LETTUCE

Publicat in: 21.04.2020, 08:39AM
Autor: Richard Constantinidi
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Etichete: Lettuce

LETTUCE is:

(a) the prime ingredient in a salad

(b) a slang for cash

(c) a green herb that can be smoked

(d) a genre-busting six-member funk/jazz/soul/jam/psychedelic/hivant-garde/experimental collective formed in 1992 by four alumni of the prestigious Berklee College Of Music

(e) all of the above

Known for their incendiary live shows, extensive touring, die-hard fans, and massive two-decade career, LETTUCE brings forth a new vitality to classic funk music. Comprised of a stellar group of musicians, the members of LETTUCE are highly sought after and continue to earn their name as a can't-miss live act and acclaimed masters of their craft. Blending together these talents in a sound distinctly their own, they have garnered praise by the likes of New York Times, NPR, Billboard, Consequence of Sound, Relix, Red Bull Music and more.

LETTUCE's album Crush (2015) was a huge hit and landed at the #1 spot on Billboard's U.S. jazz charts. Their album Witches Stew was released in 2017, as a tribute to the late Miles Davis, one of the band's biggest influences, and is an artistic/interpretative take on Miles' historically experimental album Bitches Brew. In mid-June of 2019 they released the studio album, Elevate, marking the band's first taste of new, original music in three years and their sixth studio album overall. The album was well received and nominated for a Grammy Award as Best Contemporary Instrumental Album. Their next album, Resonate, will be released on Round Hill Records / The Orchard in May 2020.