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Joseph Jenkins | Alexandria, VA USA | 07/26/2005

(5 out of 5 stars)

"No, he is not a "D.J." but his name is DJ and his 6

piece Projekt will definitely make you move your ass.

DJ Williams is a 23 year old self taught guitar player

that brings to mind Grant Green, George Benson, and

good ol' Jimi too with his own twist. Keller Williams

calls him "my brotha from a different motha" on his

radio show Keller''s Cellar before spinning the track

"Up All night" off their first record. There newest

album is a thoroughly funky exploration of jazz,

fusion, and soul grooves with inherent heaps of

experience and diversity among the performers. The

band describes it as "a soulful ensemble of jazz, on a

melodic R&B vibe, laced with a grooved down hip hop

backbeat." Williams' smooth, innovative songwriting

and playing is the centerpiece around which orbits a

fiery formation of brass, drums, bass, and keys. With

the energetic Gordon Jones on sax, the infinitely

capable drumming of Dusty Simmons, huge swells and

thumps of bass from Todd Herrington, colorful trumpet

lines by Mark Ingraham, and masterful keyboard

additions from Brian Mahne. The projekt has truly come

to fruition. Even with a closer listen you can still

find elements of latin, reggae, drum & bass, and blues

in the mix. There are not too many guitar players that

can tastefully pull off a broad genre of musical

styles... this is how he probably got the name DJ."