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thanks! i answered this in another reply, but to the artwork - MASSIVE shout out to tokio aoyama. he's an amazing artist and truly captured the spirit and narrative of the albums in his work. instagram.com/tokioaoyama

i couldnt possibly choose a favorite memory. that was an incredible 10 years and an entire lifetime that i'd be happy if my career was just that (and very happy that it's not just that!).... being called to studio and pino palladino is there waiting to play... which is right up there with pino...

late 2019 :) also check out Skrimshire's new album coming on the same label -> Albert's Favourites

essential. today was cereal - granola and oats with almonds and pumpkin seeds, diced apple, nectarine, blueberries and almond yogurt + a matcha latte :)

i didnt get the chance to connect wtih nujabes sadly, but i do collab with our mutual connection/friend Shing02 i'll be in japan in july for a 2 week artist residency, maybe a tokyo show too; in october at the blue note playing with Harvey Mason; and in late november doing something fun !

cheers! you might dig Carl Craig's Innerzone Orchestra too :)

i've only been there once (on vacation) and loved it!! had an amazing meal at La Capital too. i'd love to get back there and play, and eat and drink! as with almost anywhere in the world, making that happen is all about connecting with the right like-minded local promoter who is willing to make...

i envisaged it as one album. once i finished editing it - more than anything, making the tracks shorter - many of them clocked in at 15 min from the original live recordings - i realized that as one album it was asking a LOT of the audience to digest it all. personally, i dont listen to any...

thanks! that's a really special thing to hear too - leimert park has become a touch stone place for me too - whenever i play the world stage it's always a special vibe and the late great Nate Morgan is a pianist i can really relate too as well. btw, LOVE the A ! hope to get back there again...

thank you and my pleasure! it's great to connect with such a passionate community. you're all making the world a better place! i listed a few in another reply, but check out my project ronin arkestra - each person in the band has their own projects that are good gateway starters. ... wonk...

lol. love the pax!!! i just converted to the pax recently and loving it. i prefer a sativa unless i'm jetlagged and need to crash out hard. XJ-13 is a good go-to for me, but i'm open minded if it's top shelf ! :)

cheers! off the top of my head... Tommaso Cappellato - Butterflying Ronin Arkestra - First Meeting Shun Ishiwaka - CLNUP4 Horace Tapscott - Why Don't You Listen? Resavoir - album forthcoming Myele Manzanza - A Love Requited - about to drop Culross Closs - Forgotten Ones Dwight Trible -...

i love vinyl but tbh, i worry about the environmental impact/carbon footprint of it. in that respect i cant see it being sustainable unless 3D printing gets up to speed with it. economically it's unsustainable and most labels/artists see it as a loss leader / marketing expense that you might...

hahahahaha. my rider is pretty simple these days. i dont like to drink a lot (leave that to my younger years!) especially on a heavy tour schedule. i love good quality weed (altho that's sometimes a hard one to put on an official rider). i think these days it's mainly about washed fresh fruit...

man. i LOVE branford. and kenny kirkland is an all time inspiration for me. crazy people music is one of my favorite albums (forgot to mention that before!). it was a super disappointing thing to read him say. i'd actually heard about him saying that before in private and was more surprised to...

LOL the last heritage show is my most recent favorite ever show - performing this material, and sharing the stories behind it, is so much more meaningful to me than any other live shows i've done. other times i feel like i'm either going into jazz mode, or going into beats mode; whereas this...

cheers! always a real pleasure for me to play with the master teacher dwight trible. for those not hip: his album Mothership is recommended listening too btw - in a whole other vibe. think leon thomas/pharoah sanders spiritual jazz most of the compositions were written for my Mirai no Rekishi...

oooh - great question! tbh, i dont know of any albums that are similar. not saying that from a perspective of ego, i just really dont. but related to my own musical dna... check the list of my favorite albums i posted on another reply - keith jarrett's american quartet is definitely one to check...

thank you! this project was particularly easy for me. in composing the material, i'd just lean into a feeling of an experience of my japanese-ness and write some music. the melodies, harmonies and rhythms came out super organically and then i'd know straight away that each sketch matched the...

thanks! :) i love exploring the balance between human and machine. organic and technological. it's very much a reflection of the world we live in. that said, i'll lean to each end in different circumstances. sometimes i'm just playing acoustic piano - especially in the bands of artists like...