Home » Jazz Musicians » Global Noize
Global Noize
Global Noize: SLY Reimagined
by Dan Bilawsky
Keyboardist/Programmer/Conceptualist/Producer Jason Miles has a knack for birthing patchwork tribute albums that don't come off as such. The man behind Miles Davis' Tutu (Warner Bros., 1986) programming has also been the force behind well received album-length nods to Davis, Brazilian bigwig Ivan Lins, pop-jazz crossover saxophonist Grover Washington Jr., and Motown megastar Marvin Gaye. Now, he looks toward the edgier side of soul with this expansive, yet highly polished tribute to Sly And The Family Stone. While ...
read moreGlobal Noize Donates Proceeds to Support Hurricane Sandy Victims
Source:
Michael Ricci
Global Noize the jazz/funk/world/groove band comprised of Jason Miles, DJ Logic, Falu, Jay Rodriguez and Amanda Ruzza are keeping the Global Spirit alive by donating all of the proceeds from their new song Dreams" to benefit the families and business's devastated by super storm Sandy. Miles states, There is so much pain, suffering and loss that has been put upon so many people impacted by Hurricane Sandy, and we wanted to do our part to help them. Global Noize will ...
read more
Global Noize Featuring Jason Miles, DJ Logic & Falu: "A Prayer For The Planet" Out August 23, 2011 Via Lightyear/EMI
Source:
Tijuana Gift Shop
"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, andon the wings of the ethereal vocals of Falutruly transcendent and spiritual." Jonathan Widran, All Music Guide New York, NYWe 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 ...
read more
Global Noize:global Noize
Source:
All About Jazz
DJ Logic and Jason Miles haven't merely epitomized the term world music" with their brainchild Global Noize (Shanachie), but rather redefined what that vague musical classification can encompass. In creating such a diversified mixture, they've set an entirely new bar of what the genre is capable of implying. Blending flavors of funk, jazz, calypso, Afrobeat, reggae and Arabic music, to name a few, the album takes listeners on an auditory odyssey around the entire planet, making stops at notable locales ...
read more
Music
Recordings: As Leader | As Sideperson
Dreams
From: A Prayer For The PlanetBy Global Noize