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Full Spectrum Jazz

Pursuits

By Full Spectrum Jazz

Label: Sea Breeze Jazz
Released: 2007
Track listing: Au Privave; No Persigas a Las Mujeres (Don

Full Spectrum Jazz: Pursuits

by Jack Bowers
January 10, 2007

For those who may have been wondering what those high-tech nerds in California's Silicon Valley do for kicks, here's at least a partial answer. For the past ten years, a number of them have been savoring life after hours as members of the Full Spectrum Jazz big band, a businesslike ensemble devoted to exploring various facets ...

Rayna's Dance

By Full Spectrum Jazz

Label: FSJ
Released: 2003
Track listing: Ya Gotta Try; In the Evening When the Sun Goes Down; Love Letters; Miles Files; Moonlight in Vermont; Rayna

Full Spectrum Jazz: Rayna's Dance

by Jack Bowers
July 25, 2003

A second helping of invigorating big-band jazz from the marvelous San Francisco-based ensemble Full Spectrum. Although the liner notes affirm that most (if not all) of FSJ’s members are full-time professionals in Silicon Valley’s high-tech corporations and part-time musicians who simply play for fun, you may have trouble believing that after hearing them perform on Rayna’s ...

First Time Out

By Full Spectrum Jazz

Label: Full Spectrum
Released: 1999

Full Spectrum Jazz: First Time Out

by Jack Bowers
April 1, 1999

So what do those hard–working computer nerds in California’s famed Silicon Valley do for R&R? Some whose talent and interest extend beyond mother boards, chips and software have gathered together with professional musicians in the San Francisco Bay area to establish Full Spectrum Jazz, a driving big band whose broad repertoire encompasses blues, ballads, salsa and ...