Mike Phillips came through NYC on Friday afternoon and treated the customers and employees at J&R Music World to some lunch time smooth jazz. Mike has performed at J&R several times in the past, and he was definitely in his element on Friday! Before the performance started, Mike took questions from the crowd and told stories about having worked with Prince, Mary J Blige, Prince, Jay Z and Wayman Tisdale. He also brought everyone up to speed on how art reflects life and how he’s grown quite a bit since recording this record. He then performed three songs: It’s A Wonderful World, Party with Mike Phillips and Think I’m Going to Miss You. He said he wanted to bring all of the feel good elements from back in the day, and he did just that! Everyone in attendance was dancing and having a blast. After the performance, Mike didn’t waste any time connecting with the fans. He didn’t even wait for a table to be set up before immediately signing autographs and taking photos. Everyone had a blast!

eugene brooks, tony rich, mike phillips and charles whitfield

Left to right: Eugene Brooks, Tony Rich, Mike Phillips and Charles Whitfield

The crowd in Atlanta

Check out Mike’s song which was played on V103 — “Time Of My Life” featuring Lauren Evans

Jazz at The Gantt, The Hidden Beach Experience!

Join Hidden Beach Recording Artist, Mike Phillips, for a CD release party and concert on the elegant Rooftop Terrace of the Harvey B. Gantt Center for African American Arts and Culture

Thursday, July 29, 2010
6:00 PM – 10:00 PM

The Harvey B. Gantt Center For African American Arts + Culture
551 South Tryon Street
Charlotte, NC 28202

Adv. Tix:  http://www.ganttcenter.org

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Unwrapped Vol. 7 – Back 2 Basics
Available July, 13 2010 | Pre-Order CD | Pre-Order MP3

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From SmoothJazzDaily

“Unwrapped is back and better than ever with Volume 7!”

The acclaimed Unwrapped series continues its legacy with its collection of “Unwrapped Flips” and returns in 2010 on the heels of last year’s #1 Jazz release, Volume 6 produced by celebrated Drummer extraordinaire Tony Royster Jr. The series looks to break the million mark in sales with this release which also celebrates the label’s 10 year anniversary!

Hidden Beach Recordings released Unwrapped Volume 1 in 2001 and stemmed from what was originally intended as a jam session between seasoned musicians for their own amusement. The album was billed as an exciting project that took conventional thinking and turned it upside down. It involved some of today’s most accomplished instrumental soloists who flipped the process followed by Hip Hop producers and returned the flavor into the bargain by offering infectious renditions of such rap standards like LL Cool J’s “Loungin’”, Biggie’s “One More Chance”, Common’s “The Light”, and OutKast’s “Ms. Jackson”, among many others.

However, it was not only the selection of the tracks that made this album a standout. The sheer quality of the artists involved was breathtaking with such jazz and R&B luminaries as Patrice Rushen, Paul Jackson Jr, Everett Harp and Mike Phillips all taking part. The initial thinking at Hidden Beach was to keep this material in-house for use as fun music at various Hidden Beach events. However, once some DJ heard what was being produced they demanded vinyl copies and as a result of this development, turned their music loving faithfuls on to the Unwrapped concept which has been unmatched by anyone who has tried to duplicate its concept.

Volume 7 is poised to be one of the most impressive showings in collaboration with acclaimed producer and songwriter J.R. Hutson! He is a renaissance music maker, a versatile and professionally trained musician whose rich soundscapes thrill ears across genres. Hutson’s years of experience both in front of the mic and behind the studio soundboard make him one of the hottest commodities in contemporary pop today. With jazz in his heart, pop in his soul, and R&B on the brain, Hutson creates new school electricity sparked by a foundation of old school technique.

Hutson’s strong association with Hidden Beach as a producer who has worked with a variety of artists on the label to include five tracks on Grammy-winning superstar Jill Scott’s 2007 smash The Real Thing, has brought his touch and “Urban Classic” style to Volume 7. Hutson’s production stamp, inspired by the melodic athleticism of Stevie Wonder and the knack for multi-layered arrangements demonstrated by Quincy Jones, has provided the platform for a 2010 approach to a variety of “Flips” which include both Hip Hop classics, as well as modern-day chart-toppers. As Hutson tells is, “[he comes] at records by trying to make them sound timeless as well as urban and street,” which he executed to a tee with this project.

Unwrapped is back and better than ever with Volume 7!