Tony Minvielle is regarded as one of the most respected and talented dj’s in his field receiving props from dj’s and musicians, as diverse as Gilles Peterson, George Clinton (Parliament/Funkadelic), Grammy award winning India Arie, Quest Love (the Roots), Jose Padilla (Cafe Del Mar), amongst, many others. He was a contributor to Straight no Chaser magazine (including his interview with the late Curtis Mayfield) from its inception to its final publication.
He lived in the Atlanta GA, spent time in Warsaw, and over the years has worked with / interviewed some of the greatest artists of our time including Curtis Mayfield, Roy Ayers, Mark Murphy, Kamasi Washington, George Benson, Terrace Martin, Joyce, Banda Black Rio, Gil Scott Heron, India Arie, Snarky Puppy, Omar, Weldon Irving, Jon Lucien, The Roots, Incognito, Hiatus Kaiyote and Terence Blanchard to name a few. He’s graced the decks at Cafe Del Mar, Londons Jazz Cafe, Atlantas Ying Yang and numerous festivals. Broadcast credits include WCLK 91.9 Atlanta, JazzFM, Virgin Radio Digital and now hosts the seminal radio show FOLDEDSPACE on SoulandJazz.com.
Here is the November edition of Tony Minvielle’s On point 5.
Kindred and the Family Soul – Never Know – Legacy Of Love
Husband and wife team of Fatin and Aja Dantzler come correct with this rare groove inspired soulful niceness. No insipid r’n’b stylings here from this Philly (home of Jill Scott and The Roots) based duo who garner respect from all in the real soul fraternity across the globe.
Totally blown away by the depth and breadth of this epic piece of work from my bredren UK saxophonist, composer and erstwhile BBC presenter Soweto. All bases covered here from electronica to straight ahead to hip-hop to out and out future sounds of now. This is a must have is you are serious about music. Stand out tune ‘Montpellier’.
This 5 track ep from the UK 4 piece led by gifted guitarist Mansur Brown has been raising eyebrows amongst those in the musical know thanks to its audacious nature and the proper cap doffing it gives to the worlds of jazz fusion and electronica. This is proper musicianship from the new breed. File under essential. Fave tune Elijah’s Remedy.
DJ Amir presents Buena Música Y Cultura
Hip-Hop legend Amir Abdullah aka DJ Amir – usually to be found collaborating with Kon. Has assembled 14 ‘off the beaten track’ rare latin tracks from across the Americas. Recorded in the 60’s and & 70’s these tracks cover salsa, guaguanco, and all the stops in between. Standout tune Picadillo.
Saxophonist (and a whole lot more) and native son of New Orleans (but now based in Atlanta) – Morgan Guerin – is without doubt one of the worlds most exciting and up and coming contemporary jazz musicians of the moment. Still only in his early 20’s he has already graced the stage at the Whitehouse and played in the Grammys band. This LP (which features Morgan playing most of the instruments) tells the tale of his journey so far. Remember where you heard his name first.
