Natty Nation
Sunday, November 11, 2001
Madison WI
The Annex

JMax Celebration of Life
for Jeffrey Maxwell of Natty Nation

also appearing: Tasting Room Jam, Infantry Rockers, Kweku Anansie, Basil/OPTA, King Solomon, Reason For Leaving, Tony Brown & The Landing Crew, with DJ Dave Why in between sets


01. Dis Poem
02. Glorify
03. No Apology
04. Open The Door
05. Here There
06. Chant If You Chant - Brand New World
07. crowd
08. thanks and praise


notes:
music on PA before Natty spun by DJ Dave Why - Rocker T, Sly & Robbie, Black Uhuru, along with a plea for a high hat clutch from Likkle Will
t05 brief loud dub sound at end
t06 first song title uncertain (Jump If You're Jumping?)


Source:
Natty Nation live mix by Mike "Puffy" Sharpe
mics on stage; one on each subwoofer, facing audience + SBD feed > DAT
Neumann KM140 > Allen & Heath GL2200 > TCD-D10ProII (Doug Oade custom) > 2x Sony DDS DG-90P "data grade" DAT @48 kHz
DAT > S/Pdif > Audiomedia III PCI card > Powermac G3 > Protools Project 4.1.1 > WAV @ 48kHz, DAT transcribed on 2011-09-04
WAV > Sound Forge Pro 2.5.1 (gain & limiting) > Audacity 2.4.2 (tracking) > xACT 2.50 > tagged FLAC @1648
This recording was fixed to digital tape, transferred, & uploaded by morst




Madison Wisconsin State Journal (Newspaper)
November 4, 2001, Madison, Wisconsin

Reggae singer left a legacy of peace, love He had many names in his short life. Frazamo. J. Maxx. Breezy. Jeffrey. Father. Brother. Friend.
The Madison music communityâ€™ suffered a major loss on Oct. 24 when Michael (Jeffrey) Egbert Maxwell, the longtime singer-guitarist-songwriter for Madison reggae band Natty Nation, died of cancer. He was 43.
Maxwell was in Jamaica at the time of his death with family and friends, according to his friend, Dennis Graham. A funeral service was held for Maxwell on Thursday at the Falmouth Baptist Church in Falmouth, Jamaica. â€œHe was a very talented man and this is a loss for so many people,â€ Graham said.
While Maxwellâ€™s illness and its severityâ€™ wasnâ€™t a secret, news of his death still hit hard. Earlier this year, Maxwell told me, in his thick Jamaican accent, that it was a constant pain in his lower back that made him suspect he had cancer. He went to a doctor and his suspicions were confirmed. The cancer was in his kidney and had moved to other parts of his body. Maxwell agreed to treatment, underwent radiotherapy, and tried homeopathic remedies and a new diet. While he was still strong enough to travel, he visited friends and family in Florida and Jamaica.
His Madison friends gathered last weekend to plan a music benefit and celebration of Maxwellâ€™s life. The tribute will be 6 p.m. Nov. 11 at The Annex, 1206 Regent St. (call 256-7750) This is an all-ages show featuring Natty Nation, Tony Brown and the Landing Crew, Reason for Leaving, Opta, Jasha and the Pacesetter Sound System, members of King Solomon, Ital Roots, Road Damage, and others.
Proceeds benefit Maxwellâ€™s wife, Charmaine Maxwell, and Maxwellâ€™s five children. Maxwell did not have health insurance. Donations also may be sent to: The Jeffrey Maxwell Memorial Fund, clo M&I Bank of Cambridge, 102 VV. Main St., Cambridge, WI 53523.
â€œThe band (Natty Nation) continues but without its longtime spiritual leader," Graham said. Maxwell also was a spiritual guide to many who knew him. He was a practicing and devout Rastafarian and when he talked about his faith he got excited about the possibilities of a peaceful future. He never called me by my name. I was always "sisterâ€ in his presence. Maxwellâ€™s roots were in Mandeville, Jamaica, where as a young man he became interested in the church. A music teacher encouraged his passion for singing and dancing. His songs were inspired by Rastafarian culture. He was a Please see SINGER, Page F5 

File photo Natty Nation singer Jeffrey Maxwell, 43, died of cancer Oct. 24.

Singer Continued from Page F1 self taught guitarist and performed in Jamaica before moving to the United His travels brought him to Wisconsin where he met Jo seph Mayeur during a reggae jam in Jeffrey got up on stage and it was recalls We both knew all the old songs and we We became brothers and liked to call one another old When Mayeur joined Natty Nation he convinced the group to hire Maxwell as Natty Nations Midwestafa rian music is filled with politi cal and spiritual along with a belief that music can move people to rise above their Maxwell regarded himself as a His les sons were delivered in the form of songs and onstage Over the Mayeur and Maxwell weathered struggles together and the two became very Maxwell was the godfather to Mayeur and his fiancees Deanna King infant Ill miss Mayeur He was Natty Maxwell leaves behind a leg acy of music that includes two studio albums with Natty Na The Journey Has Just Begun and Earth plus a live Besides Natty he performed with such groups as the Mellow The Twin kle Ital Road Afro and Jah During one Max well told me I play how I Meeting with people and sharing reasoning is important to Helping others see the relevance of truth in life is im portant to This music reggae music has liberated Maxwell played reggae music for more than 20 It was the best medicine for he Thankfully for the rest of he shared a heavy Reach Natasha Wisconsin State Box 53708 phone 2526187 oremail nka3sulke@madison.com. 





Sunday December 16, 2001 Wisconsin State Journal
Features Editor: Chris Juzwik, (608) 252-6180
NATASHA KASSULKE 
SHOWCASE
Natty Nation carries on The members of Madison roots reggae band Natty Nation greet each other with hugs and pats on the back as they arrive for a recent show at The Annex nightclub. The hugs are out of respect and reassurance. Despite rumors that the group has disbanded, Natty Nation moves on in the wake of lead singer and rhythm guitarist Jeffrey Maxwell's death in October. Maxwell left many lessons behind for his musical brothers in Natty, who he played with from 1996 to last year. Today, the group consists of longtime Natty members percussionists Peter Johnston and Pauly Willis, lead guitarist-vocalist Steve Truesdell and bassist-vocalist Demetrius Wainwright. Newcomers are guitarist Bradley Fish and keyboardist-vocalist Don Rembert. While Wainwright is a formidable singer, he admits he isn't the onstage sage Maxwell was. "I had a chance to study Jeffrey," Wainwright says. "He was a natural emcee. I'm definitely influenced by him but I have my own style." Wainwright has had dreams about Maxwell recently and in them they are always on the move, just as Natty was when it was putting 200,000 miles on a van and traveling the country. "Jeffrey was always saying, 'We need a camera, mon,' " Wainwright recalls. There were cross-country trips during which the group survived broken-down vans, dismal lodging and rancid food. But they recall Maxwell's gift for making the most of a bad situation. He was a magician with food and could concoct a meal seemingly out of nothing, and he was a master Smoothies blender to boot. He once cooked them dinner in the basement of a nightclub in New York City using a wok. "It's a heavy thing to lose a friend who also was like a father," Johnston says. "We used to do everything together. We swam in oceans. We kicked the soccer ball around. We played much, much music. We lived together for 4 Vz years." Johnston attended Maxwell's funeral at the Falmouth Baptist Church in Jamaica and says that after the funeral there was a three-hour heavy downpour. "That's a long time for it to rain in Jamaica," Johnston says. "I saw it as cleansing." Truesdell says that even when the group learned that Maxwell had cancer and contemplated taking some time off, Maxwell told them to keep making music no matter what. "It's hard to watch your friend in pain for a long time, but at the same time, he wanted us to concentrate on music and keep working," Truesdell says. "He showed us strength and made us men. He taught us to keep positive and so it wouldn't make sense to stop that vibe now." The group recently released a live CD, "Natty Nation: Live 9.21.00," which was recorded at The Annex. The CD is a tribute to Maxwell and is on sale at Natty shows. Proceeds benefit Maxwell's family. Donations also are still being accepted for the Jeffrey Maxwell Memorial Fund, co M&amp;I Bank of Cambridge, 102 W. Main St, Cambridge, WI 53523. Last month, Natty joined other local groups in a benefit for Maxwell's family at The Annex. Truesdell found it hard to keep his composure. "I broke down a couple of times," he says. "But I felt Jeffrey there reminding us to keep the show running tight and professionaL" Maxwell often told the members of Natty that they were born to play music. And Natty has the staying power to prove
Please see NATTY, Page F6




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