Round Midnight, by digital underground, Shock G & Solo Piano Group

Round Midnight

by digital underground, Shock G & Solo Piano Group

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The second single from The Piano Man, “Round Midnight” is heartfelt tribute to one of Shock G’s pianistic influences, Thelonius Monk. Shock G’s distinctive approach and deft familiarity with the song truly shines. His playful interpretation rivals that any version of this classic jazz standard.

Gregory Jacobs is a man known far and wide, by many names. There are few music lovers who can’t recite at least one verse by his alter egos Shock G or the immortal Humpty Hump. A true renaissance man beyond digital underground’s notoriety, Shock G would also perform, produce, and create visual art under aliases including Rackadelic, Stayin’ Busy Productions and more.

However in 2016, at the suggestion of his longtime manager and business partner Atron Gregory, a lesser-known moniker, “The Piano Man” took his first steps into the spotlight. The sessions, not unlike the legendary recordings of Bluesman Robert Johnson, took place in a hotel room with nothing but a piano and an engineer to capture the magic. These would be the last formal recordings by this brilliant musician before his passing in April 2021.

When TNT Recordings launched Solo Piano Group during the first lockdown of 2020, Shock G saw a place for “The Piano Man” to be a part of it. Mixing sophisticated Ellington-tinged jazz with his trademark joyful hip-hop sensibility, it is with great honor that we present Solo Piano Group featuring digital underground’s Shock G, The Piano Man.

SIMILAR ARTISTS: Herbie Hancock, Kiefer, Robert Glasper, Thelonius Monk, Duke Ellington

SOLO PIANO GROUP (SPG), assembled by producer Atron Gregory, is an ongoing series of recordings by world renowned pianists of color creating music for relaxation, designed to have a diverse appeal.
Gregory, whose TNT Recordings helped launch the careers of Tupac Shakur and digital underground, has an extensive resume as an artist manager, tour manager and an executive producer of Grammy nominated records, including Stanley Clarke's 2014 album "Up".

Songs from SPG are already featured on dozens of Spotify playlists, as well as international curated playlists and have found placement on the series “5th Ward”, streaming on Amazon Prime. SPG will be featured on the series “A Hip-Hop Life” from the Vyre network, and has recently partnered with WNBA star Monique Billings. For more info visit solopianogroup.com & tnt-recordings.com

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released February 4, 2022

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TNT Recordings California

Atron Gregory's TNT Recordings, responsible for helping launch the careers of Tupac Shakur and Digital Underground, expands its repertoire with Solo Piano Group. Gregory brings to the table an extensive resume as both an artist manager, tour manager and executive producer of Grammy nominated records. ... more

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