The Miami press is working overtime on WMC this year - a marked difference from previous years, when the editorial and advertising dollars seemed geared more to Spring Break hedonism rather than the goings-on from the soulful side of the Winter Music Conference. Among the nice finds is the Miami New Times write up of Rich Medina, who we interviewed last year in 5 Magazine.
Powered by one of the busiest DJs in the nation ‹ Philly's own and new Rocksteady Crew member DJ Rich Medina ‹ Jump n Funk first hit WMC in 2002. It's back now after a two-year break, during which Medina had renamed the party "Afro Disco" after a split with his original partner.
"The response to the party since its return has been fantastic," Medina says. "I don't do the monthly in New York anymore, since I've been focusing on touring it around the country. Through what we've been able to do at Conference the past seven years, I've been able to develop relationships with folks in other cities and other countries who really enjoy the sound and want to get involved in the party." By phone after a weekend jam in San Francisco, Medina cites Atlanta, D.C., Boston, and Chicago as a few locations for recent and upcoming Jump n Funk sessions.
This year's Afro Disco (formerly Jump N Funk) party at WMC will be held Saturday, March 28 at Skybar at the Shore Club (1901 Collins Ave, 6pm, $20).
