Class Inc @ The Loft at CW Midtown

Jazz/Hip-Hop/Funk band Jaspects is set to perform during Class INC, the signature event for young alumni during the Atlanta Classic, at The Loft at CW Midtown on Saturday September 27th presented by DIGITALGUESTLIST, Jump Boy, Savoir Faire Marketing, Prophecy Events, The Service Group, and UrbanProfessionals.com.

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Being born during the hip-hop movement, Jaspects integrates their youthfulness and skill to progress music and build a bridge between musical genres and generations in ways parallel to Earth, Wind, and Fire, Tony Toni Tone, and The Roots. Formally trained jazz students at the illustrious Morehouse College, Jaspects’ goal is to produce an exhaustive musical experience that involves TRUE freedom of expression via musical and lyrical creativity.

Jaspects works to rescue the struggling concept of musicianship while breaking down the structural constraints of hip-hop. The band promotes the idea that the culture of hip-hop can support an entity that focuses on musical depth without ostracizing the mainstream fan of hip-hop. Jaspects uses music as an agent for change in a way pioneers such as Public Enemy, Outkast, Marvin Gaye, and Stevie Wonder have. Whether we’re playing at the legendary Bakers’ Keyboard Lounge in Detroit or talking to a group of high schoolers in southwest Atlanta, the message conveyed by our voice is the same, “make your voice through your music mean something to the world at-large.”

Not lost in the musicianship and social responsibility is a glance in the lives of 20-year old men. Jaspects’ songs and performances address the topics daunting any young man: dating, nightlife, and the uncertainty of the future from perspective of college graduates facing an ever-changing world. Jaspects’ fans share the same diverse interests as the band. Jaspects’ fans are called tastemakers: they are either young adults (23-35) in the academic or professional world or collegians that are on the cutting edge of fashion, music, technology, and popular culture. Fans have proved to be loyal, stretching from Atlanta, New York City, Houston, Dallas, Chicago, Washington D.C., Boston, Detroit, Nashville, Memphis, and many college towns in-between.

While the gentlemen are fresh out of college, they have thrived for five years on the music scene. The band operates out of Atlanta, GA and consists of pianist/music director T. Brown (Memphis, TN), bassist Jon-Christopher Sowells (Dallas, TX), drummer Henry “HC3” Conerway, III (Detroit, MI), tenor saxophonist Dwayne “Spacey” Dugger (Queens, NY), alto saxophonist Stagolee (Aniston, AL), and trumpeter James E. King (Stamford, CT). Jaspects has released three independent albums (2005’s “In ‘House’ Sessions, 2006’s “Broadcasting the Definition,” and 2007’s “Double Consciousness”) and conducted six self-promoted tours of the eastern United States to Detroit, New York City, Hartford, Washington D.C., Dallas, Houston, Nashville, and Memphis, to name a few cities.

Individually, Jaspects’ works have appeared in the 2005 major motion picture “Hustle & Flow,” on Chamillionaire’s sophomore album “Chamillitary” and his platinum debut, “Sound of Revenge,” on Carlos Santana’s latest album, “All That I Am,” with platinum recording artists David Banner, Wyclef Jean, Big Boi (“Kryptonite”) and Mary J. Blige (“Just Fine”), with Janelle Monae, Algebra, PJ Morton, and Fonzworth Bentley.

Collectively, Jaspects has performed on shared bills with Herbie Hancock, Eric Roberson, Patti LaBelle, George Clinton, Stevie Wonder, Brian McKnight, Regina Bell, Yolanda Adams, Dwele, Bilal, Mike Phillips, the late Gerald Levert and blues legend Francine Reed. After playing for jazz lover Bill Cosby, the band was asked to perform during the Ray Charles Tribute held in Beverly Hills, California, where Samuel L. Jackson and Quincy Jones were in attendance. Jaspects is a two-time Atlanta Jazz Festival “Future of Jazz” winner (2005 & 2006) and was awarded “Best Atlanta Jazz Band” for 2007 by Atlanta weekly magazine Creative Loafing.

Four selections of Jaspects’ music were featured in the 2008 CNN Documentary “Black in America.” The band was also honored to perform at the 2008 National Urban League Gala honoring Nancy Wilson in Orlando, Florida. Jaspects is currently working on music for its upcoming nationwide release.

If you would like to purchase an advance ticket for Class Inc, log onto www.classincatl.com

Tables are also available by calling 404.849.2818

About Class Inc

Presented by DIGITALGUESTLIST, Jump Boy, & Prophecy Events, Class Inc is the signature event for young alumni of FAMU and TSU during the Atlanta Football Classic Weekend. You asked and we delivered. So many of you wanted an “it” party after the game that we decided to grant your wishes.

Class Inc has it all…and then some. The music is fun, the staff is nice, the drinks are cold, and the crowd is hot! All this party is missing is you! So, what are you waiting for?! This party is strictly for the fashionable and trendy. So be sure to dress your best and bring you’re A-game with you.

Class Inc will take place on Saturday September 27th at The Loft at CW Midtown. For more information, log onto www.classincatl.com