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The Generations Band

The Generations Band is a dynamic, all-star group of jazz artists brought together by the International Center for the Arts (ICA) at San Francisco State University to act as both ambassadors and mentors for ICA’s unique Generations International Competition and Fellowship for Emerging Jazz Combos. Each year, ICA will hold in international competition to find the most deserving young jazz combo, musicians with Bachelors degrees or more, who are poised to begin full-fledged jazz careers. The winning combo will come to San Francisco State for a one-year fellowship, including an intensive mentorship by the members of the Generations Ensemble. The musicians in this star-studded band are saxophonists Eric Alexander and Andrew Speight, trumpeter Marcus Belgrave, pianist Ronnie Mathews, percussionist Jimmy Cobb and bassist Ray Drummond

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Generations Band, Featuring Jimmy Cobb and Eric Alexander, Returns to Yoshi’S SF on Wednesday and Thursday, May 6 & 7

Generations Band, Featuring Jimmy Cobb and Eric Alexander, Returns to Yoshi’S SF on Wednesday and Thursday, May 6 & 7

Two sets Wednesday night and “Battle of the Combos” Competition Finals on Thursday (San Francisco, CA) The Generations Band, an all-star sextet featuring Jimmy Cobb, Eric Alexander, Andrew Speight, David Hazeltine and Ray Drummond, will make its return to Yoshi’s San Francisco for two nights of special event concerts on Wednesday and Thursday, May 6 and ...

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Tough Guys

Label: Self Produced
Released: 2008

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Rhythm-A-Ning

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Label: Self Produced
Released: 2008
Duration: 06:17

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News: Recording

The Generations Ensemble, Featuring Jimmy Cobb, Releases "Tough Guys"

The Generations Ensemble, Featuring Jimmy Cobb, Releases "Tough Guys"

Eric Alexander, tenor sax; Andrew Speight, alto sax; Marcus Belgrave, trumpet; Ronnie Mathews, piano; Jimmy Cobb, drums; Ray Drummond, bass. San Francisco, CA -- Tough Guys is the swinging and expressive first CD by the Generations Ensemble, a multi-generational, all-star band featuring Jimmy Cobb, Ray Drummond, Ronnie Mathews, Marcus Belgrave, Eric Alexander and Andrew Speight. You’d ...


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