Born Michael Jude Christodal in Massachusetts this singersongwriter grew up with music The son of a professional musician Jude earned a degree in philosophy and by way of Charleston South Carolina he found himself in Los Angeles working menial jobs d…

The funkified jazz trio Medeski, Martin & Wood plays fusion music by way of the downtown New York avant scene of the 1990s. John Medeski's fuzzy keyboards are equally indebted to the Meters, Jimmy Smith, and Sun Ra; and Chris Wood and Billy Martin pr…

Q-Burns Abstract Message is the alter ego of Orlando Florida DJproducerremixer Michael Donaldson A member of the citys Eighth Dimension collective Donaldsons eclecticism has graced several compilations EP and single releases for various labels and re…