Guru's Jazzmatazz featuring Donald Byrd & N'dea Davenport Live at the North Sea Jazz Festival, The Hague, Sunday 14th July, 1996.
Guru (Keith Edward Elam): Vocals
N'dea Davenport: Vocals
Donald Byrd: Trumpet
Derrick Davis: Flute, Alto Saxophone
Paul "Sequence" Ferguson: Scratch
Brady Blade: Drums
Tony Touch: DJ
Keith Edward Elam (July 17, 1961 - April 19, 2010), better known by his stage name Guru (a backronym for Gifted Unlimited Rhymes Universal), was an American rapper and record producer. He was a member of the hip hop duo Gang Starr, along with DJ Premier. He was born in Roxbury, Massachusetts. About.com placed him on their list of the Top 50 MCs of Our Time, while The Source ranked him #30 on their list of the Top 50 Lyricists of All Time, saying "Guru dropped some of the most thoughtful rhymes on wax". Guru died on 19 April 2010 from myeloma at age 48. The French city of Montpellier named a small street "Allée Guru" after the rapper, citing his influence on both hip hop and jazz.
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Donaldson Toussaint L'Ouverture Byrd II (December 9, 1932 - February 4, 2013) was an American jazz and rhythm & blues trumpeter and vocalist. A sideman for many other jazz musicians of his generation, Byrd was one of the few hard bop musicians who successfully explored funk and soul while remaining a jazz artist. As a bandleader, Byrd was an influence on the early career of Herbie Hancock. He died on February 4, 2013, in Dover, Delaware, at age 80.
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N'Dea Davenport (born September 22, 1966) is an American singer, songwriter, dancer and producer. She was the lead vocalist in the UK acid jazz band the Brand New Heavies and made pioneering contributions to the genre of acid jazz.
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