New Joint Friday: Nicholas Ryan Gant Double Play
New joint plus a bonus for week 4.
The Vibe Conductor
New joint plus a bonus for week 4.
It’s time for June’s Refuge and we’ve got a double dose of freshness to share. After half a century of blessing the world with the sounds of Brazil, jazz treasure Sérgio Mendes is releasing his…
Continue Reading Refuge #22: Sérgio Mendes, Stef Renée & May recap
Long a favorite around these parts and identified early as someone to watch, Nicholas Ryan Gant and his soaring tenor are popping up on many more intriguing bits of nu-soul, from these shores all the…
Continue Reading Refuge with Nicholas Ryan Gant, Wed. 5/5
Got the album yet?
I know there’s a flood of artists paying their respects to Michael Jackson right now, ranging from touching to creative to regrettable. That flood will only increase to a tsunami as time goes on, but…
Continue Reading Nicholas Ryan Gant’s soul stirring tribute to MJ
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Some months after I first felt moved to spread the word about Nicholas Ryan Gant, he asked me to add some flourishes to a mixtape project he was working on with a west coast hip-hop…
Continue Reading Nicholas Ryan Gant – Hittin’ Switches mixtape
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I first came across this cat when he was doing backup vocals for Bilal Salaam. It’s kinda hard to keep up with the younglings sometimes. Nicholas was a student in the same HU music department…
Continue Reading Cop This: Nicholas Ryan Gant – Border Breaker