TAG: thePEOPLE

Mar15

Friday Fresh 08 – Jayvi Velasco (Live at thePeople Party) Download Inside. (MP3)

These days it seems like everyone and their mama is some sort of DJ, but amongst the masses of party rockers, scratch enthusiasts, and bedroom hobbyists there are very few that possess a mastery of their craft.  Enter this evenings Friday Fresh recipient, Jayvi Velasco.

To go along with his status as a bonafide underground legend (Bay Area After-After Hours homies stand up!), Jayvi has held residencies all over California and has shared billings on both over and underground events with folks like Vikter Duplaix, Ron Carroll, Miguel Migs, Mark Farina, Jay-J, Gene Farris, David Harness, Simon, Jeno, and even George Clinton & The P-Funk All Stars.  

Known for a ‘smooth buttery style’ his sessions can almost be seen as lessons in music theory as he has been known to drop …

Jan21

Red Bull Music Academy Events featuring Aloe Blacc, Bilal, DJ Stretch Armstrong, Bobbito Garcia, Kenny Dope, Little Louie Vega, Jesse Boykins III & MORE!!

Red Bull Music Academy presents New York City to the SF Bay: JAZZ January 25th at Yoshi’s.

The GARY BARTZ Project
with featured guests
BILAL & ALOE BLACC
Jill Newman Productions

Grammy Award winning jazz saxophonist Gary Bartz began making waves on the jazz scene during its prime in New York City and never slowed down. Mr. Bartz was formally trained at Julliard; however, it’s the time alongside jazz greats like Miles Davis, Charles Mingus and McCoy Tyner that has placed him as a legend in the game. R&B icon, Bilal, serves as featured vocalist for the Gary Bartz Project, and for this special night only, soul sensation and 2006 RBMA Participant, Aloe Blacc, will join them on stage.

To get tickets, …