Tag: Donuts

Charlie Coffeen’s Tribute to J Dilla’s Donuts February 9, 2019 Chicago, IL @ Thalia Hall

J Dilla Donuts Tribute Thalia Hall

Charlie Coffeen Presents J Dilla’s Donuts
February 9, 2019
Chicago, IL @ Thalia Hall

The second annual performance of J Dilla‘s game-changing Donuts album. Charlie Coffeen (of Sidewalk Chalk) leads a 20+ piece orchestra in recreating and re-imagining the album from top-to-bottom featuring special guests Makaya McCraven, Braxton Cook, and Chris Turner. 100% of merchandise sales benefit the James Dewitt Yancey Foundation.

Part 1 of 3:
Donuts (Outro) > Workinonit, Waves, Light My Fire, The New, Stop, The Diff’rence, Mash, Time: The Donut Of The Heart

Part 2 of 3:
People (with Chris Turner), Lightworks, Stepson Of The Clapper, The Twister (Huh, What) (with Braxton Cook), One Eleven (with Chris Turner), Don’t Cry (with Chris Turner), Two Can Win (with Braxton Cook), Anti-American Graffiti, Geek Down (with Braxton Cook)

Part 3 of 3:
Glazed, Airworks, Thunder, Gobstopper / One For Ghost (with Braxton Cook) > Dilla Says Go, Walkinonit, The Factory

featuring:
Charlie Coffeen – keyboards
Makaya McCraven – drums
Garrett McGinn – bass
George Wundsam – guitar
Jackson Shephard – guitar
Matt Platskota – percussion
Jonathan Hoard – vocals
Camile Trust – vocals
Melissa McMillan – vocals
Sam Trump – trumpet
Alex Wasily – trombone
Sam Hudgens – saxophone
Kendrick Pullums – flute & clarinet
Matt Jones Orchestra (8 string players)

Special Guests:
Chris Turner – vocals
Braxton Cook – saxophone & vocals
Angele Anise – vocals

FULL AUDIO DOWNLOAD: FLAC or MP3

J Dilla Donuts Tribute Thalia Hall

Mos Def, Robert Glasper, & DJ Preservation 2/8/11 NYC @ The Blue Note

Mos Def, Robert Glasper, & DJ Preservation – Bedstuy Parade & Funeral March 2/8/11 NYC @ The Blue Note

Mos Def performed at the Blue Note in New York City last week with a unique lineup of Robert Glasper on keys and his regular DJ, DJ Preservation, on turntables, MPC, and live samples. Mos also had a drumkit set up which he played for most of the show while singing and rhyming. It’s not the first time that Mos has performed from behind a drumkit, but this performance produced plenty of J Dilla influenced improv and some interesting chilled out versions of Mos Def classics.

Luckily my good friend HighVoltage was on deck with mics rolling. He posts plenty of live hip hop, so be sure to check out his blog: http://www.itsallthewaylive.net/. (He recently posted a young jazz group’s [Stray Phrases] rendition of the entire Donuts album by J Dilla. Highly recommended.)

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