A podcast series connecting Hip Hop and Jazz

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Hip-hop producer Rashad Smith meets jazz bassist Henry Franklin to talk about how he sampled Franklin&#39;s &#34;Sweet Spirit&#34; for A Tribe Called Quest&#39;s &#34;The Hop.&#34;

Rashad Smith meets Henry Franklin

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Jazz drummer Joe Chambers share his opinion on being sampled for Nas&#39; &#34;N.Y. State of Mind&#34; and on hip-hop in general.

Joe Chambers

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Renowned pianist, composer and arranger Patrice talks about her experience being sampled in multiple hip-hop songs and shares her thoughts on relationship between the genres.

Patrice Rushen

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Digable Planets meet saxophonist Bobby Watson, who played on Art Blakey&#39;s &#34;Stretchin&#39;&#34; that was sampled for one of the first hip-hop hits to sample jazz - &#34;Rebirth of Slick (Cool Like Dat).&#34;

Digable Planets meet Bobby Watson

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Grammy-winning producer DJ Khalil meets Patti Austin to talk about how reworked her song &#34;Havana Candy&#34; for Keith Murray&#39;s &#34;Candi Bar.&#34;

Patti Austin meets DJ Khalil

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Hip-hop producer Large Professor meets soul/r&amp;b producer Larry Mizell to talk about sampling Donald Byrd&#39;s &#34;Think Twice&#34; for the hip-hop classic &#34;Lookin&#39;at the Front Door.&#34;

Large Professor meets Larry Mizell

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Legendary hip-hop group Souls of Mischief meet jazz drummer Billy Cobham to talk about sampling his composition &#34;Heather&#34; to create their hip-hop classic &#34;93 &#39;Til Infinity&#34;

Souls of Mischief meet Billy Cobham

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Jazz saxophonist Tom Scott meets legendary hip-hop producer Pete Rock to talk about how his saxophone solo became the basis of &#34;They Reminisce Over You (T.R.O.Y.)&#34;.

Pete Rock meets Tom Scott

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Renowned session bassist Chuck Rainey played bass on Quincy Jones&#39; &#34;Summer in the City&#34; Rainey meets members of the Pharcyde to talk about how his bassline was sampled to create the classic hip-hop song, &#34;Passin&#39; Me By.&#34;

Members of the Pharcyde meet Chuck Rainey

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Hear the story behind how Black Sheep sampled legendary jazz bassist Ron Carter to create the hip-hop classic &#34;The Choice is Yours (Revisited)&#34; told by the artists themselves.

Ron Carter meets Black Sheep

A podcast series connecting Hip Hop and Jazz