Articles by Matt Bauer
Georgia Anne Muldrow as "Jyoti"
Denderah
PUBLISHED Oct 1, 2013
For her second excursion in her electric jazz series as Jyoti (a moniker bestowed upon her by the late Alice Coltrane, meaning "light" in S...
Poets of Rhythm
The Anthology 1992-2003
PUBLISHED Sep 27, 2013
Before the Daptone crew was channelling the classic grooves of '60s/'70s funk and soul with the likes of Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings, or...
Earth, Wind, and Fire
Now, Then & Forever
PUBLISHED Sep 6, 2013
After almost 45 years of delivering their groundbreaking and commercially uber-successful fusion of funk, soul, jazz, rock and world rhythm...
Steve Arrington
Funky Fresh
PUBLISHED Aug 29, 2013
He might not be as well known as George Clinton, James Brown or Roger Troutman, but Steve Arrington has made an equally incalculable mark o...
Dâm-Funk & Steve Arrington
Higher
PUBLISHED Aug 6, 2013
Steve Arrington might not be as well-known as George Clinton, James Brown or Roger Troutman, but he's made an equally incalculable mark on...
Congo Natty
The Jungle Revolution
PUBLISHED Jul 17, 2013
Michael West (aka Rebel MC, Conquering Lion, Blackstar and Congo Natty) has been a crucial figure in both British hip-hop and the formulati...
Myron & E
Broadway
PUBLISHED Jul 2, 2013
Myron Glasper and Eric Cooke initially connected as back-up singers for Sacramento hip-hop duo Blackalicious and a chance jam session in Fi...
Rodion G.A.
The Lost Tapes
PUBLISHED May 30, 2013
Rodion Rosca came of age during Romania's "open period" of 1965 to 1972, soaking up jazz, Kraut and prog-rock influences, forming Rodion G....