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DANA SALZMAN EXPERIENCE
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"If you're a hip-hop fan who longs for the days when acts like Groove Theory, and Digable Planets, ruled the airwaves, Dana Salzman is an artist that's right up your alley. A singer and emcee with an extensive background in jazz, Salzman slows things down, and brings hip-hop back to the jazzy, groove oriented era, when listeners could put on an album, kick back, relax, and spend some time with a significant other. Salzman, who hails from the Bay Area, recently released her third album, titled Deep Down, and RapReviews caught up with her to find out more about her music, and how love, sex, pain, and God are all involved. Adam Bernard: You have a jazz background. When did you first notice hip-hop influencing you? Dana Salzman: I would say when I was 14 and I heard The Pharcyde's Bizarre Ride II the Pharcyde. Well, when I heard DJ Jazzy Jeff (and The Fresh Prince) when I was in like, I don't know, in third grade, that's probably when it really started, but when it really..."
Adam Bernard - rapreviews.com
"On Deep Down, Dana Salzman delivers an eclectic album mixing jazz, funk, and hip-hop On her third album Deep Down, vocalist Dana Salzman presents herself as a premiere eclectic artist, delivering a mix of jazz, funk, and hip-hop. Throughout the 16-track album, Salzman's musicianship shines through both her nuanced pipes as well as her thoughtful arrangements. A trained pianist, under the tutelage of her mother (a notable Russian pianist), as well as the recipient of a degree in jazz from the New School of Jazz and Contemporary Music in New York City, Salzman definitely has no shortage of musical knowledge. Besides her formal background though, Salzman also possesses that natural music intuition, which is apparent throughout Deep Down. An enjoyable listen from start to finish, Deep Down is a musical gift of which everyone should partake."
Brent Faulkner - brentmusicreviews
"Dana makes records that make you want to listen to every song. You can trust that she will take you on a journey through a range of style, sounds, moods and emotions like no other artist. There are some rappers that can play music, and a few musicians that can work with a hip hop flow, but Dana Salzman does it all. She has mastered the craft of making musical hip hop, making hip hop flavored music, and simply, making modern musical magic. She is old school and new school at once. She brings forth the bold flows of Teena Marie and the haunting tones of Goapele. And she plays, she writes, the sings, she flows and she knows how to make the music of Right Now. Dana combines studio recordings with life performances, so you can absorb the energy of her sound in many ways, and follow her on all of the musical adventures she takes Dana has some great jazz chops, she can sing with soul, but on the real, Dana's got the blues. She sings from the heart and means every word. You can t"
Rickey Vincent- Funk historian - Rickey Vincent
"What do you get when sultry soul funkstress Dana Salzman gets in the studio with Kirby Dominant, an eclectic underground rapper from the Bay? "Instant Climax;" it's a new track by the two who collaborated on Salzman's newest LP "Deep Down," which came out last month. We sat down with Kirby (who has an LP album due out in August with Canadian producer Factor on Fakefour Inc.) and Dana to talk about the usual things: inspiration, sex, and how making music is like diarrhea
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LocationBerkeley Black Repertory Group Theater (View)
3201 Adeline St.
Berkeley, CA 94703
United States
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