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Performance / Tour

The Perfect "Musicians Band"

Source: Tim Tamashiro
December 20, 2010

By Tim Tamashiro On a recent trip to Las Vegas I attended an event at The Palms Hotel on a Monday evening where a band called Santa Fe and the Fat City Horns has a regular gig. The gig was recommended by several musicians throughout the day including Bob Ruggiero (drummer, Van Morrison) and Miles Fox Hill (bassist extrordinaire). My dear friend Dave Pierce (2010 Vancouver Olympics / Sinatra—Dance with Me) had seen the band a week before and just ...

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Opinion

Jazz needs more... fun.

Source: Tim Tamashiro
December 3, 2010

Michael Kaeshammer is an artist that has a lot of fun during his shows. The audience has fun too. His approach is a win/win for both him and the audience and that earns him an induction into The Fun Jazz Society. It's the very first induction ever. Congratulations sir! Medals are being made. Wheeeee! So what's Michael Kaeshammer's secret? How does he have so much fun with his audiences while many other jazzers bore their audiences to death? My wife ...

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Opinion

Top 10 Jazz Fashion Crimes

Source: Tim Tamashiro
November 29, 2010

By Tim Tamashiro Jazz musicians are incredible at what they do. They are Ferrari's of musical capability and horsepower. So why are jazzers the perpetrators of so many crimes against fashion? I'm no expert when it comes to fashion but I do know that a suit and tie can go a long way for a gentleman or a fashionable black dress can do wonders for any woman. Duke Ellington once said, “You've got to find some way of saying it ...

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