A Talk with the DREAM GIRLS

If you’ve enjoyed the SHAOLIN JAZZ – DREAM GIRLS Photo Shoots (Part 1, Part 2) then get to know the DREAM GIRLS better with a series of video interviews (produced by Tewodross Melchishua (That Soul Cinematic (TSC) where we discuss music, style, jazz among other topics.

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SHAOLIN JAZZ – DREAM GIRLS for SHAOLIN JAZZ – T-shirts (Part 2)

Welcome to Part 2 of the SHAOLIN JAZZ – DREAM GIRLS photo shoot for the SHAOLIN JAZZ – T-shirt line.

Part 2 finds the girls progressing from their day in Part 1 into some familiar territory, especially if you’re a Hip-Hop head.

Shot by Chris Carr (Eat The Cake NYC), make-up by Diti (Diti Devi Makeup Artistry).  Featuring Alison Carney, Jayne Kennedi, Jheanelle Morgan, and Shanika Wright.

Scene: “Boomin’ System”

models: alison carney, jheanelle morgan, shanika wright – T-shirts: meditation, compass, bones

models: alison carney, jheanelle morgan, shanika wright – T-shirts: meditation, compass, bones

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SHAOLIN JAZZ – DREAM GIRLS for SHAOLIN JAZZ – T-shirts (Part 1)

…is a nod to the 90′s female Hip-Hop head, who is just as knowledgeable, confident, participatory, and literate in Hip-Hop culture as her male counter parts – essentially a male Hip-Hop head’s ‘Dream Girl.’

In Part 1 of the “DREAM GIRLS” Photo Shoot we highlight a day in the life of four friends (during the winter on the East), Hip-Hop enthusiasts, who are producing their next music project, rocking T-shirts, they customized, from the SHAOLIN JAZZ – T-shirt line.

Instead of the women playing the “back” the DREAM GIRLS are in the forefront: hardcore yet tempting, raw yet feminine, strong yet alluring, casual yet striking.

Welcome to Part 1 of the SHAOLIN JAZZ – DREAM GIRLS – Photo Shoot.  Shot by Chris Carr (Eat The Cake NYC), make-up by Diti (Diti Devi Makeup Artistry).  Featuring Alison Carney, Jayne Kennedi, Jheanelle Morgan, and Shanika Wright.

Scene: “The Block”

models: shanika wright, jheanelle morgan – t-shirts: bones, faces

models: shanika wright, jheanelle morgan – t-shirts: bones, faces

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SHAOLIN JAZZ – T-shirts

After receiving a great deal of positive feedback from the SHAOLIN JAZZ – Album Cover Design Contest, which included a variety of requests for SHAOLIN JAZZ related product based on those graphics, DJ 2-Tone Jones and I decided to release a series of T-shirts, via the Red Bubble platform.  The graphics chosen are comprised of the top six designs (including the winner) that we considered to be the front-runners in the competition.

Click here to see/order the full range of tees and click the links below to check out a mock-up of the design as a graphic tee, a link to its Red Bubble page, and an interview we conducted on the designer: Shamona Stokes, Vassilina Pljonkina, Jean Mosambi, Chris L, Terrence Knoles, Matthew Stuckey.

*To purchase the T-shirts click here.