The Oakland based soulful jazz ensemble, Ghost & the City has released a new song entitled, Steady Trippin. Here´s your chance to listen to an amazing local jazz group who has consistently released well composed, entrancing music!
Oakland outfit Ghost & the City is dedicated to elevating style and experience to create music that embodies elements of soul, trip-hop and jazz. Traveling across numerous musical genres to appeal to many tastes, Ghost & the City creates music that defies conventionality, yet solidifies a distinctive sound. Over the past five years, the project has successfully performed at venues all over the Bay Area, supporting such acts as Shabazz Palaces, Hiatus Kaiyote, Incognito and Marco Benevento. This year will see the release of Patchwork Soul, a 6-song EP that features fresh collaborations and a new direction.
Musician and composer, Ash Maynor and the awesome vocalist, Kia Fay have given us the opportunity to share this new song with you and we love the sound, style and vibe of this sensual trip hop inspired track. Steady Trippin is a free download via Soundcloud so you can listen to this track straight from your hard drive whenever you desire!
"Lyrically it reflects struggles with self-doubt as an artist, those moments when you’re really just ready to throw in the towel. The concept of "Steady Trippin" comes from the idea of feeling caught in limbo, a place where you aren’t walking but you’re aren’t quite falling, and yet you still find yourself moving forward" – Kia Fay
"With this tune we were trying to capture the ideal blend of jazz + trip-hop, both genres we’ve been exploring more with our new EP Patchwork Soul. The track features trumpeter Ross Eustis (Brass Magic, Guy Fox) doing what he does best, and largely reminiscent of Guru’s Jazzmatazz volumes." – Ash Maynor
Ghost & the City has a string of local shows coming up. Make sure you catch this band live!
9/26 – OMF Festival w/ Anderson .Paak, Trails & Ways and more
11/6 – Leo’s Music w/ Zakiya Harris
12/4 – Awaken Cafe w/ Guy Fox
12/5 – KALX Live