Here at Funkatology we’ve been working on a lot of new music projects and one of the most exciting is our new band which we’re calling 135th Street Convention – all of us are from North Miami area and 135th Street is a well known landmark. Featuring Jermaine Green on drums, his brother Jonnathan Green on bass and myself Hugh Hitchcock on keyboards Our plan is to bring the public along with us as we…
"Live Jazz Fusion – Red and Orange Cover [135th Street Convention]"
In my humble opinion, Billy Cobham is the greatest Jazz Funk drummer ever. Whether you dig him with the Mahavishnu Orchestra, with George Duke, or the Cobham solo works such as Spectrum, there is no denying expertise of Billy Cobham. Have a listen to Billy Cobham's Spectrum (Full Album) As a young man I spent many an hour listening to this album with the volume turned up to eleven 🙂 Listen to Billy Cobham's Crosswinds…
"Billy Cobham – the Greatest Jazz Funk Drummer EVER (IMHO)"
I’m quite psyched about this new Jazz Fusion track I just produced – psyched enough to let you hear the whole thing in its entirety – no strings attached. It’s called “Weather the Storm” and features myself on orchestration and Joe Collado on Latin percussion. My style of music centers around a couple of main components – I certanly love a nice groove, but also I’m fascinated to explore strange and compelling, even disturbing tonalities.…
"New Jazz Fusion track by Hugh Hitchcock “Weathered the Storm”"