Kris Funn - Cornerstore: Bodega Deluxe (2018)

CORNERSTORE

The portrait of an artist as a young man. The story of a kid growing up in the 80's in West Baltimore set to the backdrop of sibling rivalry, a father's passion for music, a mother's guidance and a quest for finding oneself. Life lessons meeting at the intersection of blues, rock, bebop and hip hop. See you at the Cornerstore.

1. Welcome 01:18

2. Visceral 07:26

3. Gemini 06:57

4. Boombox 05:03

5. Ghettobird 08:15

6. Thursday Night Prayer Meeting 07:46

7. Wish 05:00

8. PIF 04:47

9. Arithemetricks 03:40

10. Mind Control 05:19

11. The Day After 04:21

12. The Night Before 03:29

13. Time Control 02:03

14. Politricks 01:33

15. FM Jazz Radio 02:09

16. Paige In Full 02:37

17. Swish 02:39

18. Friday Night Live 02:30

19. Ghetto Nerd 01:35

20. AM Jazz Radio 01:40

21. Dedicated 02:25

22. Into You 03:15

CORNERSTORE

Kris Funn - bass

John Lee - guitar

Tim Green - saxophone

Quincy Phillips - drums(2,5,6,7,9,10,11)

John Lamkin - drums(1,3,4,8)

Allyn Johnson - piano(6)

Janelle Gill - piano(8,10)

Paige Hernandez - voice

Engineered, Mixed, and Mastered at Blue House Studios by Jeff Gruber

Todd Marcus - On These Streets (a Baltimore Story) 2018

Since 1997 Marcus has lived a double life as a community activist and leader of the west Baltimore nonprofit Intersection of Change, while also carving out a career as one of the world’s preeminent jazz bass clarinetists. His album On These Streets offers a musical portrait of his neighborhood of 20 plus years which was thrust into the national spotlight in 2015 due to the civil unrest following the death of fellow community resident Freddie Gray.

Self taught in jazz theory and composition, Marcus’ straight-ahead playing has carved out a unique voice for the bass clarinet in modern jazz. The New York Times writes, “Mr. Marcus is probably the most inventive bass clarinetist working in straight-ahead jazz today…[and] lives in Baltimore, where he is a guiding light on the city’s jazz scene who doubles as an activist and organizer.”

While the New Jersey native’s work over recent years has focused extensively on his Egyptian heritage by incorporating Middle Eastern influences in jazz, his current efforts have focused on his experiences at home in Baltimore as On These Streets seeks to portray both the challenges and strengths of his community.

1. On The Corner 08:28

2. An Intersection of Change (Intro) 02:04

3. An Intersection of Change 07:21

4. Ground Zero (at Penn. & North) (Intro) 01:32

5. Ground Zero (at Penn. & North) 08:48

6. I Surrender All (Intro) 00:40

7. I Surrender All 05:14

8. Fear of the Known 06:14

9. PTSD In the Hood (intro) 00:22

10. PTSD In The Hood 05:50

11. Pennsylvania Avenue Hustle (Intro) 01:42

12. Pennsylvania Avenue Hustle 04:55

13. It Still Gets Still (Intro) 00:33

14. It Still Gets Still 06:51

15. Covered In Snow 06:11

16. NJ '88 (Ode to the 80s) 06:20

Todd Marcus - bass clarinet

Warren Wolf - vibraphone & drums

Paul Bollenback - guitar

George Colligan - piano

Kris Funn - bass

Eric Kennedy - drums & vocal

Kris Funn - CornerStore (2017)

At age 23, Kristopher began touring internationally with alto saxophonist Kenny Garrett. Since then, he has traveled to every major jazz festival in the world touching six continents performing with artists including Christian Scott, Kamasi Washington, Sean Jones, Benny Golson, Keyon Harold, Bruce Williams, Nicholas Payton, Warren Wolf, Pharoah Sanders, Jeff Lorber and many others.