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DILLA JAZZ featuring DJ Battlecat and Bilal, plus J. Rocc & Special Guests

Name: DILLA JAZZ featuring DJ Battlecat and Bilal, plus J. Rocc & Special Guests
Start: 2024-07-19T03:00:00.000Z

Produced in Partnership with Just Jazz and Fusicology

An architect of the West Coast hip-hop sound gathers some friends to salute an all-time great.

Gate open: 6:30pm

DJ Battlecat

J Dilla

Bilal

J. Rocc

DILLA JAZZ featuring DJ Battlecat and Bilal, plus J. Rocc & Special Guests

Thu July 18, 2024 8pm The Ford

The late James Dewitt Yancey—better known as J Dilla—was one of the most celebrated and influential record producers of all time. Before his passing in 2006, he created beats for A Tribe Called Quest, De La Soul, Janet Jackson, the Roots, D’Angelo, Erykah Badu, Ghostface Killah, Common, and pretty much any other rapper looking for a rich, soulful sound. From his earliest days as a member of Slum Village through his essential solo collection Donuts, Dilla treated hip-hop production like jazz: developing swinging rhythms, embracing imperfection, and letting his samples speak to one another. Kevin “DJ Battlecat” Gilliam, also a legendary producer (Snoop Dogg, Tupac Shakur, The Game, Faith Evans, Tha Eastsidaz) and architect of West Coast hip-hop, brings together special guests to celebrate what would have been Dilla’s 50th birthday with live jazz and hip-hop recreations of some of his most iconic beats.

R&B/Hip Hop | Jazz/Blues