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Chris Jonas: The Sun Spits Cherries

Read "The Sun Spits Cherries" reviewed by Glenn Astarita

by Glenn Astarita
February 1, 2000

If you are a serious, hard working musician with a keen ear for composition and possess some technical gifts you should reap the benefits of maturation, rapid growth and the ability to expand your musical and intellectual horizons! That and performing with modern jazz luminaries such as Cecil Taylor, William Parker and Anthony Braxton will most assuredly advance your knowledge and overall scope of the music that you study, perform and hold close to your heart! A case in point ...

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Chris Washburne and the Syotos Band: Nuyorican Nights

Read "Nuyorican Nights" reviewed by Glenn Astarita

by Glenn Astarita
October 1, 1999

Featuring a who's who of the New York Latin-Jazz scene, trombonist Chris Washburne and the 'Syotos Band' serve up some hot and juicy salsa along with strong doses of Afro-Cuban rhythms. In case you wondered, 'Syotos' means: 'see you on the other side' as Mr Washburne was diagnosed with nerve cancer seven years ago yet thankfully and somewhat remarkably dodged a 50-50 chance of survival with a full recovery. On Nuyorican Nights Washburne and his band perform with vigor and ...