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DJ Logic (born Jason Kibler) is a turntablist
Turntablism

Turntablism is the art of manipulating sounds and creating music using phonographs and a DJ mixer. The word 'turntablist' was coined in 1995 by DJ Babu to describe the difference between a DJ who just plays records, and one who performs by touching and moving the records, stylus and mixer to manipulate sound....
 active primarily in jazz
Jazz

Jazz is a primarily American musical art form which originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States from a confluence of African and European music traditions....
 and with jam band
Jam band

Jam bands are musical groups whose albums and live performances relate to a fan culture that originated with the 1960s group Grateful Dead and continued in the 1990s with Phish and similar bands....
s.

Kibler was raised in The Bronx
The Bronx

The Bronx is the northernmost of the Five Boroughs of New York City and the newest of the 62 Administrative divisions of New York#county of New York State....
. An early interest in hip hop
Hip hop music

Hip hop music is a music genre typically consisting of a rhythmic vocal style called rapping which is accompanied with backing beats. Hip hop music is part of hip hop culture, which began in the Bronx, in New York City in the 1970s, predominantly among African Americans and Latino Americans....
 led to his using the turntables
Phonograph

The record player, phonograph or gramophone was the most common device for playing Sound recording and reproduction sound from the 1870s through the 1980s....
, practicing often. Kibler was also interested in funk
Funk

Funk is an United States Music genre that originated in the mid- to late-1960s when African American musicians blended soul music, soul jazz and R&B into a rhythmic, danceable new form of music....
 and jazz
Jazz

Jazz is a primarily American musical art form which originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States from a confluence of African and European music traditions....
 music, and began collaborating with various musicians. His own recordings are perhaps best described as contemporary soul jazz
Soul jazz

Soul jazz was a development of hard bop which incorporated strong influences from blues, gospel and rhythm and blues in music for small groups, often the organ trio which featured the Hammond organ....
 with a strong hip hop
Hip hop music

Hip hop music is a music genre typically consisting of a rhythmic vocal style called rapping which is accompanied with backing beats. Hip hop music is part of hip hop culture, which began in the Bronx, in New York City in the 1970s, predominantly among African Americans and Latino Americans....
 feel.

Kibler tours often with his own group, Project Logic, and has recorded or performed with Vernon Reid
Vernon Reid

Vernon Reid is an English guitarist, songwriter, composer and bandleader. Best known as the founder and primary songwriter of the heavy metal band Living Colour, Reid was named #66 on Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time....
, moe.,John Mayer, Medeski Martin & Wood
Medeski Martin & Wood

Medeski Martin & Wood is an United States jazz trio formed in 1991, consisting of John Medeski on keyboard instrument and piano, Billy Martin on Drum kit and Percussion instrument, and Chris Wood on double bass and bass guitar....
, Bob Belden
Bob Belden

James Robert Belden is an American saxophonist, arranger, composer, bandleader and producer. He is noted for his Grammy Award winning jazz orchestral recording titled The Black Dahlia....
, Jack Johnson
Jack Johnson (musician)

Jack Hody Johnson is a Hawaiian-born singer-songwriter, musician, filmmaker, and surfer who has achieved commercial success and a dedicated following, after the release of his debut album, Brushfire Fairytales in 2001....
, Chris Whitley
Chris Whitley

Christopher Becker Whitley was an iconic United States singer, songwriter and guitarist.Highly acclaimed by music journalism, Whitley achieved modest mainstream success, but had a devoted following....
, Uri Caine
Uri Caine

Uri Caine is an American European classical music and jazz pianist and composer.Caine began playing piano at seven and studied with French jazz pianist Bernard Peiffer at 12....
, Christian McBride
Christian McBride

Christian McBride is an United States jazz bassist. His father, Lee Smith, and his great uncle, Howard Cooper, are well known Philadelphia bassists who served as McBride's early mentors....
 and others.






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DJ Logic (born Jason Kibler) is a turntablist
Turntablism

Turntablism is the art of manipulating sounds and creating music using phonographs and a DJ mixer. The word 'turntablist' was coined in 1995 by DJ Babu to describe the difference between a DJ who just plays records, and one who performs by touching and moving the records, stylus and mixer to manipulate sound....
 active primarily in jazz
Jazz

Jazz is a primarily American musical art form which originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States from a confluence of African and European music traditions....
 and with jam band
Jam band

Jam bands are musical groups whose albums and live performances relate to a fan culture that originated with the 1960s group Grateful Dead and continued in the 1990s with Phish and similar bands....
s.

Kibler was raised in The Bronx
The Bronx

The Bronx is the northernmost of the Five Boroughs of New York City and the newest of the 62 Administrative divisions of New York#county of New York State....
. An early interest in hip hop
Hip hop music

Hip hop music is a music genre typically consisting of a rhythmic vocal style called rapping which is accompanied with backing beats. Hip hop music is part of hip hop culture, which began in the Bronx, in New York City in the 1970s, predominantly among African Americans and Latino Americans....
 led to his using the turntables
Phonograph

The record player, phonograph or gramophone was the most common device for playing Sound recording and reproduction sound from the 1870s through the 1980s....
, practicing often. Kibler was also interested in funk
Funk

Funk is an United States Music genre that originated in the mid- to late-1960s when African American musicians blended soul music, soul jazz and R&B into a rhythmic, danceable new form of music....
 and jazz
Jazz

Jazz is a primarily American musical art form which originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States from a confluence of African and European music traditions....
 music, and began collaborating with various musicians. His own recordings are perhaps best described as contemporary soul jazz
Soul jazz

Soul jazz was a development of hard bop which incorporated strong influences from blues, gospel and rhythm and blues in music for small groups, often the organ trio which featured the Hammond organ....
 with a strong hip hop
Hip hop music

Hip hop music is a music genre typically consisting of a rhythmic vocal style called rapping which is accompanied with backing beats. Hip hop music is part of hip hop culture, which began in the Bronx, in New York City in the 1970s, predominantly among African Americans and Latino Americans....
 feel.

Kibler tours often with his own group, Project Logic, and has recorded or performed with Vernon Reid
Vernon Reid

Vernon Reid is an English guitarist, songwriter, composer and bandleader. Best known as the founder and primary songwriter of the heavy metal band Living Colour, Reid was named #66 on Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time....
, moe.,John Mayer, Medeski Martin & Wood
Medeski Martin & Wood

Medeski Martin & Wood is an United States jazz trio formed in 1991, consisting of John Medeski on keyboard instrument and piano, Billy Martin on Drum kit and Percussion instrument, and Chris Wood on double bass and bass guitar....
, Bob Belden
Bob Belden

James Robert Belden is an American saxophonist, arranger, composer, bandleader and producer. He is noted for his Grammy Award winning jazz orchestral recording titled The Black Dahlia....
, Jack Johnson
Jack Johnson (musician)

Jack Hody Johnson is a Hawaiian-born singer-songwriter, musician, filmmaker, and surfer who has achieved commercial success and a dedicated following, after the release of his debut album, Brushfire Fairytales in 2001....
, Chris Whitley
Chris Whitley

Christopher Becker Whitley was an iconic United States singer, songwriter and guitarist.Highly acclaimed by music journalism, Whitley achieved modest mainstream success, but had a devoted following....
, Uri Caine
Uri Caine

Uri Caine is an American European classical music and jazz pianist and composer.Caine began playing piano at seven and studied with French jazz pianist Bernard Peiffer at 12....
, Christian McBride
Christian McBride

Christian McBride is an United States jazz bassist. His father, Lee Smith, and his great uncle, Howard Cooper, are well known Philadelphia bassists who served as McBride's early mentors....
 and others. On April 6, 2006, Kibler sat in with Bob Weir
Bob Weir

Bob Weir is an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist, most recognized as a founding member of the Grateful Dead. After the Grateful Dead disbanded, Weir performed with The Other Ones, later known as The Dead , together with other former members of the Grateful Dead....
's Ratdog
Ratdog

RatDog , is an United States rock band. The group began as a side project for Grateful Dead rhythm guitarist Bob Weir and bassist Rob Wasserman....
, adding his style to the famous Grateful Dead
Grateful Dead

The Grateful Dead was an American rock band formed in 1965 in the San Francisco Bay Area. The band was known for its unique and eclectic style, which fused elements of Rock music, Folk music, bluegrass music, blues, reggae, country music, jazz, Psychedelic rock, space rock and gospel music?and for live performances of long musical improvisati...
 song combo "China Cat Sunflower/I Know You Rider". He is a founding member of The John Popper Project
The John Popper Project

The John Popper Project is an United States fusion music group. The band's style is a combination of Rock music, Hip hop music, and musical improvisation jazz....
.

His mentor of sorts was Vernon Reid
Vernon Reid

Vernon Reid is an English guitarist, songwriter, composer and bandleader. Best known as the founder and primary songwriter of the heavy metal band Living Colour, Reid was named #66 on Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time....
, of which the two record and tour occasionally as the Yohimbe Brothers with various guests. Kibler has appeared on studio and live performances with Reid's solo projects, and Reid also did a guest solo on one track from Kibler's original band, Eye and I, which also featured D.K. Dyson and Melvin Gibbs
Melvin Gibbs

Melvin Gibbs is an American bass guitarist, composer, and producer who has appeared on close to 200 albums in diverse genres of music.Melvin has been called "the best bassist in the world" by Time Out New York magazine....
, the latter of which has played on all of the DJ Logic solo releases as well.

Discography

  • Project Logic (Ropeadope Records, 1999)
  • The Anomaly (Ropeadope, 2001)
  • For No One In Particular (2003)
  • Zen of Logic (Ropeadope, 2006)
  • The John Popper Project Featuring DJ Logic
    The John Popper Project

    The John Popper Project is an United States fusion music group. The band's style is a combination of Rock music, Hip hop music, and musical improvisation jazz....
     (Relix, 2006)


External links

  • at the Internet Archive
    Internet Archive

    The Internet Archive is a nonprofit organization dedicated to building and maintaining a free and openly accessible online digital library, including an archive site of the World Wide Web....
    's live music archive