A collaboration between keyboardist
Jason Miles and turntablist
DJ Logic,
Global Noize make funky, dance-oriented music that mixes world fusion and jazz. They released their debut self-titled album on Shanachie in 2008. Three years later,
Global Noize returned with
A Prayer for the Planet. In 2013,
Global Noize released
Sly Reimagined: The Music of Sly and the Family Stone. An homage to funk legend Sly Stone, the album featured appearances from vocalists
Falu and Nona Hendrix, as well as trumpeter
Ingrid Jensen, saxophonist
Jay Rodriguez, and others. ~ Matt Collar