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| The Urban Renewal Project: New Album & NYC Friday The Urban Renewal Project has been kicking around the Pacific Coast for the better part of four years, using the instruments of a bygone era to create a signature sound that blurs the boundaries between pop, soul, jazz and hip-hop. The band's dynamic live performances have captivated listeners and brought audiences to their feet in packed rooms from The House of Blues in LA to Rockwood Music Hall in NYC.With the combined vocal talents of jazz singer Aubrey Logan and freestyle rap virtuoso Elmer Demond, the URP is back with its sophomore release in Local Legend. The album's nine original tracks draw from an eclectic variety of styles—including R&B, swing, and West African highlife—while remaining unified by the melodic ear worms and hip-shaking grooves that characterize the group's sound. Their debut release, Go Big or Go Home (2012), was called "one of the most exciting hybrid releases to come along in some time, " and the follow-up does not disappoint. Local Legend will be available September 23, 2014 on Amazon, iTunes, Spotify, and everywhere else! "It is truly amazing to see musicians who can play legitimate jazz and funk music in such a big way. Plenty of groups play hip hop with a jazz tone, but not like this. The talent and precision it takes to pull off a sound of such magnitude is beyond impressive." —Gerry Doot, LA Music Blog "... if you had to choose a band to spend a day with, this is definitely the one you'd want to be around. The fun energy with this band can be heard on the music from their new CD, which blends a rich gumbo of jazz, pop, soul and hip-hop... there are tracks here that will provide the perfect upbeats for a great party." —Asha Brodie, Jazz Moods Radio Artist: The Urban Renewal Project Title: Local Legend Label: Lombardy Records URP003 UPC: 030915391023 WEBSITE: www.urpmusic.com Release Date: SEPTEMBER 23, 2014 Track listing, track times 1. My Own Way 5:17 2. Rooftops & Parking Lots 4:35 3. Make Like You Mean It 5:08 4. You're Beautiful 4:35 5. Redshift 4:31 6. Change 4:31 7. We Big Tonight 3:42 8. Prophecy 5:15 9. The Belief 3:31 Appearing at The Cutting Room NYC Fri., Sept. 26th 11:30 PM The Cutting Room 44 E.32nd St (between Park Ave and Madison Ave) New York NY 10010 write your comments about the article :: © 2014 Jazz News :: home page |