"TRUTH IN RHYTHM" - Lonnie Liston Smith (Jazz Keyboard Giant), Part 1 of 2

** PLEASE SUBSCRIBE ** Featured in a special edition of TRUTH IN RHYTHM, Episode 347 (Part 1 of 2): Iconic jazz keyboardist, producer and composer Lonnie Liston Smith! Beginning his recording career in the 1960s as a pianist for some of jazz’s most prolific figures, he went on to lead his own group and release more than a dozen albums during the 1970s and 1980s that explored and redefined not only contemporary jazz but also jazz-funk and jazz-soul music, which later provided popular grooves for rappers.  Big names he collaborated with through the years include Roland Kirk, Pharoah Sanders, Gato Barbieri, Miles Davis, Norman Connors, Mtume, Marcus Miller and Phyllis Hyman. In 2023, he ended a 25-year studio hiatus with Vol. 17 of the Jazz Is Dead series. RECORDED JUNE 2025 Brought to you by FUNKNSTUFF.NET and hosted by Scott "DR GX" Goldfine — musicologist and author of “Everything Is on THE ONE: The First Guide of Funk” ― TRUTH IN RHYTHM is the interview show that gets DEEP into the pocket with contemporary music’s foremost masters of the groove. LEGAL NOTICE: All video and audio content protected by copyright. Any use of this material is strictly prohibited without expressed consent from original content producer and owner Scott Goldfine, dba FUNKNSTUFF. For inquiries, email [email protected]. TRUTH IN RHYTHM is a registered U.S. Trademark (Serial #88540281). Get your copy of "Everything Is on the One: The First Guide of Funk" today! https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1541256603/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1541256603&linkCode=as2&tag=funknstuff-20&linkId=b6c7558ddc7f8fc9fe440c5d9f3c400