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| Gemini Soul w/ Ajamu Akinyele ’Live’ Cyber Jazz recording artists Ajamu Akinyele, pronounced Ah-jah-moo + Ah-kin-yay-lay, and Jon O'Bergh will be performing their eclectic blend of smooth jazz - funk fusion as Gemini Soul on WLTV Channel 26 (Comcast Cable) Broadcast Area: Oakland, CA; Emeryville, CA; and Piedmont, CA on Saturday - December 16th & 23rd and Tuesday - December 19th & 26th. WLTV is a full service television production company that airs every Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday on Channel 26 (Comcast Cable) in the Oakland, Emeryville, and Piedmont California areas reaching over 100, 000 viewers. Ajamu Akinyele has a new double CD out titled "Black Magic The Cyber Jazz Experience" released earlier this year on his own recording label Pearl Jazz. Ajamu Akinyele is originally from the San Francisco bay area and resides in Noe Valley, a section of San Francisco, with his music collaborator, and the other half of Gemini Soul Jon O'Bergh. Jon O'Bergh plays keyboard and piano with a combination of sequenced music to add a "Live" feel to the overall performance, i.e. Herbie Hancock, Tori Amos, and Dave Brubeck; while Ajamu Akinyele plays bass laying down pure funk, i.e. Prince, Stanley Clarke, Marcus Miller, and MeShell Ndegeocello creating a unique and identifiable sound called "Cyber-Jazz, " which is a blend of smooth jazz-funk fusion. Ajamu Akinyele's style of music has been compared to the smooth sounds of Sade, the laidback grooves of bassist MeShell Ndegeocello, the funkiness of Pop Icon Prince, and the pop funk jazz fusion of Miles Davis. Ajamu Akinyele states "My overall goal is to introduce my music to all generations and to all ethnic backgrounds in support of jazz of all genres, trying to unite us as a people of one nation under a groove through cyber jazz." write your comments about the article :: © 2006 Jazz News :: home page |