Ryan Porter - The Optimist (WORLD GALAXY RECORDS February 23, 2018)

On February 23, 2018, West Coast Get Down's Ryan Porter will launch the 2CD / 3LP set The Optimist on World Galaxy. The Optimist pulls together veterans of the LA music scene, including West Coast Get Down alumni Kamasi Washington (tenor saxophone), Miles Mosley (upright bass), Cameron Graves (piano, fender rhodes), Tony Austin (drums), Jumaane Smith (trumpet), Edward Livingston (upright bass), Aaron Haggerty (drums), Brandon Coleman (fender rhodes), Dominic Therioux (electric bass), Robert Miller (drums), and Lyndon Rochelle (drums).

The Optimist was recorded at Kamasi's parents house between 2008 and 2009, captured inside a small tiny basement area their crew called "The Shack." This was before The Epic catapulted the group into the highest stratospheres of jazz music and feature associations started to populate through the world of Kendrick Lamar. 

Ryan Porter has spread his craft to the masses for decades, included on critically acclaimed albums such as the Original Netflix Series soundtrack The Get Down, Push The Sky Away from Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, The Epic LP and Truth EP from Kamasi Washington, To Pimp A Butterfly from Kendrick Lamar, and many more. The Optimist represents these albums and the incubation period that's continually reverberated through his career, seasoned with the brilliance these individuals build on as a unified cell.

1. The Psalmnist

2. Obamanomics

3. Strugglesville 06:10

4. The Instrumental Hip-Hoppa

5. Déjà Vu

6. Night Court In Compton

7. K-Wash

8. Anaya

9. Little Sunflower

10. Impressions

11. Chocolate Nuisance

New music from Miles Mosley and Brian Newman! (VERVE RECORDS)

Jazz bassist and vocalist Miles Mosley's new music video for "Shadow of Doubt" premiered August 18th on  Live For Live Music. The video, also available on Vevo, takes a look into Mosley’s life on the road – following his travels and providing a glimpse at his routine as a touring musician.

Mosley’s album, UPRISING, on Verve is available now digitally and physically. The album garnered wide praise, having debuted at #4 on Billboard’s Contemporary Jazz Chart and #2 on the iTunes Jazz Album Chart.

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Shadow Of Doubt by Miles Mosley on VEVO.

Brian Newman – "Sunday In New York"

Brian Newman, singer, trumpeter and Verve recording artist, is gearing up for the release of his new album with the launch of a four-city “after hours” club tour that kicks off in Chicago on August 25th, as well as new track "Sunday in New York."

The tour dates coincide with Lady Gaga’s Joanne World Tour dates so Mother Monster fans can catch Brian’s performance directly after her show ends in those markets. Lady Gaga has often made surprise appearances at Newman’s club dates in the past.

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