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Artist Management, Event Production and Promotion, Record Label Management: https://xitter.cf/t.co/fCWzNsB0ta #jazzisdead

 Los Angeles
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Joined December 2008
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Breakbeat patterns from Ralph Johnson of Earth, Wind & Fire 🥁
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Norman Records
@normanrecordsNov 9
JUST IN! 'Afro-Disco Makossa' by Adrian Younge Groove-heavy and dancefloor-primed Afrobeat and Highlife inspired work from the lauded producer and multi-instrumentalist, inspired by and shaped in parts by previous collaborations with Tony Allen and Ebo Taylor. @AdrianYounge @LinearLabs normanrecords.com/records/21…
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Peter Hyland@peterjhylandNov 10
Album of the Day 11 November 2026 ADRIAN YOUNGE, ALI SHAHEED MUHAMMED, THE MIDNIGHT HOUR - The Midnight Hour: Lost Tapes JID028 Shelved sessions from 2020 re-surface as an indispensable, lushly orchestrated masterpiece of cinematic soul & vintage hip-hop. sunneversetsonmusic.com
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Rock Steady for Life by Richard "Crazy Legs" Colón. The Rocksteady Crew is the most influential breakdancing and hip-hop dance collective in history. Featuring never-before-published images, this book places the vibe, fashion, & energy of golden-age breakdancing front and center.
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Yellow Magic Orchestra in the studio. An excerpt from the 1984 documentary “Sukiyaki & Chips - The Japanese Sound of Music”
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Go and listen to Bilal and Adrian Younge album. Masterpiece.
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In 2020, Adrian Younge and Ali Shaheed Muhammad were deep in sessions for their second album together as The Midnight Hour. Then the world shut down. The recordings were shelved, and the two pivoted to build the jazz label of their dreams: Jazz Is Dead.
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Intro scene from the 1978 Jamaican film by Theodoros Bafaloukos, Rockers. A Rastafarian hymn "Satta Massagana"
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Prince visits the flagship Sam Goody NYC record store, October 1988
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#JUSTANNOUNCED! Kassa Overall will be joined by special guest Luke Titus with an opening set from My Favorite in Los Angeles on December 1st! Tickets available at jazzisdead.com.
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A classic performance from Labi Siffre of his song "Bless The Telephone." 📹: Originally aired on February 2, 1972 on the  TV Series 'Sounding Out'
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The many looks of fashion icon Grace Jones. 🔮
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Your vote does matter and you can make a difference. Get out and vote!  Sí, se puede!
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ALA.NI speaks on how her time living in a Black majority country her reassurance she didn't know she needed.  Listen to Proud of Me, ALA.NI & Adrian Younge's latest album out now. Available on linearlabsmusic.com.
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IYKYK and if the person next to you doesn't, that's a conversation worth having. The remaining merch from the 2026 Cortex tour is available at artdontsleep.com, but quantities are limited! Grab yours before it's gone.
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Rest in peace to Juan Atkins, pioneer of Detroit techo, DJ, producer, and record-label head. 🕊️
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Dia de los Muertos in East LA, 1970s.  Images via Self-Help Graphics.
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Linear Labs@LinearLabsOct 31
Adrian Younge's "Portschute" from the album YOUNGE - an homage to Portishead, a group that inspired so many of us.  Available on linearlabsmusic.com.
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【レビュー】 「bounce」515号に掲載されたエイドリアン・ヤングの記事がMikikiで公開! Adrian Younge『Afro-Disco Makossa』1976年のガーナ人がアメリカンディスコを作ったらどうなる? mikiki.tokyo.jp/articles/-/4…
エイドリアン・ヤング（Adrian Younge）『Afro-Disco Makossa』1976年のガーナ人がアメリカンディスコを作ったらどうなる? | Mikiki by TOWER...

エイドリアン・ヤング（Adrian Younge）『Afro-Disco Makossa』1976年のガーナ人がアメリカンディスコを作ったらどうなる? | Mikiki by TOWER...

〈1976年のガーナ人がアメリカン・ディスコを作ってみた〉という架空の設定で作られたEP。アメリカンと言いつつ聴こえてくるのは野趣あるアフロビートとファンクで、執拗なポリリズムと野太いドラムに強引に踊ら...

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Light it Up!@Chukka_ZuluOct 30
Replying to @SVG__Collection
I'm going with 2 musicians in Adrian Younge & Ali Shaheed Muhammad. Their Jazz is Dead series has been consistently serving up high quality collabs with several jazz luminaries
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Nicky Thomas performs "Is It Because I'm Black?" live in Scotland, 1973.
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