Guru is still rolling with the DJ Premier-replacement producer Solar and is planning to drop Jazzmatazz Vol. 4 later this year. The album is entirely produced by Solar and co-produced by Guru with appearances from David Sanborn, Common, Bob James, Damian Marley, Bobby Valentino, Vivian Green, Blackalicious, Kem, Caron Wheeler, Raheem Devaughn and others.
The duo plan to drop the album on 7 Grand Records, the record label they launched together when they released Guru’s Version 7.0: The Street Scriptures. In addition, starting on March 27, Guru and Solar will tour in support of the project. The tour will run until April 28 ending in Guru’s hometown of Boston. Here’s the current itinerary:
MARCH
27TH New York Bowery Ballroom
28th Philadelphia Trocadero
30th Baltimore Ramshead Live
APRIL
1st Toronto Mod Club
4th Chicago House of Blues
5th
Minneapolis First Ave6th Kansas City Record Bar
7th Denver Cervantes
11th Seattle Chop Suey
14th San Franciso Mezzanine
15th Los Angeles El Rey
16th San Diego Belly Up
19th Dallas Granada
20th Little Rock Revolution
21st New Orleans House of Blues
24th Winston Salem Ziggy’s
25th Carrboro Cat’s Cradle
26th Pittsburgh Mr. Small’s
28th Boston Middle East
Now this is really where its at. Guru is the man. Word up
Solar is not a Premo Replacement. He is a unqiue Producer Born and raised in New York.
The God’s tracks are Hot like fire. Common and Damian Marley think so too.
Solar is not a Premo Replacement. He is a unqiue Producer Born and raised in New York.
The God's tracks are Hot like fire. Common and Damian Marley think so too.