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Funkasaurus Rex

Created by Saxophonist Joey Berkley in 2005, this exciting jazz-funk band combines ‘Rhythm ‘n Blues’ and ‘Funk’ with ‘Jazz’
When putting the band together, Joey called upon a group of colleagues, top players on the NY “music-scene” , to form this exciting jazz-funk band which injects “Jazz” sophistication with ‘Rhythm ‘n Blues’ and ‘Funk’ grooves. Great solos and ensemble work are always the band’s focus. Funkasaurus Rex features a dynamic 5-piece horn section sound along with a versatile rhythm section groove to create Jazz with power, precision and originality. Funkasaurus Rex is a testament to musicians who play for the love of playing

Protean Visions

Protean Visions, a jazz quartet based in Fresno, CA, is comprised of musicians who met while attending California State University, Fresno. They have crafted a highly personal sound that fuses East Coast edginess with down home soul

New Haven Improvisers Collective

Avant Progressive Chamber Punk Jazz! NHIC is one of the focal points of a thriving jazz, improvised and experimental music scene in New Haven, CT. The greater NHIC holds monthly workshops, sponsors performances of various ad-hoc combinations of NHIC members and hosts visiting new music ensembles. New Haven is becoming a must-play town on the creative music scene with the presence of Firehouse12, International Festival of Arts and Ideas, New Haven Jazz Festival, and the continuing presence of Yale University. NHIC has played an annual showcase at Firehouse12 since it opened in the fall of 2005. The musicians on the debut CDs represent a particular core of the group and they come from various backgrounds

People's Revolutionary Party

Performing music described by the group's founder, guitarist/laptopist James Keepnews, as "post-everything Ascension funk," People's Revolutionary Party combines the hardcore fire of downtown jazz with the real-time processing and sampling of contemporary experimental electronic music, occasionally engaging with excerpts from speeches given by noted figures from the struggle for social liberation, ranging from Malcolm X to David Cross. The vigorous, spontaneous vibrational fire of these nine accomplished musicians in performance is something wondrous to hear and behold. People's Revolutionary Party is: Daniel Carter on saxophones, clarinet, flute and trumpet; Tomchess on saxophones, flute and Turkish ney; Welf Dorr on saxophones; Nick Gianni on saxophones; Michael Golub on drums; James Keepnews on guitar, laptop and electronics; Matt Lavelle on trumpet and bass clarinet; Ted McEvoy on electric bass; and Ras Moshe on saxophones and flute.

Booker T & the MG's

Booker T & the MG’s - band/ensemble There are few instrumental songs that have the instant recognition factor, combined with enduring popularity as the 1962 classic hit “Green Onions,” by Booker T & the MG’s. As the house rhythm section at Stax Records, Booker T. & the MGs all but single-handedly shaped the course of Southern soul music in the Sixties. Besides providing solid, consistently creative backing for the Memphis label’s legion of great soul singers as Otis Redding, Wilson Pickett, Carla Thomas, Sam & Dave, and bluesman Albert King, whom they backed on his 1967 classic “Born Under A Bad Sign” The quartet created a body of instrumental recordings that defined the genre and era. The originators of the Booker T

Art Ensemble Of Chicago

The Art Ensemble of Chicago is an avant-garde jazz ensemble that grew out of Chicago's AACM in the late 1960s. The group continues to tour and record through 2006, despite the deaths of two of the founding members. The Art Ensemble is notable for its integration of musical styles spanning jazz's entire history and for their multi-instrumentalism, especially the use of what they termed "little instruments" in addition to the traditional jazz lineup; "little instruments" can include bicycle horns, bells, birthday party noisemakers, wind chimes, and a vast array of percussion instruments (including found objects)

Brubeck Brothers Quartet

The Brubeck Brothers are the actual brother duo of bassist/trombonist Chris Brubeck and drummer Dan Brubeck, both sons of famous jazz pianist Dave Brubeck. Having performed with their father from an early age, the pair released their first album, See How It Feels, in 1972. Although they are the featured performers in their group, the Brubeck Brothers are joined by guitarist Mike DeMicco and pianist Chuck Lamb. The Brubeck Brothers have released several additional albums, including Second Nature (2000), Intuition (2006), Classified (2008) and LifeTimes, released in 2012

The Hub

Sean Noonan: drums; Tim Dahl: bass; Paul-Alexandre Meurens-sax. The Hub "With the spit-in-yer-face attitude of punk, and the muzo-sophistication of jazz, The Hub can make you punch the air with joy or drop your jaw with amazement in the same tune. Their cutting edge blend of styles is perfect for its time - our time!" Fred Grand- Jazz Review Out of the Brooklyn underground, THE HUB create a sonic amalgam to jazz/punk, no-wave, and hard core that lead to music that is raw, fresh, and original. Since 1998, The magical duo of Sean Noonan- drums and Tim Dahl ñbass have been driving THE HUB with their interactive unique approach to the rhythm section

The Swing Solution

The Swing Solution was first formed in February 1990 under the name The Cupertino Swing Band. Its founder and first leader was Eldred Clark, who had previously started The Serenaders in the late 1960s. The idea was to provide a place for a few good musicians to get together and play the great music of the Swing Era. Eldred led the band until 1993, when Erv Cantwell took over the reins.

The band made a major change in direction in 1994 when Joe Maemone and the late Al Hager became its co-leaders. Joe and Al expanded the band's repertoir to include the music of some of the later big bands, like Stan Kenton, Woody Herman, Count Basie and Brian Setzer. The band also began performing for a series of concerts and television shows. Its reputation began to spread and the band became in great demand for private parties and public occasions.

Project Grand Slam

Project Grand Slam (PGS) was formed in 2007 by bassist/composer/leader Robert Miller. PGS's debut album, Play (Cakewalk Records 2008), was produced by the legendary Frank Filipetti (Grammy winner for Record of the Year for James Taylor's "Hourglass" CD) and featured the Top 20 radio hit “The Captain Of Her Heart” with internationally renowned guest vocalist Judie Tzuke. In addition, PGS and five of Robert's tunes from Play were featured in an episode of the hit NBC-TV series, “Lipstick Jungle”, starring Brooke Shields. Play received rave reviews and was nominated for seven Grammys. In Nov. 2011 PGS released our cover of the classic Hollies hit, “He Ain’t Heavy, He’s My Brother”. The song was dedicated by the band for the benefit of the victims of child abuse, relating to the Penn State University sexual abuse scandal. In July 2012 PGS released our second album, Spring Dance (Cakewalk Records 2012). The album featured five of Robert's new compositions, including the title track which was also was a Top 20 jazz radio hit, and the CD received rave reviews. In May 2014 Robert released "Twenty", a compilation CD containing 16 tunes that he wrote and recorded over the last twenty years mainly with PGS. At the same time Robert decided to re-form Project Grand Slam with a new lineup. The band now consists of the following young, talented musicians in addition to Robert on bass: