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Among her many ventures to champion the jazz music she loves so much is A&R for iconic jazz label Candid Records, founded by the great jazz writer Nat Hentoff in 1960.

“I thought of calling the people that had been signed or were being signed to Candid Records because I do A&R for Candid. So I thought this would be a great opportunity to also shine a light on a lot of these artists, young people and progressive artists that are being signed right now to Candid. It‘s kind of like a family gathering; we all came together to pay tribute to this great artist and this great project,” she says.

“I’m sure 20 years ago, you’d have some A&R guy who’s like, ‘Don’t use the word “lads,”’” Granduciel said.

They documented the incident in the song C.E.A.R.T.A, which they released "just for the craic. No plans for after," Mo Chara told the Irish Times.

He moved to Los Angeles in the late ’70s and later became an A&R rep for Elektra Records, helping to bring acts including Metallica and 10,000 Maniacs to the label.