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| Ma*JiD - Jazz Violinist Rocks Mercury Lounge - June 23! Reserve Now!  Ma*JiD rocked a sold out house at National Sawdust in Brooklyn for his Sound Of A Flower CD release last month. Now he hits again on June 23 at the Mercury Lounge - NYC. Reserve your tickets now!June 23 - 11pm & 12am - Headliner $12 advance/$15 door Mercury Lounge 217 E. Houston St. New York, NY 10002 Ma*JiD (Violin/Vox) Conun Papas (Keyboards) Alex "Busby" Smith (Bass) Norman Paul Edwards Jr. (Drums) Special Guests TBA "I'm always looking for new voices, even on ancient instruments, with a unique, personal and modern approach to jazz. I've found it in the music of Ma*JiD and the album Sound Of A Flower. Can you say 'REFRESHING'? Sure you can!" Russ Davis Voice of America MOJA Radio Three time Downbeat Rising Jazz violinist Ma*JiD released his newest album, Sound Of A Flower on April 20th. The culmination of an eight year journey, the album features special guests Squala Orphan (Brooklyn MC/Guru's Jazzmatazz Alum), Sfumato Symphony Orchestra, and Cyrus Aaron (acclaimed Poet/ Activist/TV Personality). Ma*JiD's music is defined by its angelic string sounds, aboriginal electric bass grooves, lush harmonic textures layered with a combination of acoustic/electric sounds and its heavy hip-hop influenced drums. The album itself is music that chronicles the development of jazz music from a New Orleans juke joint, a highly technical musical view of a modern city, a gospel bound violin with orchestra in a great hall and a socially conscience street anthem with the trap music swag to match. "Majid has a unique blend of improvisation, groove and technical sophistication" -Wynton Marsalis "He really plays the language of jazz" -T.S. Monk "The Most Killing Jazz Violinist Out Now" -Antonio Hart "Taking jazz violin in a new direction" -John Blake Jr. "Rising Jazz Violinist 2015-2017" -Downbeat Magazine write your comments about the article :: © 2018 Jazz News :: home page |