The Barsh Report April 2016

Upcoming performances:

Wednesday, May 11th, 2016 8:00 PM
Jesse Palter and Sam Barsh
The Jazz Showcase
806 S. Plymouth Ct, Chicago, IL 60605
Chicago, IL

Friday, May 13th, 2016 7:00 PM
Palter Ego
Brushes With Cancer 2016
Revel Fulton Market
Chicago, IL
http://brusheswithcancerchicago2016.splashthat.com/

Friday, June 17th, 2016 8:00 PM
Genr8r / Katalyst Double Bill
Center for the Arts Eagle Rock
Los Angeles, CA

Friday and Saturday, June 24th-25th, 2016 7:00 PM
Sam Barsh Band
The Roxy Hotel
New York, NY
featuring Jaimeo Brown, Jermaine Holmes (from D’angelo and the Vanguard) and other special guests

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Hola everybody, I admit it’s been a minute
Been stalling on this Barsh Report; now I can say I did it!
Not a huge accomplishment, but another one for the books
And the Barsh Report fiends can stop giving me dirty looks  (o;

Not sure where to begin, since I have a bunch of months to cover
Like familiarizing yourself again with a just-off-world-tour lover
I’ll guess I’ll start with the most recent news, then proceed to backtrack
Like a candidate on the debate stage podium (man these fools are wack)

My work made it back to the GRAMMYs this year, with 1 win out of 2 nominations
Kendrick Lamar’s “To Pimp a Butterfly” won Best Rap Album, but lost Album of the Year (amidst mild frustration)
Still this leaves me with zero complaining to do, I’m definitely proud and happy
To have made an album that got widespread attention without being corny or sappy

I’ve written songs on a number of other releases, ranging from ratchet to soulful to smart
The last 4 of which reached the top-5 on the Billboard R&B and Hip-Hop Charts

Anderson .Paak’s “Malibu” is a personal fave of mine
The 2 songs I co-wrote are “Heart Don’t Stand a Chance” and “Your Prime”
BJ the Chicago Kid’s “In My Mind” is diverse and fun
Logic’s “The Incredible True Story” debuted at #1

Ty Dolla $ign’s “Free T.C.” proves he’s anything but prude
And both Raury’s “All We Need” and Shana Halligan’s “Back To Me” evoke an intriguing mood
To help your pain of having no new music be assuaged
You can check these out and more on my website discog page:

http://sambarsh.com/Discography.html

On the jazz tip, I’m still keeping it real and going HAM
Some recent highlights included: Fully Altered’s NAMM Week Jam
A Chicago Xmas blowout show with Maurice Brown
And gigs with Miguel Atwood-Ferguson, Zach Brock and Genr8r here in town

Kurt Rosenwinkel, Kyle Crane and I performed a special trio show
At my favorite spot in Silverlake, the name’s the Thirsty Crow
The double-bill with my trio Brandon Coleman’s band was off the chains
As was Kamasi Washington’s “65-92: The Rhythm Changes but the Struggle Remains”

Plus Vegas back in January with the Motherless Sons
Dan Delacruz, Ian Neville and Max McVeedy provided funk in tons

Things to look forward to include Sid Sriram’s debut EP
The music’s sounding great and we filmed a video recently
Sonreal, a Juno-nominated rapper who Canadians should know
Is set to release his new album stateside; they both have the chance to blow

(as in “up”, not “job,” just thought I’d clarify
because I’m not known for the cleanest mouth, I cannot lie)

OK OK OK I think I’ve gotten up to date
I’ve gotta get back to the grind, it’s starting to get late

Love,
Barsh