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The Crown Project: Gershwin On Monarch

by Jim Santella
December 1, 1998

With a full orchestra backing smaller intimate jazz ensembles, various artists appearing under the umbrella title The Crown Project have gathered to pay tribute to George Gershwin’s music. Leading players are pianist Mark Gasbarro, flugelhornist Dmitri Matheny, saxophonists Doug Norwine & Justo Almario, and singers Sandi Patty & Tim Davis. Gasbarro performs “Nice Work if You Can Get It" with bass and drums in an atmosphere that seems to place the listener in a club at center stage absorbing every ...