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Dave Bass Says: Go Inside And Outside

Source: Scott Feldman
September 29, 2015

After the 2015 release of Dave Bass’ NYC Sessions (Whaling City Sound), pianist and composer Dave Bass learned quickly how the venue influences the performance. “When we played at a traditional jazz club like Kitano in NYC, we could bring vocalist Karrin Allyson plus a quartet and make a big sound. But smaller gigs at places like Piedmont Piano Company in Oakland led me to doing just a piano/sax duo—in that case with Greg Abate. It’s both challenging and exhilarating ...

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Danny Bacher's "Swing That Music" & The Metropolitan Room Want You To Spend A VIP Night In NYC On 8/25!

Source: Scott Feldman
August 25, 2015

The New York Times raves Danny Bacher's “Swing that Music" is “about making hot music but staying cool, about cutting up while maintaining effortless self-control, about having a blast with friends." Here's your chance to witness “a first-rate lineup of seasoned jazzmen" alongside Danny's “inner wild man" and “maniac behind the cool." Each person who joins Danny's mailing list between now and Tuesday morning August 25th at 9:AM EST will be entered to win the following: TWO VIP tickets to ...

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