Marco Benevento: Live At Tonic
Marco Benevento
2007-08-14
On five consecutive Wednesday nights in November of 2006 Marco Benevento set up shop at the legendary (and now defunct) club Tonic in New York City. Each night featured two sets, various guests and a musical theme. Each night was documented on tape resulting in over 16 hours of live…
The Harlem Experiment
The Harlem Experiment
2007-10-30
Grammy-winning producer Aaron "Ace" Levinson and ropeadope founder Andy Hurwitz have assembled another genre-bending tribute to perhaps America’s greatest cultural crown jewel – Harlem USA.
Coalition Of The WIlling
Bobby Previte
2006-05-08
In the great tradition of electric guitar-fueled instrumental rock, Bobby Previte's "super bar band," Coalition Of The Willing, brings you eight songs that combine to create one of the most powerful, dynamic, energetic, and beautiful albums of 2006. Some of the best musicians in the so-called "jazz" world have traded…
Copperopolis
Charlie Hunter
2006-02-07
Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans. While Charlie Hunter's other plans have included other bands (most recently including Garage-a-trois and Groundtruther), other gigs (endless dates as a sideman, studio musician and collaborator), and other formations of his own band (from duo, to quartet, to…
Christian McBride: Live At Tonic
Christian McBride
2006-05-08
The boss of the bass is back with his Ropeadope debut: a three-CD set! Documenting two nights at New York's fabled venue, the first set of both nights catches the Christian McBride band at its best: the all-star ensemble that has been behind (or infront of) the leader for most…
Come In Red Dog, This Is Tango Leader
Charlie Hunter
2005-04-05
Two men, sounding like eight, live in the studio, no overdubs, lots of improv. The feel? Electro-grooves with a stoned-out something that keeps you moving from track to track. Exactly what you would expect from these two cats.
In Between
Jazzanova
2002-07-02
In Between is the highly-anticipated debut album from the DJ/producer collective known as Jazzanova. It's everything you want in music and then some....part electro, part soul, part hip-hop, and part stuff you can't even dream of. Throw it on at the barbeque, at the dinner party, in the iPod while…
Best Reason To Buy The Sun
Benevento/Russo Duo
2005-04-05
Two guys: Marco Benevento and Joe Russo two instruments: keys and drums. huge sound - a kaleidascopically exploding wall of sound built on jazz, rock, beats and life. their ropeadope debut, "best reason to buy the sun", was produced in L.A. by Joey Waronker (beck, r.e.m.) giving the instrumental duo…
Stampede
Critters Buggin
2004-09-07
The Critters are back. The boys got their rocks off playing with everyone in the alphabet from Tori Amos to Ziggy Marley and everyone in between. but as the world cried out for more, the Critters found the cure and went back to Seattle creating this masterpiece - 12 tracks…
Right Now Move
Charlie Hunter
2003-03-23
Like an ascending spiral, Charlie Hunter has spent the past decade in constant motion; elevating with every turn. Charlie now returns to his roots & marks a new beginning with right now move, his first release on Ropeadope and the premiere recording by his new lineup: The Charlie Hunter Quintet.…
Dime Grind Palace
Sex Mob
2003-09-23
Sex Mob, winner of the downbeat critics poll (#1 beyond jazz group); Time Out - New York (best New York City band, 2001); citysearch.com (best jazz band in New York 2001); and village voice (best jazz quartet 1999) is back with dope studio album . Produced by Scotty Hard.
Skerik’s Syncopated Taint Septet
Skerik’s Syncopated Taint Septet
2003-06-24
Skerik (n. insane Seattle sax hero, see, i.e., Garage-a-trois, Critters Buggin, Mad Season, Les Claypool)
Blowout
Big Truck
2007-05-05
Big Truck. Little car. Big Talent. Little pretension. Big sound. Little hype. The jazz trio from Philly that goes out to get in. On this, their instrumental debut Blowout, Big Truck lays down a driving, swinging set on side one, and a funkier, heavier second half.
Suite Seventeen
Black Gold 360
2008-07-08
Continuing the jazz meets electronica theme, for this project Black Gold 360 sees the addition of experienced jazz musicians Coen Kaldeway (sax, flute, bass-clarinet), Bob Roos (drums) and Lucas Dols (bass).
Music for Bowlers
Jacob Koller
2008-03-04
Jacob Koller is a straight up genius who's been playing classical piano since he was four and never looked back. Get it now and be the person to say, "oh Jacob Koller? I've been down with them since they launched with Ropeadope way back in the 08!"
Melodies for Uncertain Robots
Paradigm
2008-01-01
They look like you and me, but sound like no other. Paradigm creates anthems for the subconscious by blending modern jazz exploration with the raw power and sonic possibilities of indie rock (with some prog on the side). Come get some for your subconscious!