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Recording

New Label BFM JAZZ Releases Bob Sheppard's "Close Your Eyes," A Masterful Effort by the Saxophonist

Source: Amanda Nagle
November 23, 2010

LOS ANGELES—November 23, 2010—Bob Sheppard has long been one of the top reed players based in Southern California. Constantly in demand for record sessions, club dates, concerts, soundtracks, and an enormous amount of projects, he has the ability to sound both creative and comfortable on a variety of instruments, no matter what the setting. Now, Sheppard moves onto the next chapter in his long career, with the release of Close Your Eyes on BFM JAZZ. The album will be available ...

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Performance / Tour

Peter Erskine's The Interlochen Concert: An All-star Trio Returns To Their Roots

Source: Amanda Nagle
October 5, 2010

Los Angeles, CA—The brilliant and highly versatile drummer Peter Erskine attended the Interlochen Arts Academy in 1968 as a high school student, graduated in 1971 and returned a few months later to play a gig there with college classmate pianist Alan Pasqua in the fall of that year. On April 8, 2009, Erskine, Pasqua were joined by bassist Darek Oles and performed at Interlochen again for the first time in 37 1/2 years. The results, heard on The Interlochen Concert, ...

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