Jay Funk Dawg Posted November 7, 2006 Report Share Posted November 7, 2006 www.nufunk.ca & www.jazzbygenre.com present: GURU: JAZZAMATAZZ www.gurugangstarr.com Pocket Dwellers www.pocketdwellers.com Rhythmicru www.rhythmicru.ca plus Phatt Al and Nick "Brownman" Ali Sunday, December 3rd, 2006 MOD CLUB THEATRE www.themodclub.com 722 College St. Toronto, ON ticket info to follow... Rapper/composer Guru first rose to prominence as the "lyrical half" of the hip-hop duo Gang Starr, one of the first outfits that attempted to fuse jazz with rap. After three albums by Gang Starr hit record store shelves (1989's No More Mr. Nice Guy, 1991's Step in the Arena, and 1992's Daily Operation), Guru launched his own solo career, issuing Jazzmatazz, Vol. 1 in 1993. The album featured guest appearances by the likes of Roy Ayers, Donald Byrd, and N'Dea Davenport of the Brand New Heavies, and was followed up two years later by a sophomore solo outing, Jazzmatazz, Vol. 2: The New Reality, which again featured a variety of special guests (including Ramsey Lewis, Branford Marsalis, and members of Jamiroquai). Despite his solo career, Guru has remained true to Gang Starr all along, continuing to contribute to such further albums as 1994's Hard to Earn and 1998's Moment of Truth. Five years after his second solo outing appeared, Streetsoul was issued in 2000, which again featured a stellar cast of supporting characters: Herbie Hancock, Isaac Hayes, the Roots, Erykah Badu, and Macy Gray. Wasting little time, Guru returned directly back to the recording studio, issuing a follow-up one year later, Baldhead Slick & da Click. In addition to the aforementioned artists, Guru has collaborated with some of rap music's best-known producers, including fellow Gang Starr member DJ Premier, Pete Rock, Alchemist, Ayatollah, and DJ Spinna, as well as Ice-T, Naughty by Nature's Treach, Killah Priest, and Ed O.G. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phunkyb Posted November 7, 2006 Report Share Posted November 7, 2006 Guru eh?!I have a Jazzmatazz album that I have been listening to for years!Good job Jay, going to try to make it out! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zero Posted November 7, 2006 Report Share Posted November 7, 2006 Haven't heard of Guru in years, since, Jazzmatazz- one of the first hip hop albums I ever bought. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
questcequecest? Posted November 7, 2006 Report Share Posted November 7, 2006 gifted unlimited rhymes universal! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tungsten Gruvsten Posted November 8, 2006 Report Share Posted November 8, 2006 actually that's the half of gang starr i like the least...Premiere is the man. Ah well, I suppose he does have something to say, and he was one of the first hip-hop guys to work with the old jazz heads instead of just pilfering their albums...I think i'm going to go crank 'Above the Clouds' right now... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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