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Frank Macchia's Booga Booga Celebrates 30th Anniversary

Source: Frank Macchia
March 1, 2011

Jazz composer/arranger/saxophonist Frank Macchia celebrates the 30th anniversary of his first album project “Frank Macchia's Booga-Booga" by offering the music from the original album from 1981 for the first time as a digital download, available for sale at CDBaby, iTunes and Amazon.com. This band was comprised of some of Boston's best young musicians from 1981, including Frank on saxophones, flutes, and clarinets, Mike Peipman on trumpet and flugelhorn, Rob Waterfield on trumpet and flugelhorn, Rick Walsh on trombone, Michael Hatfield ...

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Frank Macchia Grammy Nominated For Third Time and New CD!

Source: Frank Macchia
January 11, 2011

Grammy nominated Composer/arranger Frank Macchia has received his third nomination for a Grammy for his interpretation of the classic American folk song “Skip To My Lou," in the Best Instrumental Arrangement category. The song is from his recent jazz CD Folk Songs for Jazzers, where he reinterprets traditional American folk songs. He also is releasing a follow up to that CD, SON of Folk Songs for Jazzers, which features a top-notch cast of Los Angeles jazz musicians, including Peter Erskine, ...

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