The Urban Music Scene.com
March, 2010 Edition. Vol. 35
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Welcome to The Urban Music Scene...
New update 3/15/10...
The Month of March is ON!!
A Start of a new week! We'll, lets do this!
Are you ready to get another week of great musical updates coming straight to you from the fine folks of T.U.M.S.? Well here it is!
~ We present a very nice conversation between Our guy Terrill Hanna & Legendary 'Jazz Crusader" Joe Sample!!! Scroll down the page some to gain access, or click Interviews in our main menu!
~ The News Page is still flowing with daily updates! Keep it right there & see for yourselves!
~ The Youth Spot acknowledges a new R&B singer to look our for - Mr. Kofi Black! his bio is on the blog, as well as an update to vocalist Jason Derulo making ground on his new album! plus much more!!
~ The New Voices of Today radiates again for the month of March! Take a look at what Marvin had to share with us!
~ Get ready for ANOTHER CD giveaway! Its Coming!
Much More to come!
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Feel the power of Soul Music with the take on the return of Leela James as she sparkles the set with another attraction in "Tell Me You Love Me". You are gonna wanna turn this baby up a notch & get your groove on! Watch...straight from Stax Records!
More Videos Of The Week:
(The Week of 3/14/10 thru 3/20/10)
The Gospel Page: Cedric Ford & Heart of Worship - Created2Worship
The R&B/Soul Page: Dru Hill - Love MD
The Jazz Page: Joe Sample & Randy Crawford - Street Life
Back In The Day Page:
(The new DOUBLE UP Week continues! 2 Videos per week!)
~ Philip Bailey - Hold On
~ Alexander Oneal - Innocent
The Youth Spot!
Raven Symone, Taraji P. Henson & Keyshia Cole share some of their biggest laughs, stories & much more - Pepsi's "We Inspire" brings you some of those personal moments of inspirations and shares them with us! Visit the blog for more details!!
Concerts & Festivals
Upcoming Concerts & Festivals for 2010 & beyond! Check this out...
The CareFusion Jazz Festival in New York is announced for June & its gonna be quite an affair! Click here to see the entire line-up! We are talking about 45 Concerts at 20 venues!!
Look out for the 12th Annual Seabreeze Jazz Concert to float around again this year, featuring some of the finest Jazz musicians in the industry. Hosted by Guitarist Nick Colionne, From April 16th - 18th, click here for more info!
It seems like to us, R&B Great Charlie Wilson's solo career is going full steam ahead. Especially when he is with the hottest ticket to an old school music festival - about to go down in Jacksonville, FL., when Cameo, Mint Condition, Doug E. Fresh, The Ohio Players & Himself will THROWDOWN for the 1st Annual Heart & Soul Music Explosion! Click here for more details!
Are you looking for Tour Information?
How about the next concert to hit your block?
Waiting for any info on an upcoming concert, event, convention, benefit in The United States & Across the globe? Well, Be our guest & check the "Concerts/Festivals" blog to get it!
To access our complete listings of Concerts & Festivals, please click here!
The Music Reviews!!
R&B....Urban & Contemporary
"Who Knew?" Keke Wyatt would drop another plate of soul grooves for the R&B base of listeners? Well, Shanachie Entertainment did as they released one for 2010. Peggy spins the record back one time & talked about it!
George Strand spins back a recent release from Native American singer Jana Mashonee entitled, "New Moon Born". Released from Miss Molly Records.
More reviews of your favorite R&B singers/vocalists can be accessed by clicking here!!
Gospel.....Urban, Contemporary & Traditional
He's back to give you a dose of Gospel & Jazz, all on the same platform. Saxophonist Kirk Whalum & special guests invite you to listen to his 3rd collectible entitled, "The Gospel According To Jazz: Chapter 3"! Peggy Oliver talks about the new release!!
Step back one time & please enjoy the review given this month of Vickie Winans' "How I Got Over" by Peggy Oliver!
More reviews of your favorite Gospel artists can be accessed by clicking here!!
Jazz....Urban & Contemporary
Coming in Feb. 2010, Dee Dee Bridgewater examines a fruitful but generous detail of music from the legendary Billie Holiday, in creating "Eleanor Fagan (1917-1959) To Billie With Love Dee Dee"! Reviewed by Peggy Oliver...
Talking about making an effort to keep some Old School R&B in jazz, Peggy shares her thoughts about sax man Alan Hewitt & his new offering "Retroactive".
More reviews of your favorite jazz artists can be accessed by clicking here!
Interviews
Just in time for the concerts season, Terrill Hanna was able to get a hold of one of the greatest Jazz Masters of our time - Mr. Joe Sample! Mr. Sample is slated to appear at this weeks '5th Annual Jazz In The Gardens' in Miami, Fl!
Mr. Sample joins Terrill for a one-on-one discussion about his upcoming projects, some very interesting insights to his background to jazz, a look into the future for 'The Jazz Crusaders" & much more!
The New Voices Of Today
The month of March is on & poppin' with serious flavor to share from Marvin's set of new artists on the scene! Here's a few to start with...
You haven't heard nothing so smooth & soul-centric until you get aslight taste of it coming from Neo-Soul specialist L'Renee! Marvin tapped into the album, "Europe" & spoke about it!
....and another side of that same coin for soul music is reached from another singer with a special blend of the same textures described above. Introducing 'NuDawn' and album, "Paradise Nu"!
Back In The Day Music!
And you thought we were finished, when actually we are just getting started!!
Randy went back into catalog of old school morsels & pulled out the album from Randy & The Gypsys! Turn the page with us & chill to the review!
Charles reflected on his love for the album "The Real Thing" from none other than sultry vocalist Angela Winbush! Click the album title & check it out!
Wanna see our entire collection of reviews dedicated to the Old School - Back In The Day music era? Click Here & we'll get you there!
Books, Arts, Movies & Misc!
This week, the announcement is official: "Why We Laugh" is coming out on DVD April 27th, 2010! Mike Tyson & Cable Network - Animal Planet strikes a deal on a reality series about Pigeons! A new Poetry Book by Tia Stewart is released and much more! Stop by & check it out!
You might have missed a few things, so scroll back up & see if you did! There's more info on our blogs & pages!
Raven Symone, Taraji P. Henson & Keyshia Cole share some of their biggest laughs, stories & much more - Pepsi's "We Inspire" brings you some of those personal moments of inspirations and shares them with us! Visit the blog for more details!!
Concerts & Festivals
Upcoming Concerts & Festivals for 2010 & beyond! Check this out...
The CareFusion Jazz Festival in New York is announced for June & its gonna be quite an affair! Click here to see the entire line-up! We are talking about 45 Concerts at 20 venues!!
Look out for the 12th Annual Seabreeze Jazz Concert to float around again this year, featuring some of the finest Jazz musicians in the industry. Hosted by Guitarist Nick Colionne, From April 16th - 18th, click here for more info!
It seems like to us, R&B Great Charlie Wilson's solo career is going full steam ahead. Especially when he is with the hottest ticket to an old school music festival - about to go down in Jacksonville, FL., when Cameo, Mint Condition, Doug E. Fresh, The Ohio Players & Himself will THROWDOWN for the 1st Annual Heart & Soul Music Explosion! Click here for more details!
Are you looking for Tour Information?
How about the next concert to hit your block?
Waiting for any info on an upcoming concert, event, convention, benefit in The United States & Across the globe? Well, Be our guest & check the "Concerts/Festivals" blog to get it!
To access our complete listings of Concerts & Festivals, please click here!
The Music Reviews!!
R&B....Urban & Contemporary
"Who Knew?" Keke Wyatt would drop another plate of soul grooves for the R&B base of listeners? Well, Shanachie Entertainment did as they released one for 2010. Peggy spins the record back one time & talked about it!
George Strand spins back a recent release from Native American singer Jana Mashonee entitled, "New Moon Born". Released from Miss Molly Records.
More reviews of your favorite R&B singers/vocalists can be accessed by clicking here!!
Gospel.....Urban, Contemporary & Traditional
He's back to give you a dose of Gospel & Jazz, all on the same platform. Saxophonist Kirk Whalum & special guests invite you to listen to his 3rd collectible entitled, "The Gospel According To Jazz: Chapter 3"! Peggy Oliver talks about the new release!!
Step back one time & please enjoy the review given this month of Vickie Winans' "How I Got Over" by Peggy Oliver!
More reviews of your favorite Gospel artists can be accessed by clicking here!!
Jazz....Urban & Contemporary
Coming in Feb. 2010, Dee Dee Bridgewater examines a fruitful but generous detail of music from the legendary Billie Holiday, in creating "Eleanor Fagan (1917-1959) To Billie With Love Dee Dee"! Reviewed by Peggy Oliver...
Talking about making an effort to keep some Old School R&B in jazz, Peggy shares her thoughts about sax man Alan Hewitt & his new offering "Retroactive".
More reviews of your favorite jazz artists can be accessed by clicking here!
Just in time for the concerts season, Terrill Hanna was able to get a hold of one of the greatest Jazz Masters of our time - Mr. Joe Sample! Mr. Sample is slated to appear at this weeks '5th Annual Jazz In The Gardens' in Miami, Fl!
Mr. Sample joins Terrill for a one-on-one discussion about his upcoming projects, some very interesting insights to his background to jazz, a look into the future for 'The Jazz Crusaders" & much more!
The New Voices Of Today
The month of March is on & poppin' with serious flavor to share from Marvin's set of new artists on the scene! Here's a few to start with...
You haven't heard nothing so smooth & soul-centric until you get aslight taste of it coming from Neo-Soul specialist L'Renee! Marvin tapped into the album, "Europe" & spoke about it!
....and another side of that same coin for soul music is reached from another singer with a special blend of the same textures described above. Introducing 'NuDawn' and album, "Paradise Nu"!
Back In The Day Music!
And you thought we were finished, when actually we are just getting started!!
Randy went back into catalog of old school morsels & pulled out the album from Randy & The Gypsys! Turn the page with us & chill to the review!
Charles reflected on his love for the album "The Real Thing" from none other than sultry vocalist Angela Winbush! Click the album title & check it out!
Wanna see our entire collection of reviews dedicated to the Old School - Back In The Day music era? Click Here & we'll get you there!
Books, Arts, Movies & Misc!
This week, the announcement is official: "Why We Laugh" is coming out on DVD April 27th, 2010! Mike Tyson & Cable Network - Animal Planet strikes a deal on a reality series about Pigeons! A new Poetry Book by Tia Stewart is released and much more! Stop by & check it out!
You might have missed a few things, so scroll back up & see if you did! There's more info on our blogs & pages!