Practice Makes Perfect by artists FRANK MORRISON

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African American, Art, Frank Morrison, Graffiti, Hip-hop, Painting, Shopping, Street Art, Subcultures, Visual Arts

Greetings art aficionados, we’re back with another outstanding piece by artist FRANK MORRISON titled “PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT” which is from his award winning “Cutest Kids” series.

Frank D. Morrison has been called one of the most aspiring artist of his generation. Morrison began his career when in youth as a graffiti artist, which is now termed “Street Art“. During this time his graffiti developed his elongated style and dramatized figures. He captures the essence of his subjects in his paintings. —Grandpasart.com

FRANK MORRISON -][- Practice Makes Perfect – [Limited Edition (50) Giclee]

Frank Morrison - Practice Makes Perfect

From Frank Morrison “Cutest Kids” Collection

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Daniel Davis | Play For Me

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African American, Hip-hop, R&B, Violin

Daniel Davis | Play For Me – [DD Pro Records, 2009]

Daniel Davis, Play For Me

The creation of this record elevates the violin to the forefront to showcase its beauty and sound. Each song on this record gives a different feel and vibe, from neo-soul, jazz, R&B, and Hip Hop.

The uniqueness is experienced through the artist’s improvisational skills and melodic riffs. Primarily known for its classical roots the violin has the ability to cross genres. Vocals are used in many of the compositions to add more flavor.

Did someone say, this ain’t your Daddy’s jazz? This young blood serves up a tasty blend of hip-hop, R&B, with a touch of jazz for the discriminating listener!

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José James | The Dreamer

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Hip-hop, Jazz, Jose James, Soul, Vocalist

José James | The Dreamer – [Brownswood Recordings, 2008]

José James, The Dreamer

Brooklyn based, half-Irish and half-Panamanian José James sounds like a soulful cross between Gil Scott Heron, Terry Callier and Kurt Elling. He’s definitely a jazz singer and we don’t seem to have enough of those, especially younger ones to take the form forward. He sings here as part of a basic quartet made up of him, Nori Ochiai on piano, Alexi David on bass and Steve Lyman on drums – though Luke Damrosch plays drums on “The Dreamer” and “blackeyedsusan” and Junior Mance plays piano on “Spirits Up Above“.

There’s another slight variation to the line-up (and general vibe of the album) on “Park Bench People“, where Ryan Blum takes up keyboards and Gal Ben Haim plays guitar. Blum also plays keys on the album closer, the drum & bass-inspired “Love“. Omar Abdukarim also plays trumpet albeit, on the title track only.

Jaspects | Double Consciousness

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African American, Hip-hop, Jazz Fusion

Jaspects is an extraordinary fusion group from Atlanta demonstrates why we should be careful not to judge the book [sound] by it’s cover. I’ll be the first admit, I am not a fan of Hip-hop music. It’s a generational thing I suppose. However, this band’s ingenious method to blend music together was the deal breaker for me. Jaspects third offering “Double Consciousness,” is a unique collection of genres wrapped solidly into one voice is absolute brilliance. ~ The Urban Flux

Jaspects

Jaspects | Double Consciousness [Jaspects Music Group, L.L.C., 2007] On The Flipside

Jazz, Hip-Hop, and Neosoul fused all-in-one without being corny. Simply put, a “Fusion of Hip-hop and Jazz WITHOUT compromise.”

Jaspect’s third independent release titled, “Double Consciousness,” has been described by the band as a “more defined representation of the Jaspects sound,” by drummer Henry Conerway. “With this project, we wanted to break out of any box that anybody wanted to force us in,” James King explains. “We can’t be defined because we are constantly redefining ourselves.” Musical director T. Brown echoes King’s sentiment, “DC represents the steady maturation of the band as we become more in-sync with ourselves as writers, musicians, artists, and performers.”

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