Benny Reid - The Infamous LiveReimagining Mobb Deep's iconic 1995 opus 'The Infamous', NYC based saxophonist and composer Benny Reid's ambitious new project is a collection of acoustic, sample free renditions, built from the ground up, performed entirely by the multi instrumentalist auteur. The forthcoming 'The Infamous Live' comes on the heels of Reid's Billboard charting take of Eric B & Rakim's 'Follow The Leader'. From this, Mobb Deep's Havoc discovered his work and authorized

A US tour in support of Exposure Therapy will be announced shortly

all making for a varied showcase for his extraordinary talent and versatility as an entertainer

and now the young card mistress has set her sights on an even more impossible task: taking on grand master Wakamiya Shinobu and wresting the title of Queen away for herself

An East/West

classical Iranian music performed by cousins Mehdi Rostami and Adib Rostami

The players then let us down gently with the youthful String Quartet No

A famous historical quote provided the idea for this program: Marin Marais and Antoine Forqueray

Solveig Faringer - Lieder / Sieben Fruhe Lieder

But while Cid happily roleplays his favorite antihero tropes

"The album is inspired by a period of time in my life

With the hope that you all

underlining the respect he enjoyed with his peers and his ability to improvise