Artist description Former Blue Moon/Atlantic acid jazz pioneers stretch boundaries with old school soul singing and trippy, sexy electro-beats.

Music Style Ambient Soul

Musical Influences 70's soul and 90's electronica

Similar Artists Curtis Mayfield, Goldie, Al Green, Tricky, Eddie Kendricks, Incognito, Me'shelle Ndegeocello, Brand New Heavies, Jamiroquai, Maxwell, D'Angelo, Marvin Gaye, Stereolab, Eric Benet, Angie Stone

Artist History After working on seminal acid jazz tracks "Hot Music" (Soho) and "Jazz it Up" (The CFM Band), Warren formed the evolving collective known as The Jazzhole. For their debut album on Mesa/Blue Moon, Rosenstein drew from the rich pool of talent that was hovering around his recording room on the Lower East Side of Manhattan, pulling in rappers KCB (member of US3), Ahmed Best (Stomp, Jar Jar Binks of Star Wars), Jack Ruby, Jr. (vocalist in the Toasters, son of reggae producer Jack Ruby) and Ronnie Russ. Also enlisted were vocalists Michelle Lewis (Revolution recording artist), Rosa Russ and Marlon Saunders.

Group Members Marlon Saunders, Warren Rosenstein, John Pondel, Rosa Russ, Michella DeVille, Rosa Russ, Kevin DiSimone

Albums The Jazzhole, and the Feeling Goes Round, Blackburst

Press Reviews "Plenty of gorgeous grooves" -Urb Magazine "Rhythmically ready for urbanized clubs, and then soothing enough for a quiet evening at home" -Billboard "The singing glides and sometimes scurries atop finely crafted fusions of soul and jazz" -Cashbox "The Jazzhole proves that there are no boundaries to what can be done in music today" -BRE "Local acid-jazz trippers weave smooth bebop tropes into modern hip hop constructs, layering live instruments, electronic funk, and vocal diva-isms into a vibrant dance floor ambience that simultaneously signifies backward and forward in time" -The Village Voice "The band displays formidable chops, heart, humor, reason, romance and rage on tunes that sweep the sonic rainbow of modern American music" -The Montreal Gazette "Infinitely funky jazz, and if you don't feel the need to groove, it's time for a visit to the booty doctor" -Impact "What differentiates the group is their use of live music, improvisation and sophisticated harmonies" -Jazz Times "Some of the most poetic lyrics and turnout out some of the fiercest grooves" -DJ Times "File this one under hip-hop bachelor pad soundtrack" -Jelly "An urban pulse, with insightful lyrics for thought and soul" -Black Beat "The most danceable of all the new-groove groups" -Rolling Stone "It's waist-winding funky-fresh follow-through gets you on the good foot" -Jazziz "Adventurous college kids and open-minded adults are sure to become believers" -Midwest Record Recap "Jazzhole's clear exultation in its lyrical virtuosity and danceable rhythms makes for an album still refreshing in its raw energy and verve" -Chicago Tribune

Location New York, NY - USA

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