January 23rd 2024 | Photos by Nikki Forte
Digable Planets burst onto the music scene in 1993 with their Grammy-winning single, “Rebirth Of Slick (Cool Like Dat)”. Made up of Ishmael Butler (“Butterfly”), Craig Irving (“Doodlebug”) and Mary Ann Vieira (“Ladybug Mecca”), the trio carved out a unique style of jazz-informed Hip Hop. Shortly after, Digable Planets followed up with their debut album, Reachin’ (A New Refutation of Time And Space), an ambitious offering that Pitchfork praised as “a world within a world, complete with its own language and monuments.” The group celebrates the 30th Anniversary of Reachin’ in 2023. (Read more HERE)
Photos of Digable Planets at Bogart's in Cincinnati, Ohio by Nikki Forte
Performing with Digable Planets on this tour stop is Kassa Overall. Overall is a Grammy-nominated musician, emcee, singer, producer and drummer who melds avant-garde experimentation with hip-hop production techniques to tilt the nexus of jazz and rap in unmapped directions. He previously released four critically acclaimed projects: I THINK I’M GOOD, Go Get Ice Cream and Listen to Jazz, Shades of Flu and Shades of Flu 2. (Read more HERE)
Photos of Digable Planets at Bogart's in Cincinnati, Ohio by Nikki Forte
To listen to Digable Planets: Reachin’ (A New Refutation of Time and Space) click HERE