TRUTH IN RHYTHM Podcast - Adam Smirnoff (Lettuce)

** PLEASE SUBSCRIBE ** 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. Featured in TIR Episode 144: Adam Smirnoff, guitarist and co-founder of the tremendous funk-jazz-soul pocket groove machine known as Lettuce! Since 2002, the group has released seven studio and two live albums, as well as an EP. These have been a Godsend for fans of authentic, horn-driven, primarily instrumental funk-jazz, rife with influences from Herbie Hancock to the Meters to the Crusaders to the JB’s and beyond. Lettuce just released its new 2020 album, Resonate, that includes a go-go music collaboration with Trouble Funk's Big Tony Fisher ("Checker Wrecker") and a tribute to late, great jazz-funk drummer Leon "Ndugu" Chancler ("Ndugu"). The band's 2019 album, Elevate, debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Contemporary Jazz Album Chart and iTunes R&B Albums Chart, and it also received a Grammy nomination for Best Contemporary Instrumental Album. RECORDED APRIL 2020 LEGAL NOTICE: All audio content is 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=b6c7558ddc7f8fc9fe440c5d9f3c4008