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Stix Bones
Brooklyn, USA, home to some of the greatest talents the world has ever known; delivers another talented individual whose gift has made him one of the finest musicians in the New York, Tri – State Area. Recording Academy Member Stix Bones graduated Purchase College, State University of New York with a Bachelor’s Degree in Jazz Performance. Stix started his career touring with Rahzel The Godfather of Noise in the UK and France and touring the U.S. with 5 time Showtime at the Apollo winner/Author/Poet Jessica Care Moore. Shortly after Stix became music director for Lyricist Lounge (A hip hop showcase of rappers, emcees, DJs, and Graffiti artists and collaborated with legendary Hip Hop acts such as De La Soul, Talib Kweli, Q-Tip, Yasin Bey, Common, and Doug E Fresh Stix independently released his first full-length Smooth Jazz album entitled "Groove Like This". The album has graced the airwaves of more than 40 jazz radio stations in the US, jazz internet and satellite stations across the globe. It has charted in the top 10 on the digital jazz charts and made it to the top 20 jazz charts in France. Stix became the drummer for internationally known group Soulfege. Lead by Take back The Mic founder Derrick N. Ashong. Stix has had the privilege to record two award winning albums with Soulfege and toured the U.S. The album “Afropolitan” made It's mark on the Jazz Week World Charts. Shortly after Stix dipped into his pot of creativity and pulled out his producer chops with a contribution on Jazz artist Matt Marshak’s album “Family Funktion” with the hit single “Gas Lamp Groove”. Matt and Stix returned to the studio to produce another hit single “Harlem River Drive” on Matt’s chart topping CD “Urban Folktales“. Later that year Stix stepped into the sync world with his single “Stepping In Those Heels”. that landed on reality shows The Real Housewives of Miami and I Love Jenni. Stix reconnected with Derrick Ashong to produce music for his Emmy nominated TV music competition series Take Back The Mic. Stix Bones has mesmerized audiences with his band The BONE Squad as the house band for the 3000 + seat Paradise Theater in The Bronx, NY opening for artist such as Charlie Wilson, Next, The Ojays, Babyface, Cedric The Entertainer and more. His latest release Breaks From The Soul, an instrumental album that bridges the gap between Jazz and Hip Hop genres has been rotation on Music Choice and Infinity's jazz stations and spotlighted by legendary DJ's such as DJ Rob Swift, & Dj Jazzy Jay.
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Stix Bones Returns To Host Another Jazz Night At New York’s Legendary Metropolitan Room
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Carol Green, Redwood Entertainment
New York, NY: The incomparable Stix Bones will be hosting another Jazz Night at the renowned Metropolitan Room in NYC on Saturday, August 25, 2012, at 9:30 PM. The internationally esteemed Metropolitan Room is one of the most critically acclaimed venues in NYC and home to big name talents as well as rising stars. Jazz Night is a seventy-five minute performance highlighting music from the forefathers of Jazz such as Miles Davis, John Coltrane and Dizzy Gillespie, and original compositions ...
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Stix Bones & The Bone Squad Live At The Paradise Theater
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Carol Green, Redwood Entertainment
New York, NYStix Bones and the Bone Squad will be performing live on Saturday, June 18, 2011, from 7:30 to 10:00 PM, at the legendary Paradise Theater's Jazz Night on the Grand Concourse in the Bronx. Built in 1929, The Paradise Theater is the 23d largest movie theater ever to be built in the US and was one of the last entertainment 'palaces' built by the Hollywood movie moguls of the 20s. Recently renovated, this historical landmark is under new ...
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Stix Bones & Friends Live at the Paradise Theater
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Carol Green, Redwood Entertainment
New York, NY, December 21, 2010Stix Bones & Friends will be performing live on Saturday, January 29th, 2011, from 8:00 to 11:00 PM at the legendary Paradise Theater's Jazz Night on the Grand Concourse in the Bronx. Built in 1929, The Paradise Theater is the 23d largest movie theater ever to be built in the US and was one of the last entertainment 'palaces' built by the Hollywood movie moguls of the 20s. Recently renovated, this historical landmark is under ...
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