When GRAMMY®-winning vocalist Dionne Farris and GRAMMY®-nominated trumpeter Russell Gunn, took the stage at the Atlanta jazz club Churchill Grounds on Oct. 12th & 13th, 2012’, the assemblage of music lovers that gathered to see them didn’t exactly know what they were in store for. The redefining of Farris’s music by Gunn on her new project, “Dionne Get Your Gunn: Featuring the Russell Gunn Quartet” is a complete departure from her last release, (2011) Lady Dy The Mixtape Part 1. Russell’s arrangement of Dionne’s #1 pop hit “I Know,” on DGYG is done in 5/4 time signature, which never misses a beat and neither does Farris, in her sticking of new landings for the song.

Dionne and Russell have embarked on a musical journey that will lift them higher along with inspiring those that support them.

Four interesting facts about Dionne Farris:

Her new CD, “Dionne Get Your Gunn: Featuring the Russell Gunn Quartet” will be available exclusively at the Yoshi’s San Francisco show.

She was a member of the conscious hip-hop group, Arrested Development, in the nineties.

She said that she cannot leave the building without preforming her signature tune, “Hopeless.” Farris and Gunn will put their own spin on the song at Yoshi’s San Francisco.

Iconic rapper Tupac Shakur said that Dionne Farris’ music comforted him during his incarceration.

 Visit Dionne Farris:

http://dionnefarris.com/

Like her on Facebook:

http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Dionne-Farris/17902143117?fref=ts

Visit Russell Gunn:

http://groidmusic.com

Like him on Facebook:

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Russell-Gunn/107820329240504?nr

Black History Month Exclusive- Grammy Winning Vocalist Cassandra Wilson Live at Yoshi’s Jazz Club, San Francisco, Feb. 21-23

Who: Cassandra Wilson

Thursday, Feb 21 - Saturday, Feb 23 8pm and 10pm

Where: Yoshi’s Jazz Club, San Francisco,

Info: http://yoshis.com/sanfrancisco

Photo and Bio Courtesy of Ojah Media Group

Cassandra Wilson is a jazz musician, vocalist, songwriter, and producer from Jackson, Mississippi. Described by critic Gary Giddins as "a singer blessed with an unmistakable timbre and attack who has expanded the playing field" by incorporating blues, country and folk music into her work. She began playing piano at six, guitar by the age of twelve and was working as a vocalist by the mid-'70s, singing a wide variety of material. After moving to New York City in the early 80’s, Cassandra met saxophonist Steve Coleman and became one of the founding members of the M-Base Collective. She signed with Blue Note Records in 1992 and released a landmark album titled “Blue Light ‘Til Dawn” which would pave the way for a new generation of jazz singers seeking an approach and repertoire that challenges the supremacy of the American Standard songbook. Wilson has continued interpreting in fresh and creative ways vintage blues, country and folk music up until the present day. Her awards include: two Grammys (including one for her 1995 masterpiece, “New Moon Daughter”), the Django D’Or, The Edison Music Award, a marker on the Mississippi Blues Trail, and the 2012 Echo Award for Jazz. She also performed one of the leading roles in Wynton Marsalis' "Blood on the Fields," the first jazz work to receive a Pulitzer Prize.

Cassandra Wilson Discography:

Point of View (1986, JMT)

Days Aweigh (1987, JMT)

Blue Skies (1988, JMT)

Jumpworld (1989, JMT)

She Who Weeps (1990, JMT)

Live (1991, JMT)

After the Beginning Again (1992, JMT)

Dance to the Drums Again (1992, DIW/Columbia)

Blue Light 'Til Dawn (1993, Blue Note)

New Moon Daughter (1995, Blue Note)

Rendezvous (with Jacky Terrasson) (1998, Blue Note)

Traveling Miles (1999, Blue Note)

Belly of the Sun (2002, Blue Note)

Glamoured (2003, Blue Note)

Thunderbird (2006, Blue Note)

Loverly (2008, Blue Note)

Silver Pony (2010, Blue Note)

Another Country (June 2012)

Like Cassandra Wilson on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Cassandra-Wilson/361569243871752?sk=wall