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The theorem of turntablist as musician has been long proven in the capable hands of DJ Logic, whom with jazz as his foundation has become a wax innovator by crossing genres and mixing his sound across the map. As one of the world’s most accomplished turntablists, DJ Logic is widely credited for introducing jazz into the hip–hop realms and is considered by most as a highly-respected session musician and an innovative bandleader. 

Since his emergence in the early nineties amidst the Bronx hip-hop scene, the New York City based deejay has been amassing a veritable mountain of collaborations, including a full-fledged band with members of Blues Traveler (The John Popper Project ft. DJ Logic), a trio with Steve Molitz & Freekbass (Headtronics), a jazz project with Georgian prodigy Beka Gochiasvili, and as a member of Grammy-winning Arturo O’Farrill & The Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra’s The Offense of the Drum album. He also has a long list of other collaborations with artists ranging from the likes of Bob Weir, John Mayer, Medeski Martin and Wood, Christian McBride, O.A.R., Carly Simon, Marcus Miller, Jack Johnson, Vernon Reid, Warren Haynes, Charlie Hunter, Jack DeJohnette, Ben Harper, Mos Def, The Roots, Bernie Worrell, Bill Laswell, Melvin Gibbs, Fred Wesley, Sean Kuti and many more.

DJ Logic and his role as an electronic-music ambassador keeps him at the top of his game. Whether the scratch artist instructs tablas to flirt with drum ‘n’ bass (such as on his Nina Simone and Billy Holiday remixes found on Sony Legacy’s Remixed and Reimagined volumes), meshes free styling MC’s with Afro-Cuban rhythms (such as on ‘Share Worldwide Funk’ – a remix produced for Jack DeJohnette and Golden Beams Collected, Volume 1), or remixes tracks for rock bands such as Moon Taxi, DJ Logic can always be found paying homage to his predecessors while contributing his vision to the deejay genre.

While the context of his work may vary, DJ Logic’s spinning skills are definitely beyond reproach. He works with a phenomenal roster of invited guests, and he knows how to pick his collaborators as well as his samples. With a growing catalogue of recordings under his belt, DJ Logic’s supreme musicianship and eclectic tastes will allow him to journey wherever an infectious groove may take him.


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Album Review

Club d'Elf: As Above - Live At The Lizard Lounge

Read "As Above - Live At The Lizard Lounge" reviewed by Doug Collette


The music of Club d'Elf's debut album, As Above, speaks volumes in terms of the group's mystical and stylistic roots. In fact, it is perfectly reflective of the actual ancient quote from which the title is taken; 'As above, so below...' suggests how the rhythm motifs are as fully and completely developed as the melodic themes. Recorded in 1999 and 2000, at the Lizard Lounge in Boston, which has become Mike Rivard and company's home base over the ...

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DJ Logic: Zen Of Logic

Read "Zen Of Logic" reviewed by Troy Collins


Four years since Ropeadope released The Anomaly, DJ Logic is back with an album every bit as cerebral and grooving. He works with a phenomenal roster of invited guests, and he knows how to pick his collaborators as well as his samples. Blending block-rocking beats, spacey dub, classic soul, raga-tinged grooves, stuttering Afro-beat horns and analog keyboard driven electro-funk, Logic's catholic tastes allow him to journey wherever an infectious groove may take him.

Logic augments his beats and ...

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DJ Logic: The Anomaly

Read "The Anomaly" reviewed by David Adler


DJ Logic, a.k.a. Jason Kibler, came of age in the Bronx during the time of hip-hop’s birth in the early 80s, and has come to occupy an interesting niche in the world of new creative music. He came up as a mover-and-shaker in the Black Rock Coalition and went on to work with Medeski, Martin & Wood, Graham Haynes, and other artists interested in bringing hip-hop’s sonic innovations into their jazz-based work. Logic’s rise is indicative of a very specific ...

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Club d'Elf: As Above: Live at the Lizard Lounge

Read "As Above: Live at the Lizard Lounge" reviewed by AAJ Staff


The groove runs deep and long on As Above, a 2-disc set from Club d'Elf. Voyaging through realms of electronica, ethnic percussion, and dirty funk, As Above pays exquisite attention to the beat. The two-plus hours of collected music on this set document the highlights of five months' worth of live improv at Boston's Lizard Lounge. (OK, so it's actually in Cambridge, but what's a hop across the river in the grand scheme of things?) Ringleader (bassist) Mike Rivard hosts ...

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Lenny White Podcast - He Hosts In-Depth Interviews With Ron Carter, Mike Clarke, DJ Logic And More! Listen And Learn!

Lenny White Podcast - He Hosts In-Depth Interviews With Ron Carter, Mike Clarke, DJ Logic And More!  Listen And Learn!

Source: Scott Thompson Public Relations

IYOUWE Universe Podcast now available! Click here to hear the new IYOUWE Universe Podcast. The brand new interview podcast, IYOUWE Universe, is out now on all major podcast hosts! Hosted by Lenny White, the podcast delivers candid interviews with some of music's most influential figures. First three episodes: Ron Carter | Mike Clark | DJ Logic New episodes will become available every Tuesday! Listen now on: iTunes | Google Play Music | Stitcher Radio ...

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Global Noize Featuring Jason Miles, DJ Logic & Falu: "A Prayer For The Planet" Out August 23, 2011 Via Lightyear/EMI

Global Noize Featuring Jason Miles, DJ Logic & Falu: "A Prayer For The Planet" Out August 23, 2011 Via Lightyear/EMI

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"A vibe that's a freewheeling swirl of jazz, funk, electronica, world fusion and blues that's grounded at times, trippy and sensual most of the time, and—on the wings of the ethereal vocals of Falu—truly transcendent and spiritual." —Jonathan Widran, All Music Guide New York, NY—We are at what is clearly a line of demarcation in our society, where the only thing that can be said with much clarity is that things going forward will be very different than they have ...

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DJ Logic Online Auction To Assist Manhattan School for Children

DJ Logic Online Auction To Assist Manhattan School for Children

Source: Michael Ricci

Have the world-famous DJ Logic spin 90-minutes at your venue of choice. Manhattan School of Children Presents an online auction this January that features a unique experience to bid for DJ Logic to spin for any non-commercial non-profit event you hold in New York. The auction will run from January 15, 2010 to February 2, 2010, with the live event taking place on January 30, 2010. Proceeds go to Manhattan School for Children, P.S. 333. ANY/ALL PROCEEDS MUST BENEFIT MANHATTAN ...

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DJ Logic & DJ Mad Mats Interviews

DJ Logic & DJ Mad Mats Interviews

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Yohimbe Brothers Feat. Vernon Reid + DJ Logic Perform NJ / Philadelphia / NYC - July / Aug 2008

Yohimbe Brothers Feat. Vernon Reid + DJ Logic Perform NJ / Philadelphia / NYC - July / Aug 2008

Source: Allegro Media

The Yohimbe Brothers are an electronica world music mash-up group, with elements of salsa, brazilian, american disco, r&b and black rock surrounded by turntable manipulations, samples and loops. NEW JERSEY THURSDAY JULY 31 Chase Sounds of the City Summer Festival Theater Square One Center Street Newark, New Jersey 07102 Cost: FREE

PHILADELPHIA * First YB show in Philly in 4 years!* SATURDAY AUG 2 ...

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Marco Benevento, DJ Logic & Mocean Worker at the JVC Jazz Festival

Marco Benevento, DJ Logic & Mocean Worker at the JVC Jazz Festival

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JVC Jazz Festival Presents Turntables & Samples Meet Jazz Featuring Marco Benevento, DJ Logic & Mocean Worker on Tuesday, June 24 @ Le Poisson Rouge MARCO BENEVENTO “Benevento is actually a pop formalist, albeit a sneaky one, and, for all his improvisational chops, a textural minimalist very much in the tradition of Brian Eno or Sigur Ros. Chaos and chance are the calling cards, but his songs are always accessible." -- Village Voice Marco Benevento has been blowing minds around ...

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Turntables + Samples + Jazz = DJ Logic + Mocean Worker + Marco Benevento June 24 @ JVC Jazz Festival NYC

Turntables + Samples + Jazz = DJ Logic + Mocean Worker + Marco Benevento June 24 @ JVC Jazz Festival NYC

Source: Allegro Media

TURNTABLES + SAMPLES + JAZZ = DJ LOGIC + MOCEAN WORKER + MARCO BENEVENTO @ JVC JAZZ FESTIVAL JUNE 24, NEW YORK CITY TUESDAY JUNE 24, 2008 @ Le Poisson Rouge JVC JAZZ FESTIVAL NYC: Dj Logic presents Project Logic Marco Benevento Trio Mocean Worker 158 Bleecker Street New York, NY 10012 7:30PM - MIDNIGHT / $25 ABOUT DJ LOGIC: Turntablist DJ Logic (Bronx, NY) has made a ...

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John Medeski, Billy Martin, John Scofield, DJ Logic, DJ Olive, Sex Mob, Antibalas, Marco Benevento, Vijay Iyer, Eric Krasno + Unite in Benefit for the Scotty Hard Trust

John Medeski, Billy Martin, John Scofield, DJ Logic, DJ Olive, Sex Mob, Antibalas, Marco Benevento, Vijay Iyer, Eric Krasno + Unite in Benefit for the Scotty Hard Trust

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DOWNTOWN NYC JAZZ LUMINARIES OFFER HEARTFELT PERFORMANCES IN BENEFIT FOR FELLOW MUSICIAN AND PRODUCER SCOTT HARDING AT HIGHLINE BALLROOM NYC ON MARCH 19, 2008 JOHN MEDESKI, BILLY MARTIN, JOHN SCOFIELD, DJ LOGIC, DJ OLIVE, SEXMOB, ANTIBALAS, MARCO BENEVENTO, VIJAY IYER, ERIC KRASNO and more UNITE TO HELP RAISE MEDICAL FUNDS FOR BELOVED RECORD PRODUCER NEW YORK, NY — Downtown NYC luminaries unite for one astonishing benefit concert at the Highline Ballroom in New York City on Wednesday, March 19, 2008, ...

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DJ Logic Resurrects Project Logic for Two Nights At Blue Note 10/6 + 10/7 ; Schedules Nationwide Tour With The John Popper Project Beginning on 10/17 @ The Canal Room in NYC

DJ Logic Resurrects Project Logic for Two Nights At Blue Note 10/6 + 10/7 ; Schedules Nationwide Tour With The John Popper Project Beginning on 10/17 @ The Canal Room in NYC

Source: All About Jazz

In the upcoming November, 2006 issue of DownBeat, the magazine asks, “what is jazz?" as more and more artists and labels are increasingly expanding musical boundaries without compromising their artistic integrity. And the cover of the upcoming DownBeat issue (on stands in mid-October) features none other than Ropeadope records MVP DJ Logic, alongside Christian McBride and Ahmir ?uestlove Thompson of The Roots.

It can't get better than these three artists, each of whom is a musical innovator known for their ...

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DJ Logic Zen of Logic Record Release Performance Scheduled for July 11, 2006 @ Joe's Pub NYC ; Summer Festival Appearances Include Bonnaroo + Moogfest

DJ Logic Zen of Logic Record Release Performance Scheduled for July 11, 2006 @ Joe's Pub NYC ; Summer Festival Appearances Include Bonnaroo + Moogfest

Source: All About Jazz

The Jazzy Mixmaster Drops Studio Tracks Soon to be Revealed on New John Mayer Album + Puts Final Touches on a Collaborative Project with the John Popper Project

The theorem of turntablist as musician has been proven in the capable hands of DJ Logic, who, with jazz as his foundation, barreled through barriers to become a wax innovator, crossing genres and sprinkling his sound across the map. With his versatile style and dynamic charisma, the mix-master's ability to effortlessly flow ...

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Recordings: As Leader | As Sideperson

Global Noize

Wondercap Records
2008

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Zen Of Logic

Wondercap Records
2006

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As Above

Self Produced
2000

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Left Hand of Clyde (Parts 1, 2 & 3)

From: As Above - Live At The Lizard...
By DJ Logic

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