Glass Spheres – Chris Mondak

21 February 2022

Glass Spheres – Chris Mondak

Nashville based, composer/bassist, Chris Mondak has played with some of the best across the globe – here he ‘lights it up’ with a quintet that is built to shine on an impressive playlist of originals!  Before moving to Nashville, Chris studied at the renowned New England Conservatory (B.M. 2020) working with Cecil McBee, Dave Holland, and Bob Moses. Prior to that, Chris trained with Larry Gray.

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Electric Miles – Charles Pillow Large Ensemble

18 June 2018

Electric Miles – Charles Pillow Large Ensemble

“Electric Miles” celebrates the music of the early electric period of Miles Davis with big band arrangements of classics from “Bitches Brew”, “On the Corner”, “Jack Johnson” and “In a Silent Way”.  Trumpeters Tim Hagans and Clay Jenkins are featured as the “Miles” voice with Dave Liebman appearing on “Black Satin” and “Yesternow”.  Also featuring trombonist Michael Davis, Pillow on alto sax/alto flute; the band is powered by the rhythm section of drummer Jared Schonig and bassist Chuck Bergeron. This band is full of NYC seasoned pros and peppered with up and coming musicians.

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Live at Viva Cantina! – Jocelyn Michelle

17 January 2018

Live at Viva Cantina! – Jocelyn Michelle

Jocelyn was the winner of the Akademia Music Award for Best Instrumental / Jazz Album for here previous recording, ‘Time To Play’.

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Americus Brass Band

19 July 2014

Americus Brass Band

The Americus Brass Band was founded in 1976 by a group of music students at California State University, Long Beach. Originally attracted to Civil War reenacting, the band’s founders sought authenticity in dress and instrumentation as well as music. With the help of several Civil War historians and collectors, a full complement of authentic period instruments was acquired and a large library of original music was secured. Our goal is to provide a total “living history” experience for band musicians and audiences alike by creating an accurate reproduction of a Civil War era brass band. The War Between the States, as it was then called, represented the single greatest upheaval in the history of our nation. Pitting citizen against citizen and patriot against patriot, those five long years of carnage created the circumstances out of which our modern nation has evolved. And, just as sound can stimulate long-buried memories, the music of the Civil War can transport us back to those days of conflict with feelings of great intensity. The music Americus presents is authentic in every detail and always performed on original antique instruments. Our intention is to carry the listener back to an earlier time — a time when Home Sweet Home, Listen to the Mockingbird, and Amazing Grace were among the most popular songs of the era; a time when brass bands were the most popular form of musical entertainment for most Americans; and a time when patriots, northern and southern, marched off to war with the music of these same bands ringing in their ears – called to duty to defend their values and way of life. The band has been invited to perform at many regional and national events including the 125th anniversary reenactments of the battles of Bull Run and Gettysburg, the 1996 International Brassfest II, the 1996 Great American Brass Band Festival, and the 2000 National Civil War Band Festival. The Americus Brass Band was invited to perform at the Hollywood Bowl in summer 1999, the first band to perform in that venue in over 60 years. John Henken of the L.A. Times described the performance as “blazing” and “taut” and wrote, “Its 13 members…handled their assignments with virtuoso flair….” Most recently, the band has recreated Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Show Cowboy band for the Single Action Shooting Society’s National Convention. The Americus Brass Band is probably best known for its work in Hollywood where it has recorded source-music for, and/or appeared on-screen in well over a dozen major motion pictures and television shows. The movies include Glory, Gettysburg, Geronimo: An American Legend, and Hidalgo. In addition, the band has worked on the IMAX movie Alamo: The Price Of Freedom, the television shows The North and the South (ABC), Tad, Mary Todd, and The Wild West (all in syndication), Once Upon A Texas Train (CBS), Son of the Morning Star (NBC), and several episodes of Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman (CBS). The Americus Brass Band remains the foremost professional Civil War replica band in the country and continues to do its part to insure that this glorious but terrible chapter in American history will never be forgotten.

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Why Try to Change Me Now? – Brian Trainor and Friends

8 July 2014

Why Try to Change Me Now? – Brian Trainor and Friends

Brian Trainor passed away unexpectedly on 07/08/06, two months prior to the release of this recording. He expressed an ‘catchy’ exuberance over the creation of this project and highly anticipated its release. This is dedicated to Brian and his incredible ‘spirit’ that is still upon us through his music.

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One Stone, Two Birds – Brooke Sofferman Perspective

8 July 2014

One Stone, Two Birds – Brooke Sofferman Perspective

The Sofferman Perspective is the name of one of the Boston area’s most talented and intriguing jazz ensembles. Now, the longstanding band presents eager fans with One Stone, Two Birds. Brooke Sofferman’s musical gems can best be described as artful and challenging compositions that often are embellished by a charming sense of whimsy. You’ll find everything from a 4/4 traditional jazz swing beat to an Afro-Cuban section!

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One Stone, Two Birds – Brooke Sofferman Perspective (Digital download full cd)

15 June 1922

One Stone, Two Birds – Brooke Sofferman Perspective (Digital download full cd)

The Sofferman Perspective is the name of one of the Boston area’s most talented and intriguing jazz ensembles. Now, the longstanding band presents eager fans with One Stone, Two Birds. Brooke Sofferman’s musical gems can best be described as artful and challenging compositions that often are embellished by a charming sense of whimsy. You’ll find everything from a 4/4 traditional jazz swing beat to an Afro-Cuban section!

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One Stone, Two Birds – Brooke Sofferman Perspective

3 October 1814

One Stone, Two Birds – Brooke Sofferman Perspective

The Sofferman Perspective is the name of one of the Boston area’s most talented and intriguing jazz ensembles. Now, the longstanding band presents eager fans with One Stone, Two Birds. Brooke Sofferman’s musical gems can best be described as artful and challenging compositions that often are embellished by a charming sense of whimsy. You’ll find everything from a 4/4 traditional jazz swing beat to an Afro-Cuban section!

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