Introduction

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