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Chris Fagan

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Chris Fagan’s jazz education began under the mentorship of Bobby Bradford in the early 80’s when he attended Pomona College in Claremont California, a once fertile jazz colony that boasted the likes of James Newton, Arthur Blythe, and David Murray. Shortly thereafter, Fagan began snapping up local jazz gigs, and teaming up with heavyweight Los Angeles jazz talents such as Carl Burnett, Bob Maize, and Billy Childs. Fagan appeared at Claremont McKenna College’s Becket Jazz Festival with bassist Scott Colley and veteran drummer Dick Berk in 1984. During this period, Fagan also studied with modern post-bop vibes virtuoso, Charlie Shoemake and the noted avant-garde clarinetist John Carter, relationships that foreshadowed Fagan’s lifelong pursuit of jazz on all sides of the musical spectrum. After graduation from Pomona in 1985, Fagan spent a brief period in Washington DC appearing in funk bands throughout Northeast Washington

Album

Fortune Telling

Label: Pony Boy Records
Released: 2025
Track listing: Adivinhação Conte Mais Ondas Com Amigos ao meu Lado Eu Me Lembro Chegando Atrasado Uncooked Nerves Que Será (Á Flor da Pele)

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This Is Now

Label: Pony Boy Records
Released: 2024
Track listing: Harrod's Creek; Sabermetric Samba; 21st Century; Rabin; Mr. X; All The Things I’m Not; Inlet; I Fall In Love Too Easily; The Ray; Geo Rose;. I Won't Dance; Bahia.

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Pony Boy All-Star Big Band: This Is Now

Read "This Is Now" reviewed by Jack Bowers


This Is Now is a venturous and engaging concert date by the Pony Boy All-Star Big Band, taped in May 2024 at Boxley's jazz club in North Bend, Washington. Pony Boy refers to the band's label, Pony Boy Records, while the term All-Star is, as always, in the eye (and ear) of the beholder. Clearly, there ...

Results for pages tagged "Chris Fagan"...

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Pony Boy All-Star Big Band

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The Pony Boy All-Star Big Band 2024 is a conglomeration of the best professional musicians in the Pacific Northwest. Their newest release This Is Now (2024 Pony Boy Records) highlights new music arrangements and modern comostions, informed by their long-standing study of the jazz tradition. Previous recordings include Conversations & Deconstructions, and Plays the Music of Gaylord Jones. Led by drummer and arranger Greg Williamson, this collection of musicians is truly All-Star

Album

Our Modern Lifestyle

Label: Pony Boy Records
Released: 2011

Album

Signs of Life

Label: Planet X Records
Released: 1998
Track listing: Night and Day Daahoud Beatrice Conception Polka Dots and Moonbeams Bolivia Blues With A Rub I Remember You Xlento Whisper Not

Album

Lost Bohemia

Label: Open Minds
Released: 1991
Track listing: O Cristo Carioca Blues Caricature Blues With a Rub My One and Only Love Mob Rule Subindo o Morro If I Should Lose You Stars Fell on Alabama


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