{"id":1899,"date":"2017-08-23T20:21:21","date_gmt":"2017-08-23T20:21:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/commarts.pleather.us\/2017\/08\/23\/the-jazz-of-the-music-biz-with-talib-kweli-and-more-at-the-2017-sxsw-conference-video\/"},"modified":"2017-08-23T20:21:21","modified_gmt":"2017-08-23T20:21:21","slug":"the-jazz-of-the-music-biz-with-talib-kweli-and-more-at-the-2017-sxsw-conference-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.valdosta.edu\/m2\/2017\/08\/23\/the-jazz-of-the-music-biz-with-talib-kweli-and-more-at-the-2017-sxsw-conference-video\/","title":{"rendered":"The Jazz of the Music Biz with Talib Kweli and More at the 2017 SXSW Conference [Video]"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201cI have to be me. It seems like it\u2019s taking a chance, but it\u2019s really being safe . . . It\u2019s really doing the most efficient thing to just be yourself. If I tried to play it safe, that would be taking a chance or taking a risk that\u2019s not worth taking.\u201d – Talib Kweli<\/em><\/p>\n

The Jazz of the Music Biz session at the 2017 SXSW Conference<\/a> provides a dialogue on how the ethos of jazz music has been preserved in the modern music industry. Jarret Myer<\/strong>, Cofounder of Uproxx<\/strong> and Rawkus Records<\/strong>, moderates the conversation between iconic hip-hop artist Talib Kweli<\/strong>, Grammy-nominated composer and trumpeter Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah<\/strong>, and Grammy-winning record producer Om’Mas Keith<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Moderator Jarret Myer cofounded Rawkus Records, Uproxx, and Big Frame. His relationship with Talib Kweli stems from their work together through Rawkus Records<\/strong>, the label that released his early albums. Kweli is also an activist for reforms to the U.S. Justice System. Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah is a celebrated and prolific jazz composer and trumpeter who began studying music at a young age in New Orleans and honed his art at the Berklee College of Music. As a record producer, Om’Mas Keith has worked with many influential musical artists including Kweli, Frank Ocean, Erykah Badu, and many more. Keith\u2019s was awarded a Grammy Award for Producing Frank Ocean\u2019s channel.ORANGE<\/em>.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe always learned that jazz was a synonym for blues . . . I don\u2019t mean blues as in melancholy \u2018woe is me\u2019 music. I mean blues like the human being\u2019s most sincere expression. Them excavating what is really going on within, and trying to project that as a means of communicating something and creating a relationship.\u201d – Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah<\/em><\/p>\n

The conversation centers around how jazz has stayed relevant in the modern music industry. The Featured Speakers<\/a> identify musical trends that are in dialogue with jazz styles, they discuss the musical ethos of some of the major players of the style, and they make a case for jazz becoming even more prevalent in future music industry trends.<\/p>\n

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Watch the video above for the full 2017 SXSW Conference Session The Jazz of the Music Biz. Interested in being a Showcasing Artist at SXSW 2018? Read the 5 Reasons to Apply to Showcase at SXSW 2018<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Jarret Myer, Talib Kweli, Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah, and Om’Mas Keith – Photo by Tim Strauss<\/em><\/small><\/p>\n

The post The Jazz of the Music Biz with Talib Kweli and More at the 2017 SXSW Conference [Video]<\/a> appeared first on SXSW<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Source: SxSW Music<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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