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The Hub "With the spit-in-yer-face attitude of punk, and the muzo-sophistication of jazz, The Hub can make you punch the air with joy or drop your jaw with amazement in the same tune. Their cutting edge blend of styles is perfect for its time - our time!" Fred Grand- Jazz Review Out of the Brooklyn underground, THE HUB create a sonic amalgam to jazz/punk, no-wave, and hard core that lead to music that is raw, fresh, and original. Since 1998, The magical duo of Sean Noonan- drums and Tim Dahl ñbass have been driving THE HUB with their interactive unique approach to the rhythm section. In 2004, Paul Meurens joined the group and gave THE HUB a jump start after they were involved horrible car accident. Meurens (alto saxophone) who is also a guitarist is a perfect match intensifying and broadening the groups sound with his sharp electronic and cool vocalist saxophone style. "The hungry young players in THE HUB have a voracious appetite for far-flung sounds, Charles Ives, Busta Rhymes and Slayer pin them to a specific place and time: namely New York City at the dawn of the new millennium."- The Metro, UK THE HUB has excited audiences in over 13 countries, performing in some of the most respected music venues such as, The Knitting Factory, Copenhagen Jazz House, and U.K's The Wardrobe. There original compositions shock audiences where they have earned a loyal fan base worldwide. HUB fans have even been known to travel up to six hours to see them perform. In London Jazz critic John Fordham described them as, "Maniacally exhilarating, gripping in its precision and energy, a real breath of fresh air."
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The MPS Records legacy resumes with vinyl releases of Ella Fitzgerald’s 'Sunshine Of Your Love' and Freddie Hubbard’s'The Hub of Hubbard'
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Great Scott P.R.oductions
Jazz history was forged in the rustic Black Forest of Germany in 1968 when Hans Georg Brunner-Schwer launched MPS Records and recorded some of the genre’s seminal artists. Legends like Ella Fitzgerald, Dizzy Gillespie, Oscar Peterson, Dexter Gordon, Freddie Hubbard, The Count Basie Orchestra and George Duke released albums on the prestigious label known for its high-level recording technique and distinctive aesthetic. Much of MPS’s catalog will be reissued in the United States over the coming months thanks to a ...
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Seeking the Essence of Freddie Hubbard: Suzanne Pittson "Out of the Hub"
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The Independent Ear by Willard Jenkins
Vocalist Suzanne Pittson previously accepted the challenge of lyrically interpreting John Coltrane's opus “Resolution" from “A Love Supreme." With Alice Coltrane's consent she did so with all due humility... and with gusto! Her latest effort is a loving tribute to an artist whose legend appears to be growing slowly in ancestry, the late NEA Jazz Master trumpeter Freddie Hubbard. For “Out of the Hub" Suzanne addresses compositions credited to Freddie and songs he indelibly enhanced through his artistry, and she ...
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