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In 2006, Meghan Stabile '06 established the production company Revive Music Group with trumpeter Igmar Thomas '06 and emcee Brian "Raydar" Ellis '06. Revive Music introduced audiences to jazz and hip-hop through conceptual live-music productions and collaborations. The group's signature program "Revive Da Live" garnered a huge following in New York and presented shows worldwide that brought together some of today's top jazz and hip-hop acts and emerging crossover talents.
Revive Da Live shows featured such acts as Mos Def, Robert Glasper, Q-Tip, Bilal, Roy Hargrove Big Band, Scratch (of the group the Roots), Chris Dave, Louis Cato, and the Cypher Band. Stabile was known for her dedication to the genre and its creators. "There are so many musicians and so much music to hear that's not easily accessible to the masses," Stabile said. "Our goal has always been just to supply a platform to this growing musical scene, particularly with jazz music."
In conjunction with the Okayplayer website, Revive Music Group also launched The Revivalist, an online journal for the jazz community. The site enabled visitors to navigate the New York jazz scene and meet artists who were expanding the boundaries of their craft. "People could go on the blog and read about these musicians and also watch footage of their shows," Stabile said. "There wasn't really a platform before to cover this music in such depth."
The buzz created by Stabile and Revive Music Group resonated with industry figures. Don Was, the chief creative officer at Blue Note Records, was impressed with Stabile's work with artists in the progressive jazz scene and invited her to join the BlueNoteRecords.com site as a consultant.
Meghan Stabile '06 passed away on June 12, 2022. Berklee honors her contributions to the arts.