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Soul Cycle brings an infectious blend of jazz, funk, and world music to Mosaic, their eagerly awaited third release. Featuring guest vocals from Rogiérs (Alicia Keys, Platinum Pied Pipers), as well as the core lineup of keyboardist Jesse Fischer (Laura Izibor), saxophonist Brian Hogans (Sean Jones), bassist Josh David (Q-Tip), drummer Corey Rawls (Kenny Garrett), and percussionist Shawn Banks, Mosaic presents seven fresh compositions by bandmembers, as well as captivating renditions of the jazz standard “Blue in Green” and Al Green’s classic “Simply Beautiful.”

Inspired by artists as diverse as Herbie Hancock, Richard Bona, Meshell Ndegeocello, J Dilla, James Brown, Chopin, and Bach, Brooklyn-based Soul Cycle has developed a distinctive brand of world fusion, incorporating sounds from jazz, funk, hip-hop, R&B, gospel, reggae, Latin, Jewish, African, and classical music. DustyGroove.com calls them “one of the hippest contemporary soul combos we’ve ever heard,” and Christopher Whaley of SoulTracks.com described Soul Cycle’s last album as “the year’s first must- have project... highly recommended.”

“Every trend has a counter-trend,” says Jesse Fischer, the 29-year-old bandleader and keyboardist. “Even in today’s world of Pro Tools and Auto- Tune, people still need to hear something that comes straight from the soul.” Recorded entirely without sequencers, click tracks, or virtual instruments, Mosaic captures the intimate energy of a live perfomance, resulting in honest music that ranges broadly from contemplative to joyous, from introspective to playful

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Rising Young Keyboardist, Composer, and Producer Jesse Fischer to Make Obliqsound Debut with "Retro Future," Featuring Soul Cycle, His Tight-Knit Working Unit - Available October 30

Rising Young Keyboardist, Composer, and Producer Jesse Fischer to Make Obliqsound Debut with "Retro Future," Featuring Soul Cycle, His Tight-Knit Working Unit - Available October 30

Source: DL Media

Ambitious Project Ties Together Jazz, Electronic, Soul, Classical, Psychedelia, and World Music What did the future used to look like? The space-age exploration of the Mad Men era? The free love and flower power of the hippies? The technological utopia of the early Internet pioneers? The promise of today’s era of global interconnectedness? With each new generation of dreamers, a new future is imagined, and when the future actually arrives, it ends up both stranger and more interesting than we ...

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Jesse Fischer & Soul Cycle To Tour OH and PA

Jesse Fischer & Soul Cycle To Tour OH and PA

Source: Jesse Fischer

NEW YORK, NY: Brooklyn-based pianist/composer Jesse Fischer and his jazz/funk band Soul Cycle will be hitting the road this June to promote their latest album Homebrew, released independently in Sept 2011. Fischer will be backed by a stellar cast of long-time associates, including Sean Jones alumnus Brian Hogans (alto saxophone), Cleveland native Jerome Jennings (drums), Josh David (bass), Nozomi Yamaguchi (guitar), and Shawn Banks (percussion). Jesse Fischer & Soul Cycle will be appearing at the following dates and locations: Thu, ...

“Soul Cycle is a group of talented and eclectic musicians who know how to think outside of the box. The integrity and honesty of the music is always of the utmost importance.”

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Recordings: As Leader | As Sideperson

Mosaic

Self Produced
2009

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