• About the Urban Flux
  • African American Art
    • Art Collecting etc.
  • Etymology of Jazz
  • Jazz Nouveau
  • Music Reviews

Tag Archives: Jesse Fischer

Rising Young Keyboardist, Composer, and Producer Jesse Fischer To Make ObliqSound Debut with “Retro Future,” Featuring Soul Cycle, His Tight-Knit Working Unit – Available October 30

22 Wednesday Aug 2012

Posted by Rob Young in Biography, Contemporary Jazz, Creative Music, Eclectic, Jazz, Music, New Music, Press Release, Urban Music, Vocals, What's New?

≈ Comments Off on Rising Young Keyboardist, Composer, and Producer Jesse Fischer To Make ObliqSound Debut with “Retro Future,” Featuring Soul Cycle, His Tight-Knit Working Unit – Available October 30

Tags

Brian Hogans, Chris Turner, Composer, Corey King, David Linaburg, DL Media, Electronic, Gabriel Wallace, Jean Caze, Jesse Fischer, Keyboardist, ObliqSound, Producer, Psychedelia, Rachel Eckroth, Shawn Banks, Soloman Dorsey

Ambitious Project Ties Together Jazz, Electronic, Soul, Classical, Psychedelia, and World Music

Jesse Fischer & Soul Cycle, RETRO FUTURE

Stream Tracks from Retro Future

What did the future used to look like? The space-age exploration of the Mad Men era? The free love and flower power of the hippies? The technological utopia of the early Internet pioneers? The promise of today’s era of global interconnectedness? With each new generation of dreamers, a new future is imagined, and when the future actually arrives, it ends up both stranger and more interesting than we could have imagined. Continue reading →

Share this:

  • Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window)

Like this:

Like Loading...

Lakecia Benjamin -][- RETOX – [Motéma Music, 2012 | Review] –

25 Wednesday Apr 2012

Posted by Rob Young in Creative Music, Eclectic, Jazz, Music Reviews, Neo-Soul, New Music, R & B, Urban Jazz, Vocals, What's New?

≈ 1 Comment

Tags

African American, Arranger, Chris Rob, Composer, Jesse Fischer, Lakecia Benjamin, Saxophone, Shelton Gardner, Solomon Dorsey, The Hotspot Horns

Lakecia Benjamin, RETOX

Lakecia Benjamin -][- RETOX –Mp3– [Motéma Music, 2012 | Review] –

Upon receiving the debut album “RETOX” by the gifted, intriguing, talented and emerging young voice on alto and soprano saxophonist Lakecia Benjamin I was temporarily perplex by her creative yet abstract blend of shapes, tones and flavors not realizing the true depth, quality and tangible sounds this record encompasses.

After a couple of days I decided to revisit “RETOX.” With my second listen, somewhere around the third song I was drawn deeper into the talented Lakecia Benjamin’s affluent, lyrical and composed approach to her attractive arrangements and vigilant song structure on Motéma Music. Lakecia’s voice spawns with impelling force not only as a player, her compositions are fueled with excitement and boldly expressed by her self-assurance artistically. Continue reading →

Share this:

  • Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window)

Like this:

Like Loading...

Soul Cycle -||- FLIPPED ‘EP’ [Soul Cycle] – Review

04 Wednesday Aug 2010

Posted by Rob Young in Contemporary Jazz, Jazz Funk, Music News, New Music, R & B, Urban Jazz, Vocals, What's New?

≈ Comments Off on Soul Cycle -||- FLIPPED ‘EP’ [Soul Cycle] – Review

Tags

Jesse Fischer, Soul Cycle, Vocals

Soul Cycle - Flipped

– Soul Cycle -//- Flipped – [Soul Cycle, 2010] –

While searching for some new sounds I stumbled onto the music of Soul Cycle’s “Self-titled“ debut album back in 2005. From the onset, I was amazed to hear their encompassing voice throb with confidence and therefore amplified through their impressive tone that contained fresh, resilient and inspiring sounds executed superbly by their poignant dexterity.

In the present tense, keyboardist/producer Jesse Fischer and company returns from Brooklyn, NY in 2010 with another tasty collection of gems on their fourth outing titled “Flipped.” In fact, after revisiting their previous efforts “Urban Organics” (2007) and “Mosaic” in 2009 … I was perhaps, a bit surprised when “Flipped” arrived with what appeared to be a more listener friendly approach in context.

Out of the box “Flipped” incorporates seven unique, enjoyable and soulful songs which features five gifted vocalists on a variety of familiar songs along with the bands imposing interplay to unleash their understated voices with authority. Perhaps, it seems, Soul Cycle’s mission here is to explore audibly and inclusive soundscape. One that essentially embodies a tapestry of fresh, vibrant and intimate flavors similar to groups like Incognito and Brand New Heavies to unveil their signature blend of soulful music with satisfying results. Continue reading →

Share this:

  • Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window)

Like this:

Like Loading...

Menu

Main | Home

About

New Jazz Releases

Uncommon Faith

Calendar

June 2023
M T W T F S S
 1234
567891011
12131415161718
19202122232425
2627282930  
« Dec    

Archives

Categories

Subscribe to Flux Posts

RSS Feed

Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.

Join 1,188 other subscribers

Blog at WordPress.com.

  • Follow Following
    • theurbanflux.wordpress.com
    • Join 89 other followers
    • Already have a WordPress.com account? Log in now.
    • theurbanflux.wordpress.com
    • Customize
    • Follow Following
    • Sign up
    • Log in
    • Report this content
    • View site in Reader
    • Manage subscriptions
    • Collapse this bar
 

Loading Comments...
 

    %d bloggers like this: