Philip Lassiter - trumpet/keys/vocals
Josje- vocals
Jordy Kalfsvel - keys
Glenn Gaddum - bass
Richie Reichgelt - guitar
Niek De Bruijn – drums
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Beginn: 21:00 Uhr (Einlass ab 20:00 Uhr)
Artist Support Fee: 27€
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Make America Love Again! Philip Lassiter ist nicht nur einer der heißesten Funk-Musiker, sondern streut auch sozio-politische Botschaften und funny stories in seinen Sound ein. Sträflich unbekannt ist er hierzulande, obwohl er schon Mitglied in Prince’s New Power Generation war und als Trompeter, Arrangeur und Produzent mit u. a. Stevie Wonder und Mariah Carey arbeitete.
Der »Rolling Stone« lobte seine 2021er CD »Live In Love« in höchsten Tönen. Musikalisch verbindet er Old School-Funk mit heutigem R’n’B, streut Reggae, Elektronik, HipHop und Rap ein.
Er stammt aus Mobile, Alabama, und ist mit Gospel, Jazz und Soul aufgewachsen: Mit Miles Davis und Wynton Marsalis als Trompeter. Mit Earth, Wind & Fire und James Brown als Inspirationsquelle. Und Prince als Lehrmeister - diese Kollaboration öffnete ihm Türen: Seitdem ist Lassiter der Mann, wenn es in Funk-Produktionen auf knackige Bläser-Sounds ankommt. Genau das bringt er auch mit seiner eigenen Band auf die Bühne: Funk you very much, Philip Lassiter! Philipp Lassiter nimmt das Publikum mit auf einen schweißtreibenden Trip in die Funkosphere!
“That’s where my career kicked off, arranging horns for gospel artists. Word spread quickly and, on one of my first projects, I earned my first Grammy-winning record with Kirk Franklin. Stevie Wonder was on that record and they flew me out to L.A. for the first time to cut the horns. Then after that, more and more people started calling and I was able to make a career out of that. I wanted to be creative and just work on my writing chops and trumpet playing and, finally, I was able to do that.”
With Live in Love, trumpeter-composer-arranger Philip Lassiter mixes socio-political messaging (“Make America Love Again”) with humorous, earthy storytelling (“Poof,” “Suga Coat Me,” “Root Chakra”) and some forays into old school funk (the James Brown-inspired “Repent” and the P-Funk-ish “Love Story”). The title track also features a vocal duet between Josje and 22x Latin Grammy-winning legend Juan Luis Guerra.
Multi-faceted, multi-instrumentalist bandleader Philip Lassiter has been knee-deep in the funk since his days as trumpeter and horn arranger in Prince’s New Power Generation. Born in Mobile, Alabama, the son of a Pentecostal preacher, he gravitated to the thriving Dallas music scene, where he came under the wing of mentors keyboardists Bernard Wright, Bobby Sparks and saxophonist Keith Anderson. He also connected in Dallas with Snarky Puppy bassist and founder, Michael League.
Lassiter subsequently moved to Los Angeles, where he formed Philthy, a 14-piece band he led which was inspired by the music of Prince, P-Funk and Earth, Wind & Fire. He has previously recorded four albums under his own name — 2014’s Philthy, 2014’s Dreamzzz, 2017’s Chill Mode and 2018’s Party Crashers. As an arranger with multi-platinum artists including Kirk Franklin, Ariana Grande, Mariah Carey, Kelly Rowland, Jill Scott, Fred Hammond, Al Jarreau, Anthony Hamilton, Ledisi, Chris Cornell and Timbaland, Lassiter has earned eleven Grammy Arranging Awards and gained due respect as one of the premier horn section arrangers in the business.
With one foot firmly planted in old school funk, Lassiter confidently strides somewhere else on each of the ten tracks of Live in Love. “You hear a lot of hip hop blended with jazz nowadays and also neo-soul blended with jazz,” he said. “But, I don’t know that I’ve heard a whole lot of large ensemble neo-soul/hip-hop/jazz. That’s what we do.”
Mission accomplished.
Beginn: 21:00 Uhr (Einlass ab 20:00 Uhr)
Artist Support Fee: 27€ (Only STANDING tickets left for this concert!)
Location:
Zig Zag Jazz Club
Hauptstr. 89, 12159 Berlin