Peace yo, and welcome to
Jazzmatazz
An experimental fusion of
hip- hop and live jazz
I'm your host the Guru, that stands for gifted,
unlimited, rhymes, universal
Now I've always thought
of doing something like this
But I didn't want to do it unless it was going to be done right,
know what I'm saying?
'Cause hip- hop, rap music,
it's real
It's musical,
cultural expression based on reality
And at the same time,
jazz is real and based on reality
So I want to let you know that it was in
deed a blessing and of course
A pleasure to work on such a project with
so many amazing people
For instance I got Donald Byrd, Roy Ayers,
Lonnie Liston Smith
Branford Marsalis, Ronny Jordan,
N'Dea Davenport, Courtney Pine
And MC Solaar all in the house
Plus I got Gary Barnacle, Carleen Anderson,
D. C. Lee, Simon Law
And Zachary Breaux doing much work,
so without further delay
I say to you, listen and enjoy,
and check it out