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Paris DJs presents The 20 Contenders Albums of 2012
03 January 2013, 15:39
10 best albums for 2012 was really hard to pin down. We had to leave a lot of very good record on the side. That's totally unacceptable with all the amazing goodies we received every month during the past year. Which is why we decided to select 20 more superb albums from 2012. The contenders!...
Paris DJs Soundsystem - 21st Century Hammond Vol.1
21 August 2012, 11:37 2
Forget about Jimmy Smith, Reuben Wilson, Jimmy McGriff or Dr. Lonnie Smith for a while and meet the new masters of the Hammond B3 in this often violent, mean and sick mix. Those prestigious ancestors' disciples are called Raphael Wressnig, Mike Mangan, Bruce Cohen, Joe Doria or Guillaume Métenier. From USA to Austria and France, they carry on the great soul jazz tradition (mostly in trio...
Paris DJs Playlist - May 2012
08 June 2012, 18:32
This may 2012 selection of 12 physical records (vinyls, CDs) sent to us by labels, artists and distributors was again not easy not build, with all the good music that's been released every week! Contact us is you want to be listed in this section next month - keep in mind that our music experts Djouls and Nicolas don't have the time to go through watermarked CDs and CD-Rs, but listen to every...
Grant Phabao and Djouls - 21st Century Afro Spectacular Vol.3
25 May 2012, 16:40 1
When I was younger you couldn't find funky, soulful or psychedelic Afro music at all in France. Then I stumbled upon a used Fela CD and with the arrival of the 21st century I discovered Antibalas. Both rocked my musical world and changed my life forever. Flash forward to 2012 and I now run the Paris DJs music agency, producing with label partner Grant Phabao the same kind of Afro music I fell in...
Billy Martin & Wil Blades - Shimmy - out on Royal Potato Family/Amulet Records
23 May 2012, 10:52
Billy Martin & Wil Blades - Shimmy (LP/CD/Digital) Royal Potato Family/Amulet Records RPF1123/RPF1124, 2012-05-22 “He is the future to carry on the legend, the legacy of the organ” said Hammond B3 legend Dr. Lonnie Smith about his disciple Wil Blades. We knew Wil Blades as a talented sideman through various collaborations with the likes of Will Bernard, Terrence Brewer, Stanton Moore and Karl...
Gregory Rogove - Piana - out on Knitting Factory Records
03 February 2012, 00:45
Gregory Rogove - Piana (CD/LP/Digital) Knitting Factory Records, 2012-01-31 Claude Debussy is a major inspiration for musicians of every faith in popular music. Debussy's seeds can be found in bossa nova, pop or contemporary jazz music from Antonio Carlos Jobim to Ryuchi Sakamoto, from Chilly Gonzales to Joe Henry just to name a few. And now young and talented multi-instrumentalist Gregory Rogove...
Medeski, Martin & Wood - 20 - series complete out now on Indirecto records
22 December 2011, 17:40
Medeski, Martin & Wood - 20 (Digital), Indirecto Records, 2012-12-20 Medeski, Martin & Wood have been celebrating their 20th birthday in many brilliant ways this year. First of all they gave memorable shows in the US and Europe (notably a residence at the Whitney Museum, NYC and a triumphant gig in Paris, Cité de la Musique), sharing the stage with longtime friends like John Scofield,...
Medeski Scofield Martin & Wood - In Case the World Changes Its Mind - out on Indirecto Records
09 November 2011, 11:14
Medeski Scofield Martin & Wood - In Case the World Changes Its Mind (2xCD/Digital) Indirecto Records IR13, 2011-11-08 On November 8, 2011, Indirecto Records releases MSMW LIVE: In Case the World Changes Its Mind, a double-live album featuring guitar guru John Scofield and genrebusting improvisational jazz trio Medeski Martin & Wood. Medeski Scofield Martin & Wood first recorded...
Paris DJs Soundsystem presents Steven Bernstein - A Trumpet's Life pt.2
27 September 2011, 21:58
Paris DJs Soundsystem presents Steven Bernstein - A Trumpet's Life pt.2 (MP3 Podcast on www.ParisDJs.com) 2011-09-27 We've introduced our listeners to Steven Bernstein's incredible trumpet playing and arranging skills last month, with a 40mn eclectic jazz mix. We've also published an interview (in english or french) and went to see him play his Sly Stone tribute show in Paris on sept 11, opening...
Interview with Billy Martin (english version)
10 September 2011, 01:50
Medeski, Martin & Wood - 20 years of friendship and chemistry (Interview by Nicolas Ragonneau, for Paris DJs - summer 2011) The great Medeski Martin & Wood trio celebrates its 20 years of music with a series of shows (a very special one at Paris' Jazz à la Villette fest on September 11th), a bunch of singles releases and a double live album with John Scofield, awaited this fall. Billy...
