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TV / Film

The Last Mambo: A Documentary Celebrating The Salsa/Latin Jazz Community Of The San Francisco Bay Area

Source: Sheryl Lynn Thomas
May 22, 2012

BERKELEY, CA: THE LAST MAMBO is a dynamic exploration of the past, present and future of Salsa/Latin Jazz community in the San Francisco Bay area. THE LAST MAMBO traces the 60+ year evolution of the West Coast Latin sound, a potent gumbo of Afro-Cuban rhythms, jazz harmonies and funk infused grooves. THE LAST MAMBO, shot and acquired in High Definition Video, is the first documentary to provide an in-depth examination of the cultural, economic and social forces that shape this ...

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Recording

Bay Area Vocalist Mary Jenson Releases Second Album “Beyond”

Source: Sheryl Lynn Thomas
January 26, 2011

"Beyond" is a beautiful contemporary jazz recording. Mary Jenson has a winner that's sure to please all vocal jazz lovers." —Wayne Wallace, Arranger, composer, musician “ Gorgeous and inspirational east-west jazz blend...pure enjoyment!!!" —Shambhu “I knew this was a serious jazz singer who had something to sing about." —L. Pierce Carson, Napa Valley Register Born on an Air Force base in Biloxi, Mississippi, Mary Jenson is the 6th of 8 children. Her childhood as a military brat was a nomadic ...

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Interview

Paois Records: The Little Label That Could

Source: Sheryl Lynn Thomas
January 1, 2011

What do a radio promoter in Livingston, Texas, an entertainment lawyer in Berkeley, California, a publicist in Lincoln, Massachusetts, a sales rep who is a grandfather, and an operations & marketing director balancing her laptop in one hand and young child in the other have in common? They are all on the team of San Francisco-based Patois Records strategizing a campaign around the upcoming CD release and recent Grammy nomination of label head and Latin Jazz trombonist Wayne Wallace. Wallace, ...

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