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MY REDEEMER: A Love Letter to D’Angelo for 20 Years of Voodoo

January 24, 2025January 25, 2025 B.Getz ahmir thompson, charlie hunter, d'angelo, dilla, electric lady studio, j dilla, method man, pino palladino, q-tip, Questlove, raphael saddiq, redman, roy hargrove, russ elevado, soulquarians, soutronics, voodoo

originally published Jan. 25, 2020 “Voodoo is an ancient African tradition. We use “voodoo” in the drums, or whatever, the

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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!]

April 26, 2022April 27, 2022 B.Getz adam deitch, Bandalabra, bobby previte, charlie hunter, chris cornell, col. claypool's fearless flying frog brigade, critters buggin, garage a trois, Grunge, Jazz Fest, John Hassell, JOhn Medeski, keyboards, layne staley, Les Claypool, Lorbo, mad season, Mark Lanegan, mike dillon, Moog, New Orleans, Ponga, saxophone, seattle, Seattle jazz, skerik, Skerik Band, Skerik's Syncopated Taint Septet, stanton moore, synth, synths

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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OG GAT: Garage A Trois Takes It Back To The Essence In Marin [B.Getz on L4LM]

January 25, 2022January 28, 2022 B.Getz calm down cologne, charlie hunter, garage a trois, skerik, stanton moore, sweetwater music hall

A three-night run at the venerable Sweetwater Music Hall in Marin last January 20th–22nd saw the three amigos deliver six sets of Garage A Trois’ imitable sonic adventuring.

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

November 20, 2019November 20, 2019 B.Getz Amendoloa vs Blades, andy hess, charlie hunter, chris cornell, emerald quintet, garage a trois, layne staley, mad season, og garage a trois, robert walter, royal potato family, scott amendola, scott metzger, skerik, stanton moore, wil blades

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