Atwood Interviews Black Nile
In an interview with Atwood Magazine, Black Nile‘s Shaw brothers explain their relationship to the music culture of Southern California. “Growing up in LA,” they say, “music isn’t just something you hear; it’s the atmosphere. We were surrounded by the legacy of Leimert Park and the deep history of Central Avenue, but we were also coming up in the era of beat-making and West Coast hip-hop. The Southern California scene taught us that jazz isn’t a museum piece – it’s a living, breathing social music. It shaped our aspirations by showing us that you don’t have to choose between technical mastery and a heavy groove; you can have both.” The full interview is here, and the duo’s new LP Indigo Garden is at radio now.
