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Formed while attending the prestigious Berklee College of Music in Boston, J4DA is made up of skilled Jazz Musicians that wanted to start a group that expresses firmly the essence of Hip Hop and Jazz music. They have established themselves as one of the most promising Jazz/Hip Hop bands to emerge in the Northeast. J4DA's music is a modern jazz based hip-hop blend that has been creating a buzz all over Boston and now New York. They represent the true definition of what fusing Jazz and Hip Hop signifies. Donald Lee (Tenor Sax) composes many of J4DA's songs that bring forth the foundation of their music. While all members except one are from California, they inhabit their rooted west coast grooves that make up J4DA's live instrumentation Hip Hop sound. Over the past year the band has been frequently performing throughout Boston, New York City, and International areas for many different shows and events. They are currently working on their album, which is set to be released in the middle of July. As a jazz band by foundation, J4DA has also collaborated with several recording artists such as internationally known underground Hip Hop artist Brian "Raydar" Ellis, Anjuli Stars who was featured on Pitbull's latest album, Boston’s own Letia Larok and Lyrical. Members of this all-star band have played alongside with and performed in events featuring artists such as Roy Hargrove, A.G. of (Showbiz & AG) fame, Andre Ward, Akrobatik, Lou Donaldson, Hank Jones, Jaguar Wright, Delfayo Marsalis, Ralph Peterson and Will Kennedy.J4DA has been featured in several of the Boston's hottest events such As the "Revive Da Live" series, Battle of the Bands series and were winners of the "Best Band Award" at the Boston Urban Music Awards. They have been featured newspapers, Radio and T.V. stations such as The Boston Globe, The Boston Herald, NECN TV and WERS Radio... width="425" height="350" .... width="425" height="350" ..