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UoU "Take The 7 Train" Released Today!

Source: Pete Zimmer
January 22, 2013

Tippin' Records Proudly Presents: UoU's Take the 7 Train (TIP1112) Released Today, January 22, 2013! UoU is: Daisuke Abe guitar, Takuji Yamada alto sax, bass clarinet Yoko Komori piano, Kuriko Tsugawa bass, Yoshifumi Nihonmatsu drums. A profusuion of aspiring jazz musicians from around the globe come to the United States, the birthplace of the genre, to study its tradition and learn from the masters. This not only expands jazz’s vital reach worldwide, but it also opens jazz itself to new ...

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The Skinny Release "Dig On It" Today!

Source: Pete Zimmer
October 9, 2012

The Skinny is: Kyle Asche guitar; Ben Paterson Hammond B-3; Jake Vinsel electric bass; and Mike Schlick drums. Formed in 2005, The Skinny became a band in the wake of bassist Jake Vinsel’s inspired association with the legendary James Brown funky drummer Clyde Stubblefield. Guitarist Kyle Asche, one of the most active guitarists on Chicago’s rich Hammond Organ trio scene, brought influence and repertoire from Grant Green, George Benson and Melvin Sparks to the band. Mike Schlick, a longtime cornerstone ...

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