Miles Mosley – Uprising
Miles Mosley is the Jimi Hendrix
of the electric double bass, a musical magician conjuring up astounding sounds, his fingers walking, thumb slapping or bow manically caressing the strings. Seeing him perform
at the Jazz Café on June 28th was something else – a truly uplifting and powerful experience.
Mosley’s voice, like the music, is
raw and rock influenced, with a large slice of soul thrown in for good measure.
On stage Miles and his band take it to a whole new level, bouncing off one another like any good jazz band should. His board of effects
pedals looks like a circuit from the Mothership itself, coercing and warping
the noise emanating from his upright bass.
He is part of a collective
of musicians called the West Coast Get Down, which, as he informed us on the
night, started as a group of friends from school days, coming together and playing
music, developing their styles. Amongst these friends is Kamasi Washington, who arrived at the Jazz Café in time to make an appearance on the final track of the night. These links and connections have evolved and developed to include Kendrick Lamarr, Thundercat and Flying Lotus amongst others. These are talented people and we are lucky to be able to catch them at the
height of their powers.
Be blown away by this incredible live
rendition of Abraham.
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