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About Albany Jazz Big Band

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The Albany Jazz Band began 30 years ago as a hobbyist community practice group in Albany, California. In 2008, under new leadership, the band shifted toward a more serious performance focus. By 2013, they recorded their first album, AJB Alive 2013, created primarily for family and friends. Since then, with Bob Levenson as Musical Director, Richard Kalman as Vocal Director, the band has broadened its repertoire and embraced more challenging contemporary arrangements.

About Richard Kalman

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Richard Kalman

Born: August 18, 1946

I led the six-voiced vocal jazz harmony ensemble Con Alma (with soul) that performed in the San Francisco Bay Area until 2014. From 2008 to the present, I have been co-directing the Albany Jazz Big Band, I have a BA in Jazz Studies from CSU Sonoma and have studied vocals with jazz recording artists Madeline Eastman, Mark Murphy, Faye Carol, Kitty Margolis, Sheila Jordan, and jazz piano with Mark Levine. I am a former member of the Oakland Jazz Choir and the Oakland Interfaith Gospel Choir.