MY REDEEMER: A Love Letter to D’Angelo for 25 Years of Voodoo

originally published 1/25/20 — “Voodoo is an ancient African tradition. We use “voodoo” in the drums, or whatever, the cadences and call-outs to our ancestors, and that in itself will invoke spirits.”

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The Upful LIFE Podcast – Ep. 056: SKERIK [saxophonist: Garage a Trois, Bastard Jazz, Emerald Quintet, Critters Buggin, DRKWAV, Syncopated Taint Septet, Frog Brigade, Lorbo, Ponga, Omaha Diner, Dead Kenny G’s, MORE!]

Brilliant on both tenor and baritone saxophone,  most often mixing in electronics, effects, and loops, Skerik is nothing short of a pioneer in saxophonics.

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[Interview] SKERIK Talks Emerald Quintet, OG Garage A Trois, Mad Season, & More [B.Getz on L4LM]

L4LM’s B.Getz was lucky to track down the ever-elusive Skerik for a conversation just before the saxophonist took off for the Emerald Quintet’s quick run, which closes with the Funk Sessions show in Denver on Friday, 11/22. Skerik was eager to discuss his fantastic new band, as well as a smattering of other topics

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