Last night, Hiro Ballroom witnessed a showcase from Radio 1 DJ Gilles Peterson’s Brownwood label: Jose James, Tita Lima, Taylor McFerrin plus the American debut of Japanese jazz band Soil & “Pimp” Sessions . If you haven’t heard, Soil and Pimp plays high energy club jazz with intense brass and big beats. Motoharu gets really wild on the saxophone plus his sax strap is a dookie chain. What’s not to love?

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