DJ Logic

DJ Logic ( born February 26, 1972 in New York City as Jason Kibler ) is an American turntablist who works regularly in jazz context. He has " the platter on equal instrument " (Wolf Kampmann ) made ​​.

Life and work

Kibler grew up in the Bronx and was already playing at the age of fourteen years as a DJ at parties and local events, which he used at that time in addition to hip-hop and funk, jazz and rock ( music) albums.

1988 brought him the drummer Richie Harrison in the rock band Eye & I, with whom he for a year, among other things toured as an opener for Living Colour and Body Count and recorded an album. Here he also got the name DJ Logic. The following year he became a member of Vernon Reid's band My Science Project. In addition, he also took up with clarinetist Don Byron and toured with Graham Haynes and his band through Europe and South America.

In 1996 he first came up with the funk-jazz lineup Medeski, Martin & Wood, and in the New York Knitting Factory. After joint tours 1998 saw the Blue Note album Combustication.

In 1999, DJ Logic Project Logic 's own band, first as a trio with Melvin Gibbs and Skoota Warner, later as a quintet, and played the debut album Project Logic one. He led musicians of the M -Base circle along with those of the downtown scene. He was also to Karl Denson's album Dance No Logic. 2 involved. In 2002, he worked in a duo with Rob Wasserman and founded with Vernon Reid, the Yohimbe Brothers, with whom he also recorded albums and toured as a live band. In 2003, he undertook tours with Ben Harper and Jack Johnson and John Mayer and Maroon 5, 2006, he released his third solo album Zen Of Logic. With Mickey Hart, he worked on the album The Road to Jajouka (2013 ) of the Master Musicians of Jajouka with.

Discography

• Project Logic with Casey Benjamin, Steven Bernstein, Steve Cannon, Bryan Carrott, Daniel Carter, Jennifer Charles, Melvin Gibbs, Graham Haynes, Karsh Kale, Briggan Krauss, Leon Lamont, Teo Macero, Billy Martin, John Medeski, Vernon Reid, Marc Ribot, EJ Rodriguez, Brandon Ross, Felix Sanabria, Bill Ware, Scooter Warner, Christina Wheeler, Chris Wood, 1999
• The Anomaly with Miri Ben- Ari, Casey Benjamin, Brian Carrot, Mino Cinelu, Marie Claire, Melvin Gibbs, Graham Haynes, Baba Ben Israel, Chris Kelly, Eric Krasno, John Medeski, Ron Miles, Scott Palmer, Dean Toni Parks, Vernon Reid Stephen Roberson, Felix Sanabria, Suphala, Mike Weitman, 2001
• Zen of Logic with Stuart Bogie, Chris Brown, Latasha Natasha Diggs, Brahim Fribgane, Melvin Gibbs, Scotty Hard Guitar, Charlie Hunter, Aaron Johnson, Jordan McLean, John Medeski, Dean Toni Parks, Martin Perna, Yoshi Takemasa, 2006

Lexigraphic entries

• W. Kampmann Reclams Jazz Encyclopedia Stuttgart 2003; ISBN 3-15-010528-5