Word: jazzing
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...anti-Jar Jar sentiment on "37-year-old guys who spend all their time on the Internet. But you have to remember that when we did The Empire Strikes Back, some people hated C-3PO. When we did Jedi, they just loathed the Ewoks. There was no Internet to jazz it up, but there was the same conversation. Fans are very opinionated, and that's good. But I can't make a movie for fans." Nonetheless, Jar Jar has a far less prominent role this time. In movie theaters you will hear a cheer from Binks-ophobes when...
...Above may be his magnum opus. It is a consummate progression of the Native Tongues movement (led by De La Soul and A Tribe Called Quest) that was eclipsed in the early ’90s by gangsta rap. The album oozes with the legacies of jazz, funk and soul. Like Common’s Like Water For Chocolate or The Roots’ Things Fall Apart, it consciously positions hip hop as the latest development in a long line of soulful black music. But unlike the former, Above never lapses into sleep-inducing self-indulgence. Unlike the latter...
...beats are equally impressive: “A Charmed Life” lays uplifting bass plucks over cymbal-heavy jazz drums; “Satisfied?” boasts an infectious dub groove; “How Real It Is” breaks unexpectedly into vibrant drum ’n bass. At his best, J-Live succeeds in making his voice one with the tracks; they become inseparable. Whether he’s imploring a girl to choose her men wisely, ruminating on the false sense of righteousness the government forged after Sept. 11, or telling studio thugs...
...meeting place for him and Uribe, Harvard “was fundamental to my intellectual development,” he says. “Everything I learned here was important.” He fondly remembers taking courses spanning topics from Latin American history to the history of jazz. “I wanted to increase my general knowledge of all subjects which interested me. I never thought about beginning a political career while I was at Harvard,” he says—though he took courses in political science and negotiation...
...part any adult frustrated by the seeming lack of dedication the young bring to their studies. It's the rare film, for black or white audiences, in which good people can seem heartless or insubordinate for the best reasons, and where classical music gets the upper hand over le jazz hot. At the end, the teacher learns a thing or two about the music his loving children love to play. "My heart still belongs to the Masters," he says, referring to Beethoven and Bach, not plantation slave lords, "but look what swing has done...