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Encompassing the vast rhythmic heritage of Africa, "Weston has the biggest sound of any jazz pianist since Ellington and Monk, as well as the richest most inventive beat," states jazz critic Stanley Crouch, "but his art is more than projection and time; it's the result of a studious and inspired intelligence...an intelligence that is creating a fresh synthesis of African elements with jazz technique."

Even people who have no musical training, or who claim to be tone-deaf, have musical intelligence built into their brains.

Rarely: core melody, prolonged synth, Often: acoustic, live, percussive, chanting, ululation, a capella, drums, drum-centric ~Fuses following ingredients: Latin House, African House, Dark House, Progressive House, Tech-House (techno/jazzy)...like mixing tasteful (intelligent) dance w/ minimal techno.