Jazz Articles

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 straight–ahead swing that spans more than 60 years in the evolution of the music. The three–year–old ensemble touches many of those bases on First ...