SUMMER of SHAOLIN

SUMMER of SHAOLIN – a campaign designed to help highlight the SHAOLIN JAZZ programming for the summer:

• Tuesday June 5th: The release of a two track single featuring live tracks from the album – SHAOLIN JAZZ L!VE.

• Saturday June 9th: A panel discussion hosted by Capitalbop during DC Jazzfest.  For additional info click here.

• Monday June 25th: SHAOLIN JAZZ L!VE – the 1st ever live performance of tracks from the SHAOLIN JAZZ – The 37th Chamber album. which will place at the legendary Blues Alley. The performance will be led by DJ 2-Tone Jones, the co-creator of SHAOLIN JAZZ, backed by his fellow band members of Sound of the City along with special guest artists.  For tickets click here.

Liz Stewart Strikes Again!

Really feeling the homie Liz Stewart’s development.  Check out part of her installation at this year’s Art-o-matic.  Telling you now – buy her work NOW.

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SHAOLIN JAZZ L!VE

2-Tone and I are pleased to announce the latest extension of SHAOLIN JAZZ: SHAOLIN JAZZ L!VE.

Overall, SHAOLIN JAZZ, including the development of this particular extension, has been very organic – from the start with us having no real plan, to releasing a series of creative projects which we felt just made sense, on into this latest foray.

Originally, SHAOLIN JAZZ L!VE was simply going to be a two song single featuring live versions of some of the tracks from the album and during its production 2-Tone and Biscuit Bynum (one of the co-founders of Sound of the City – the band that performed the live tracks, of which 2-Tone is also a member) discussed the potential of doing a live show, as the tracks came out solid and Biscuit had a strong relationship with Blues Alley, an esteemed jazz venue in Washington, DC.  After a few months of emails, impromptu meetings, and phone calls Blues Alley hit us with a date making this our 1st ever live performance at one of the nation’s most legendary jazz spots.

SHAOLIN JAZZ L!VE (a live music release and live show):

1. Live music release: a free download of live renditions of two of the tracks from the SHAOLIN JAZZ album, drops Tuesday June 9th.
2. Live show: live performances of tracks from the SHAOLIN JAZZ  album, Monday June 25th, at Blues Alley (1073 Wisconsin Ave. NW – in the alley), 8pm and 10pm shows.  Buy tickets here.

Hope you download the project and can make it to the show.

Faces of Frank 151 – DC Chiefs

The good people at Frank 151 asked me to do some product gifting of their DC Chiefs fitted.  Having repped the brand since issue #1 I was of course down to support.

So I invited a gang of friends, fam, and a who’s who of  DC’s most influential to pick up product and chill at Black Byrd.  The result was an ill time with me taking some quick snaps using my cell and then running them through some filters so the pics didn’t look like bad photos taken with a cell phone.

Shouts to everyone that came and the staff at Black Byrd for letting me do an impromptu promo session.  For more pics click

Wall Writers, Graffiti in its Innocence 1967-1972

A good friend, Roger Gastman, has been a major force in curating and developing well designed books, exhibitions, and other media for graffiti culture and he recently hit me some info for his latest project, a documentary entitled “Wall Writers.”  Peep the info:

From director Roger Gastman—a producer of the Academy Award-nominated documentary Exit Through the Gift Shop—comes Wall Writers, a documentary on graffiti in its innocence.

Through unprecedented access to TAKI 183, CORNBREAD, and a host of other legendary writers, Wall Writers tells the story of a time when underprivileged city kids refused to keep lurking in the shadows, when the streets were so wild that fame and infamy became indistinct, when art became a democracy and self-promotion became an art.

And the narration is done by John Waters!

For additional info visit click here.

Burton – 1 of 1

I’ve never been too hyped on “the most exclusive this, that, and the third” but when the homie Billy from Burton hit me with a piece from their most recent winter line, which he informed me was the only one (period), I thought “cool” and when the jacket arrived I was WOWED.  Burton-Quality and I’m a camo fiend (shouts to Boot Camp Clik).

Thanks again to Billy for once again blessing with me with that R.A.W, for more Burton go here, and for more shots of the jacket click

SHAOLIN JAZZ – Lecture Series – Randoms (Part 2)

Check out another set of shots from our lectures and travels to and from them.  For more pics click