Guild Hall (158 Main Street, East Hampton) presents Dilla Time: The Dilla Experience with Dan Charnas, Jeff Peretz, and special guest Nate Smith on Thursday, August 22 at 7 PM. Learn about J Dilla, the hip-hop beatmaker who changed the way musicians all over the world play their instruments.
Join Dan Charnas, author of The New York Times bestseller Dilla Time: The Life and Afterlife of J Dilla, the Hip-Hop Producer Who Reinvented Rhythm, along with Jeff Peretz, coordinator of the Musicianship & Songwriting area at the Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music, and legendary drummer Nate Smith, for an interactive, multimedia evening of music, ideas, and conversation, including a live drumming demo by Smith.
James Dewitt Yancey, also known as “Jay Dee,” “J. Dilla” or simply “Dilla.” His professional music career was short, spanning a dozen years before his death from a rare blood disease in 2006. But his influence in that period shifted the sound of popular music; and in the decade since the passing of the Detroit-born artist, his ideas have compelled a new generation of musicians — both in the electronic and traditional realms — who have drawn inspiration from Dilla’s music and rhythmic and compositional ideas.
Tickets range from $45-$85 ($40.50-$76.50 for members.) Doors will open at 6:30 PM. For more details, and to purchase tickets, please visit www.guildhall.org.