Today, Canadian-American 8-piece soul-jazz collective, Busty and the Bass, released their latest video for their sophomore album’s title track “Eddie”. The video, directed by June Barrie with 2nd animation by Vincent Hurtu, is a beautiful, trippy piece that flawlessly matches the band's romantic R&B and psychedelic funk soundscape.

WATCH THE EDDIE VIDEO HERE

Today’s video launch is accompanied by the announcement of Busty and the Bass’ livestream series that will take place nightly from December 1st-3rd. Each livestream in the “Word Tour” series will be entirely improvisational, centering the ensemble’s roots in avant experimental jazz dating back to their conception in McGill University’s acclaimed jazz program.

BUY TICKETS FOR THE LIVE STREAMS HERE

Eddie was released in summer 2020 via Arts & Crafts. The 12 tracks set nostalgic and vulnerable lyrical ruminations against a soundscape of simmering soul, spirited rock, hypnotic hip-hop, perennial psychedelic funk and artful R&B. Produced by Neal Pogue (Tyler The Creator, Anderson Paak) and executive produced by Earth, Wind & Fire’s Verdine White, it features legendary collaborators George Clinton, Macy Gray, Illa J and Jon Connor. The octet of Nick Ferraro [vocals, alto sax], Evan Crofton a.k.a. Alistair Blu [vocals, keys, synths], Scott Bevins [trumpet], Chris Vincent [trombone], Louis Stein [guitar], Milo Johnson [bass], Eric Haynes [keys, piano], and Julian Trivers [drums] recorded Eddie over three uninterrupted weeks Montreal.

STREAM/BUY EDDIE HERE

On April 2 a group of Colorado banjo players will congregate in front of Senator Hickenlooper’s office at the Federal Building in Denver as part of Recovery Recess (3/29 - 4/11), a grass roots initiative by the Working Families Party and dozens of other progressive organizations in an effort to pass the THRIVE Agenda.

Senator Hickenlooper is one of a few democrats who has not signed on to support the THRIVE Agenda, which is one of the most monumental reconstruction acts. The THRIVE Agenda will invest $1 trillion a year into creating 15 million good climate and care jobs and advancing gender, economic and racial justice and address racial inequalities that have been further aggravated by the pandemic.

Why banjo players, you ask? Well, Hickenlooper is a banjoist himself so this will surely get his attention!