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Ma*JiD at Mercury Lounge

Courtesy of Scott H. Thompson | Posted on May 31, 2018

Where

Mercury Lounge
217 East Houston Street
New York, NY
Map
212-260-4700

When

Sat, June 23, 2018
11:00 pm

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Musicians

About

https://jazzdagama.com/music/majid-sound-of-a-flower/

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....

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