BILLIE DAVIES - A NU EXPERIENCE -On Hollywood Boulevard - Jazz Views
Corrected link to a beautiful review of #OnHollywoodBoulevard on Jazz Views. #JazzBuzz #Jazz http://www.jazzviews.net/billie-davies---a-nu-experience--on-hollywood-boulevard.html BILLIE DAVIES - A NU EXPERIENCE -On Hollywood Boulevard Self Release Billie Davies: electronic drums; IRIS P: vocals; Oliver Watkinson: electric bass; Evan Oberla: keyboards, synth, trombone. Recorded New Orleans, September 26, 2016 On the one hand this set represents a very new direction for Billie Davies, working in Nu Jazz, which bridges jazz and contemporary R&B and hip hop. Her choice of an electronic drum kit also lends some really interesting textures to the sounds she produces. On the other hand, the drumming is as solid, nuanced and captivating as ever. Interestingly, the approach taken to recording was similar to that of her ‘Hand in Hand in the Hand of the Moon’ CD; the music is recorded in front of a small, live audience in a single take ...