Released: October 20th, 2009
UPC: 896434001245

““The sound of New York City — poetry and hip-hop from the streets, a ride on the D train going express to the Bronx, the tension and release of a cosmopolitan society where people of all shades live together: the sound of now.”

Josh Jackson, NPR

Now Vs Now Produced by Meshell Ndegeocello and mixed by Bob Power (The Roots, Erykah Badu), this is the debut recording of innovative keyboardist and composer Jason Lindner’s Now Vs. Now. This explosive trio (with Mark Guiliana on drums and Panagiotis Andreou on bass) seamlessly melds Funk, Rock and Jazz into a simmering cosmic groove driven by the poetry and rhythms of New York. Featuring performances by beatboxer/emcee Baba Israel, Avishai Cohen, Pedrito Martinez, Kurt Rosenwinkel, Anat Cohen, Yosvany Terry and Meshell Ndegeocello.

Track Listing:

1. TIME TOGETHER 1:45
Jason Lindner: keyboards and vocals / Danielle Negron: vocals / Baba Israel: spoken word / Panagiotis Andreou: bass / Mark Guiliana: drums
2. CAN’T CHASE TIME 1:40
Jason Lindner: piano / Baba Israel: poetry and rhymes / Panagiotis Andreou: bass / Mark Guiliana: drums
3. SEVEN WAYS 6:12
Jason Lindner: piano and keyboards / Avishai Cohen: trumpet / Panagiotis Andreou: bass / Mark Guiliana: drums / Yosvany Terry: chekere / Claudia Acuña: vocals
4. FRIENDSHIP AND LOVE (AKA PRETTY THREE) 6:21
Jason Lindner: piano / Panagiotis Andreou: bass / Mark Guiliana: drums
5. FAR 8:03
Jason Lindner: keyboards and melodica / Baba Israel: poetry and rhymes / Pedrito Martinez: congas and vocals / Yosvany terry: chekere / Panagiotis Andreou: bass / Mark Guiliana: drums / Frances Velasquez Guevera: poetry
6. WORRISOME 5:30
Jason Lindner: keyboards / Panagiotis Andreou: bass / Meshell Ndegeocello: bass / Mark Guiliana: drums
7. BIG PUMP 5:20
Jason Lindner: keyboards / Meshell Ndegeocello: vocals / Panagiotis Andreou: bass and vocals / Mark Guiliana: drums
8. SUBTERRANEAN TRAIN -TRAVELIN’ 4:27
Jason Lindner: keyboards / Baba Israel: poetry and rhymes / Panagiotis Andreou: bass / Mark Guiliana: drums
9. NEW JERSEY BALLAD 3:18
Jason Lindner: piano and keyboards / Panagiotis Andreou: bass / Mark Guiliana: drums
10. AHIMSA 6:24
Jason Lindner: keyboards / Anat Cohen: tenor saxophone and pandeiro / Avishai Cohen: trumpet / Kurt Rosenwinkel: guitar / Panagiotis Andreou: bass / Mark Guiliana: drums / speaking sample by Arun Gandhi