Abstract Logix

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Abstract Logix
Founded2003 (2003)
FounderSouvik Dutta
Genre Jazz fusion, World music, Jam band
Country of originUnited States
Location Cary, North Carolina
Official website www.abstractlogix.com

Abstract Logix is an American record label, based in Cary, North Carolina, [1] which specializes in jazz fusion, world and jam band music. As of mid 2023, Abstract Logix has released 70 titles from musicians spanning the globe. [2] In 2019 they were voted "Best Record Label" in the JazzTimes Magazine Readers' Poll. [3]

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History

The company began as a music blog started by music enthusiast and computer programmer Souvik Dutta in 2002. [4] The blog began by making available a recording of a house concert featuring Shawn Lane, Jonas Hellborg, and Jeff Sipe. [5] From there, Dutta branched out into direct sales and merchandising, becoming the exclusive retailer for a 3-DVD set by fusion guitarist John McLaughlin entitled This Is the Way I Do It and handling merchandising for McLaughlin's tours, while continuing to write code for IBM. [4]

Abstract Logix's first two releases were Lincoln Memorial by Project Z (featuring Jimmy Herring, Greg Osby, Ricky Keller, and Jeff Sipe) in 2005 and Alex Machacek's [Sic] in 2006. Dutta's relationship with McLaughlin resulted in the guitarist's Floating Point being released on the label in 2008. In 2010, Dutta described Abstract Logix's roster as "musical pioneers and visionaries, old and young. Our clients include Grammy winners and musical icons like John McLaughlin, as well as young and upcoming icons of tomorrow like Alex Machacek, Jimmy Herring, and Wayne Krantz, among others." [6]

Other notable musicians to record for Abstract Logix include Lenny White, Gary Husband, Anthony Jackson, Scott Kinsey, and Ranjit Barot. The Abstract Logix website also sells independent releases by a number of other fusion, world, and progressive artists. Speaking to The Telegraph, Dutta reflected, "We are fortunate to work with innovative musicians who are on the cutting edge and always evolving". [7]

The label's first Grammy Award-winning release was McLaughlin's Live @ Ronnie Scott's, which received the 2017 Grammy Award for Best Improvised Jazz Solo for McLaughlin's performance on the track "Miles Beyond". [8] In February 2024, Abstract Logix received their second Grammy for the album This Moment by Shakti, which won the Grammy Award for Best Global Music Album. [9]

Discography

Catalog numberArtistTitleYear
ABLX-001 Project Z Lincoln Memorial 2005
ABLX-002 Alex Machacek [Sic] 2006
ABLX-003 Scott Kinsey Kinesthetics 2006
ABLX-004Slaughterhouse 3S32006
ABLX-005Jeff BabkoMondo Trio2007
ABLX-006 Gary Willis Actual Fiction2007
ABLX-007 Alex Machacek, Jeff Sipe, Matthew Garrison Improvision 2007
ABLX-009 Paul Hanson Frolic in the Land of Plenty2008
ABLX-010 Tony Grey Chasing Shadows2008
ABLX-011 John McLaughlin Floating Point 2008
ABLX-012 John McLaughlin Meeting of the Minds: The Making of Floating Point DVD2008
ABLX-013 Jimmy Herring Lifeboat 2008
ABLX-014 Alex Machacek / Jeff Sipe / Neal FountainThe Official Triangle Sessions2008
ABLX-015 Gary Husband’s DriveHotwired2008
ABLX-016 John McLaughlin and the 4th DimensionLive @ Belgrade2009
ABLX-017Sebastiaan CornelissenU-Turn2009
ABLX-018 Wayne Krantz Krantz Carlock Lefebvre 2009
ABLX-019 Ranjit Barot BAda Boom2008
ABLX-020 Anthony Jackson and Yiorgos FakanasInterspirit2010
ABLX-022 Lenny White Anomaly2010
ABLX-025PrasannaRaga Bop Trio2010
ABLX-026 John McLaughlin and the 4th Dimension To the One 2010
ABLX-027 Gary Husband Dirty & Beautiful Volume 12010
ABLX-028Human ElementHuman Element2010
ABLX-024 Alex Machacek and Marco Minnemann 24 Tales 2010
ABLX-030Various ArtistsAbstract Logix Live! The New Universe Music Festival 2010 CD2008
ABLX-031Various ArtistsAbstract Logix Live! The New Universe Music Festival 2010 DVD2008
ABLX-032Oz NoyTwisted Blues2011
ABLX-033 Gary Husband Dirty & Beautiful Volume 22012
ABLX-034 Wayne Krantz Howie 61 2012
ABLX-035 Jimmy Herring Subject to Change Without Notice 2012
ABLX-036 Alex Machacek, Raphael Preuschi, Herbert PirkerFat2012
ABLX-037 John McLaughlin and the 4th Dimension Now Here This 2012
ABLX-038 Gary Willis Retro2013
ABLX-040Tony GreyElevation2013
ABLX-041 Gary Husband and Alex Machacek Now2013
ABLX-042 John McLaughlin and the 4th DimensionThe Boston Record2014
ABLX-043Oz NoyTwisted Blues Volume 22014
ABLX-044ChingariBombay Makossa2014
ABLX-045 Jeff Sipe, Mike Seal, and Taylor Lee Jeff Sipe Trio 2014
ABLX-046 Gary Husband Dirty and Beautiful Volume 1 - Special Remix Edition2014
ABLX-047 Wayne Krantz Good Piranha / Bad Piranha 2014
ABLX-048Oz Noy, Dave Weckl, Etienne M’BappeAsian Twist2015
ABLX-049 Gary Willis Larger Than Life2015
ABLX-050 John McLaughlin Black Light 2015
ABLX-053 Scott Kinsey Near Life Experience2016
ABLX-055Etienne M’Bappe and the ProphetsHow Near How Far2016
ABLX-056King BabyThe Big Galoot2017
ABLX-057Oz NoyOzone Squeeze2017
ABLX-058 John McLaughlin and the 4th DimensionLive @ Ronnie Scotts2017
ABLX-059 John McLaughlin and the 4th Dimension / Jimmy Herring and the Invisible Whip Live in San Francisco 2018
ABLX-060Oz NoyBooga Looga Loo2019
ABLX-061 John McLaughlin, Shankar Mahadevan, Zakir Hussain Is That So?2020
ABLX-062Wayne KrantzWrite out Your Head2020
ABLX-063 Oz Noy Snapdragon2020
ABLX-064Wayne KrantzMusic Room 19852021
ABLX-065John McLaughlin Liberation Time 2021
ABLX-066The Trackers featuring Gary Husband and Alf Terje HanaVaudeville 8:452022
ABLX-067 Debashish Bhattacharya The Sound of the Soul2023
ABLX-068 Shakti This Moment 2023
ABLX-069Ozone Squeeze (Oz Noy, Rai Thistlethwayte, Sara Niemietz, and Darren Stanley)Squeeze It2023
ABLX-070Oz Noy featuring Dennis Chambers and Jimmy Haslip Triple Play2023

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