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Marty Howe Latin Jazz Quartet plays Latin and Bossa, served up on jazz chromatic harmonica and flute, with Darcy Phillips (of Jann Arden) on Keys, and Humberto Mandoza (Panama) on congas and percussion.
While the diatonic harmonica is a familiar sound in blues and pop, the jazz chromatic harmonica is a rare bird indeed. There are very few accomplished players in the world today, and Marty Howe’s playing will convince you that the chromatic harmonica is a beautifully expressive jazz instrument.
The Quartet's repertoire explores the rainbow of various Latin styles such as Bossa Nova from Brazil and more than occasionally ventures into hot Afro Cuban Jazz, where the flute traditionally has a prominent voice and natural playground.
Keyboard player Darcy Phillips, originally from Alberta, is becoming a familiar session man and performer on Vancouver Islands Jazz and Blues scene. Fluent in many styles of pop, blues and jazz, he has had years of experience performing with such legends as Big Miller, Tommy Banks, and Sarah Maclachlan. For the last twelve years Darcy has been keyboardist and vocalist for Universal recording artist Jann Arden, accompanying her on stages throughout the world and performing on several of her recent recordings.
The quartet is rounded out with Anatol McGinnis on bass, and Johnny Lucas on drums, both whom are in-demand players in the Nanaimo music scene and have a natural feel for the Latin repertoire.
Recently got back from the Havana International Jazz fest! Check out a slide show: http://circledigital.com/Cuba_Show/index.htm
I am convinced that the Cuban musicians are among the top in the world! Music is in their DNA. A unique fusion of Spanish and African heritage. Those rhythms having been fused and evolving in Cuba for decades.
I love to play this Afro Cuban, Bossa, and Brazilian Jazz! The rich rhythms, the multi-textured acoustic instrumentation, the sophisticated harmonies...
I enjoy other genres as well...traditional jazz, Gypsy Jazz, Funk, Blues, Celtic, Bluegrass, Roots, any type of "World Music"... If I had my way, I'ld be playing all these genres simultaneously. All I need to do now is figure out how to get "all the time in the world".
Had previously been playing regularly with "Bossa Loca" playing Brazilian and Latin Jazz out of Nanaimo. We had a good run for a few years.
Have also been doing some gigs with Turiya Mareya, an absolutely wonderful Latin Keyboard player and composer. Check her out at: http://www.myspace.com/mareya
Also working with the incredible Edwin Coppard and Real People Music: http://realpeoplemusic.com/index.html!
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Guitar Legend Greg Howe To Tour North America Summer 2023 With Stu Hamm, Joel Taylor And Ernest Tibbs!
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Glass Onyon PR - Keith James
Guitar legend Greg Howe will be kicking off his 2023 North American Tour “Lost and Found” this summer with iconic bassist Stuart Hamm and drummer Joel Taylor! Howe has developed a solid reputation as a technical innovator, particularly for his “hammer-on from nowhere” technique, legato runs, unusual time signatures, and linear tapping approach. His self-titled debut album Greg Howe is ranked tenth best shred album of all time by Guitar World Magazine. In addition to being part of the 2018 ...
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Steve Howe "Anthology" Available March 10 From Rhino
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Michael Ricci
STEVE HOWE CURATES NEW SOLO ANTHOLOGY Two-Disc Collection Spotlights The Acclaimed Guitarist's Solo Career With 33 Tracks And Will Be Available March 10 From Rhino Howe Will Launch The “Anthology Tour" In April LOS ANGELES - Guitarist Steve Howe played an integral role in shaping the sound of Yes and Asia, two of the world's most beloved and successful progressive rock bands. The gifted guitarist has also enjoyed a long and prolific career as a solo artist with more than ...
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Drummer Dylan Howe To Release Subterranean - New Designs On Bowie’s Berlin
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Glass Onyon PR - Keith James
London, UK - Drummer Dylan Howe, son of YES guitar legend Steve Howe, has recorded a radical new take on the instrumental cuts from David Bowie's 1977 albums 'Low' and 'Heroes'. 'Subterranean' is Dylan Howe’s first studio album in ten years. It is made up of his arrangements of Bowie’s influential music from his ‘Berlin Trilogy’ and has been seven years in the making. Some of the music featured on this album was previewed live at the London Jazz festival ...
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Interview: Catherine Howe
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JazzWax by Marc Myers
You're about to learn about one of the finest female folk albums ever recorded. Not many people know about Catherine Howe's What a Beautiful Place (1971), largely because the album produced and arranged by Bobby Scott (A Taste of Honey) barely made a dent after it was recorded in London. The company for which it was made went bust shortly after the album was released, and only a handful of the LPs existed. Then the album disappeared for 35 years, ...
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Guitarist Steve Howe Interviewed at AAJ
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All About Jazz
Steve Howe has been a major figure in contemporary music for over 40 years. He first came to international prominence with Yes; he's a key figure in rock supergroup Asia; and his distinctive guitar style makes him one of the most recognizable players on the scene. His love of jazz is less well-known but it has been a crucial part of his life since he was a teenager. His work with the Steve Howe Trio now gives him a chance ...
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'Bones' Howe & Tom Waits the Odd Couple?
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All About Jazz
When label boss David Geffen teamed respected engineer 'Bones' Howe with an unknown and very strange songwriter called Tom Waits, he set in motion one of the great artist-producer partnerships.
PHOTO: Bones Howe, Crystal Gayle and Tom Waits during the recording of 1982's “One From The Heart" soundtrack.
There might not have been an odder long-term pairing in the music business than 'Bones' Howe and Tom Waits. The engineer and producer was responsible for a string of the artist's classic ...
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Steve Howe Doing Double-Duty with Yes, Asia
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Billboard Magazine
Steve Howe expects to be making some new music with both Yes and Asia after the two bands complete a joint U.S. tour this summer. Though the guitarist insists specific plans are “hypothetical" at the moment, he tells Billboard.com that Asia is “hot on the trail of another record" after a “pleasant" experience making “Phoenix" -- the original quartet's first set of new material 26 years -- and tends to be “more prepared and jumps at things more quickly." Yes, ...
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Steve Howe at Barrymore's Music Hall in Ottawa
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All About Jazz
Steve Howe--best known as the legendary guitarist for Yes, Asia, and GTR, and who almost singlehandedly is responsible for elevating Rock Guitar to an art form--will perform in Ottawa on Wednesday, October 8, 2008 at Barrymore's Music Hall - 323 Bank St. This tour coincides with the release “The Haunted Melody" and represents a new creative high for the guitarist. Howe's Progrock roots and the Hard Bop playing of his much younger band mates (his son, Dylan Howe on drums, ...
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