Jazz Is Dead (record label)

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Jazz Is Dead
Founder Adrian Younge, Ali Shaheed Muhammad
Genregroove, jazz
Country of originUnited States
LocationLos Angeles
Official website jazzisdead.com

Jazz Is Dead is a record label and live music project based in Los Angeles, founded by Adrian Younge and Ali Shaheed Muhammad. Muhammad is one of the co-founders of A Tribe Called Quest, and Younge has worked with the Wu-Tang Clan, among others. [1] The trademark dates back to the first concert in 2017 and Younge's real frustration with ticket sales for his Midnight Hour show, but expresses the opposite of what he says the studio project is about: working with and paying homage to frequently-sampled jazz masters. [2] The first CD, recorded at Linear Labs, was released in March 2020 and included the work of Roy Ayers, Marcos Valle, Azymuth, Doug Carn, Gary Bartz, João Donato, and Brian Jackson. [3]

Discography

Musicians listed are in addition to Ali Shaheed Muhammed and Adrian Younge.

TitleArtistsYear
JID001Roy Ayers, Marcos Valle, Azymuth, Doug Carn, Gary Bartz, João Donato, and Brian Jackson2020
JID002 Roy Ayers 2020
JID003 Marcos Valle 2020
JID004 Azymuth 2020
JID005 Doug Carn 2020
JID006 Gary Bartz 2021
JID007 João Donato 2021
JID008 Brian Jackson 2021
JID009instrumental remixes from JID002, 003, 006, 0072021 [4]
JID010 DJ Spinna, Georgia Anne Muldrow, Kaidi Tatham and Cut Chemist2021 [2]
JID011 Jean Carne, Henry Franklin, Garret Saracho, Tony Allen, Lonnie Liston Smith, Phil Ranelin and Wendell Harrison, and Katalyst (5)2022 [2] [5]
JID012 Jean Carne 2022
JID013Katalyst2022
JID014 Henry Franklin 2022 [6]
JID015Garret Saracho2022
JID016 Phil Ranelin and Wendell Harrison 2023 [7]
JID017 Lonnie Liston Smith 2023
JID018 Tony Allen 2023

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