The latest Us3 album Say What!? features Adeline (vocals), Gaston (rap), Akil (rap), Ed Jones (sax), Chris Storr (trumpet), Phil Donkin (double bass), DJ First Rate (turntables), Mike Gorman (keys), John Crawford (keys), Barry Green (keys), Ross Stanley (keys) & Ernie Cranenburgh (guitar).
Buy Say What!? on CD for only £9.99 (including postage & packing worldwide) by clicking here:-
Below is the video for the new single Say You Belong To Me
Buy the 2006 CD Schizophonic for only £9.99 (including postage & packing worldwide) by clicking here:-
All six Us3 albums can be downloaded from iTunes. Click on the link below to go to the Us3 page.
Influences
A billion people from Roland Kirk to Rich Harrison.
Jalal of the Last Poets once said "If you don't know the roots of the tree, you won't know the branch and what the fruit will be".
Us3 is basically my musical baby. It started out in '92 as an experiment to fuse hip hop and jazz using the Blue Note back catalogue as a sampling resource. I didn’t want it to be a totally retrospective thing though so I mixed it up using US rappers and a variety of young jazz musicians from the burgeoning jazz scene in London. My original theory was that there were three elements to Us3 music; the old jazz samples, the boom bap with the rap, and young cats soloing on top. This acknowledged the past, was firmly rooted in the present, and looked forward to the future. I wanted to open up some heads. I wanted to hand on the torch.
What happened next is a very long story...
Click to read the full biography and discography of all 6 albums (plus singles & all the lyrics).
I’m now releasing my music independently and relishing the freedom it has given me. The latest (6th) album Say What!? features rappers Gaston & Akil (who also featured on the 2006 Us3 album Schizophonic) alongside 21 year old R&B singer Adeline & a host of brilliant jazz musicians from the UK.
Thanks for the the add! I'm a big fan of yours and I hope that you will also come to germany the next time. I'd really like to see/hear you live. Best wishes!!
NUFF NUFF THANKS!!! RESPECT AND LOVE FROM CATALONIA MOUNTAINS,I LOVE LOVE LOVE Us3!!! IT IS A VERY BIG HONOR FOR MY, ADORE YOUR MUSIC,LISTEN TO YO OFTEN... A GREAT MUSICAL INFLUENCE IN MY LIFE...GIVES HEART... KISSES
