{"title":"Cameron Graves","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"planetary-price","title":"Planetary Price","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe release of \u003cstrong\u003eKamasi Washington's\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003eThe Epic\u003c\/em\u003e marked a seismic shift in the jazz landscape and the game-changing arrival of the genre-blurring Los Angeles collective West Coast Get Down. That evolution continues with the release of \u003cem\u003ePlanetary Prince\u003c\/em\u003e, the debut album by visionary pianist, keyboardist, composer, and WCGD founding member \u003cstrong\u003eCameron Graves\u003c\/strong\u003e, featuring \u003cstrong\u003eKamasi Washington\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eThundercat\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePlanetary Prince\u003c\/em\u003e is packed with the same mind-expanding invention that marked all of the work previously generated by the WCGD - including \u003cem\u003eThe Epic\u003c\/em\u003e (which prominently featured Graves throughout its three discs). These releases have marked a seismic shift in the jazz landscape and the game-changing arrival of the genre-blurring Los Angeles collective West Coast Get Down blending elements of Jazz, Classical, Rock, and Hip-Hop.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe core of the band is made up of fellow West Coast Get Down members: tenor saxophonist \u003cstrong\u003eKamasi Washington\u003c\/strong\u003e, trombonist \u003cstrong\u003eRyan Porter\u003c\/strong\u003e, bassist \u003cstrong\u003eStephen Thundercat Bruner\u003c\/strong\u003e, and drummer \u003cstrong\u003eRonald Bruner Jr\u003c\/strong\u003e. To their ranks are added trumpeter \u003cstrong\u003ePhilip Dizack\u003c\/strong\u003e and bassist \u003cstrong\u003eHadrien Feraud\u003c\/strong\u003e, both key members of the groundbreaking modern L.A. jazz scene.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAll of the songs from \u003cem\u003ePlanetary Prince\u003c\/em\u003e share the same cosmic perspective. Most notably \"Andromeda\" was sparked by striking images of the Andromeda Galaxy, sister galaxy to the Milky Way and Earth's closest neighbor in the universe. \"Isle of Love\" is an imagined destination populated by a race of pure love. \"El Diablo\" takes a slightly more playful approach to the ferocious rhythmic churn of Satania, this time anchoring it with a buoyant, elastic groove and unleashing \u003cstrong\u003eStephen Thundercat Bruner\u003c\/strong\u003e for a supernova solo. Finally, \"End of Corporatism\" asserts a political message by way of a bristling, abstract funk that highlights the interplay of Graves' fleet, fluid keyboard skills and the supple power of his bassists.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eCameron Graves\u003c\/em\u003e is a musical genius. He has an innovative approach to the piano that is completely unique. \u003cstrong\u003eCameron's\u003c\/strong\u003e new album \u003cem\u003ePlanetary Prince\u003c\/em\u003e is an amazing and almost unbelievable combination of modal jazz, romantic era European classical music, and mathematical death metal. A style so cool that it deserves its own genre. \u003cstrong\u003eCameron's\u003c\/strong\u003e music has been inspiring me since I was thirteen years old and it still does today! I'm so glad he's sharing it with the world!\" - \u003cstrong\u003eKamasi Washington\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e2LP - Double Vinyl housed in Gatefold Sleeve.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mack Avenue","offers":[{"title":"LP | x2","offer_id":50471387365707,"sku":"1012069","price":27.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"CD","offer_id":50471386808651,"sku":"1012068","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/6667f2b1-aa13-45bd-bfa6-8e2fb2c2a6ab_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727400871"},{"product_id":"seven","title":"Seven","description":"\u003ctable width=\"71\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" border=\"0\"\u003e\n\u003ccolgroup\u003e\u003ccol width=\"71\"\u003e\u003c\/colgroup\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr height=\"20\"\u003e\n\u003ctd width=\"71\" height=\"20\"\u003ePianist, composer and vocalist Cameron Graves calls the music he’s architected for his new Artistry Music\/Mack Avenue Music Group release thrash-jazz, though that only begins to tell the story. Yes, upon an initial listen, the juggernaut metal force and hardcore precision of Seven can knock you back. After all, Graves grew up in metal-rich Los Angeles, headbanging to Living Colour as a kid and, after immersing himself in jazz and classical studies for years, reigniting his love for hard rock through records by Pantera, Slipknot and his most profound metal influence, Swedish titans Meshuggah.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut listen closer to Seven, Graves’ follow-up to 2017’s Planetary Prince (which Pitchfork called a “rousing debut”). “Los Angeles is a melting pot of everything,” Graves points out. His father, Carl Graves, was a great soul singer, and you can hear his imprint along with the likes of Marvin Gaye and Otis Redding, on “Eternal Paradise,” which marks the younger Graves’ vocal debut. Throughout the album, the generation of 1970s jazz-rock fusion pioneers is a source of inspiration. “Our mission is to continue that legacy of advanced music that was started by bands like Mahavishnu Orchestra, Weather Report and Return to Forever,” Graves says. “That was instilled in us by the masters. 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