Introduction - Guru
Peace yo
And welcome to Jazzmatazz
An experimental fusion of hip hop and live jazz
I'm your host the Guru
That stands for gifted unlimited rhymes universal
Now I've always thought of doing something like this
But I didn't want to do it unless
It was going to be done right
Know what I'm saying
'Cause hip hop rap music
Is real
It's musical cultural expression based on reality
And at the same time
Jazz is real and based on reality
So I want to let you know
That it was indeed
A pleasure and of course
A pleasure to work on such a project
With so many amazing people
For instance I got Donald Byrd
Roy Ayers
Lonnie Liston Smith
Branford Marsalis
Ronny Jordan
N'Dea Davenport
Courtney Pine and MC Solaar all in the house
Plus I got Gary Barnacle
Carleen Anderson D C Lee
Simon Law and Zachary Breaux doing much work
So without further delay
I say to you
Listen and enjoy
And check it out
