Producer/composer/pianist Taylor McFerrin is the rare member of the Flying Lotus-led Brainfeeder collective to operate out of New York City rather than L.A., but the influence of vintage soul, psychedelic jazz, and Golden Age rap beats on his music is right in line with the crew’s aesthetic mission statement. His debut album, Early Riser, which came out on Brainfeeder earlier this summer, features a fascinating cast of special guests including Brainfeeder bass master Thundercat, pianist Robert Glasper, Brazilian jazz veteran Cesar Camargo Mariano, and McFerrin’s dad Bobby. For the lead single “The Antidote” he teamed up with Hiatus Kaiyote vocalist Nai Palm and created a psych-soul cut wrapped in the warm and captivatingly complex textures that he specializes in. Its trippy black-and-white animated video was made by director Simon Benjamin, who also drew Early Riser‘s cover.
Taylor McFerrin Tour Dates
Sep. 25 Osaka, Japan – Conpass
Set. 26 Tokyo, Japan – WWW
Oct. 01 Mechanicsburg, PA – Messiah College
Oct. 04 Los Angeles, CA – Eagle Rock Music Festival
Oct. 08 Denver, CO – 1Up on Colfax
Oct. 09 San Francisco, CA – 1015 Folsom
Oct. 13 Seattle , WA – The Triple Door
Oct. 14 Washington, DC – U St Music Hall
Oct. 15 New York, NY – Stage 48
Oct. 17 Dublin, Ireland – The Sugar Club
Oct. 19 Limerick, Ireland – Dolans Warehouse
Oct. 21 Bytom, PolandJazz – Club Fantom
Oct. 22 Wroclaw, Poland – Stary Klasztor
Oct. 23 Poznan, Poland – SPOT
Oct. 24 Hamburg, Germany – Uberjazz Festival
Oct. 26 Berlin, Germany – Prince Charles
Oct. 27 Brussels, Belgium – Ancienne Belgique
Oct. 28 Roubaix, France – Nuages@La Cave Aux Poetes
Oct. 29 Paris, France – La Bellevilloise
Oct. 30 London, England, United Kingdom – Birthdays
Oct. 31 Rotterdam, Netherlands – Bird
Nov. 01 Eindhoven, Netherlands – So Whats Next? Festival
Nov. 02 Amsterdam, Netherlands – MC Theatre
Nov. 05 Bologna, Italy – Locomotiv Club
Nov. 06 Rome, Italy – Rialto
Nov. 07 Molfetta, Bari, Apulia, Italy – Eremo Club
Nov. 08 Milan, Lombardy, Italy – Circolo Arci Biko
Nov. 12 Prague 1, Czech Republic – The Roxy
Nov. 13 Barcelona, Spain – Festival Int’l de Jazz de Barcelona
Nov. 14 Lisboa, Portugal – Musicbox
Nov. 15 Porto, Portugal – Plano B
Dec. 04 San Antonio, TX – 502 Bar
Dec. 05 Austin, TX – Empire Control Room
Dec. 06 Dallas, TX – Three Links
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