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Dean Koba
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Dean divides his time between adventures on the jazz scene in L.A. and around the country, more steady and mainstream work at Disneyland, and a roster of college students to whom he passes on the lessons (musical and otherwise) he has learned as a lifelong professional. Jazz has been his primary interest since high school, when he was captivated by The Bill Evans Trio recordings (particularly the later ones with Joe LaBarbera on drums). He has remained insatiably curious and enthusiastic about trends in jazz and jazz drumming, and is always engaging as a performer, listener, and audience member, finding inspiration to push the envelope in his own playing
Isn't It Romantic
Label: Arden House Music
Released: 2023
Track listing: It Could Happen To You; I Remember You; Sunday In New York; You Go To My Head; The Nearness
Of You; The Birth Of The Blues; Speak Low; Isn't It Romantic; In The Wee Small Hours Of The
Morning; But Beautiful; Just Little Loving'; Hallelujah I Love Him So.
Sweet Invitation
Label: Cafe Pacific Records
Released: 2022
Track listing: Don'cha Go 'Way Mad; Falling In Love With Love; Here's That Rainy Day; I Got Lost In His Arms;
Invitation; I'm Just Foolin' Myself; What A Way To Go; When October Goes; Why Try To Change
Me Now.
Judy Whitmore: Isn't It Romantic
by Jack Bowers
Sometimes it is a pleasure to listen to an album simply because the quality of the music is so consistently gratifying. And if the music is sung as well as Judy Whitmore sings it on Isn't It Romantic, well, that is icing on the cake, as are the superb performances by her supporting cast, especially pianist ...
The Weather Is Here, Wish You Were Beautiful
Label: Self Produced
Released: 2021
Track listing: Moonscape; Nardis; The Fotomat Song; The Weather Is Here, Wish You Were Beautiful;
Armadillo Research; Ant Dance; Cheek to Cheek; The Mighty Dollar; Tom and Jerry; Hikky
Burr.
Miki Purnell: Midnight Bloom
by Geannine Reid
Vocalist Miki Purnell, in collaboration with longtime music director Tamir Hendelman, has crafted a sophomore album with a theme of beauty within the darkness of night. Titled Midnight Bloom. Joined by drummer Dean Koba and bassist Alex Frank, adding guitarist Pat Kelley and Bob Sheppard on tenor, soprano and flute on choice selections, along with percussionist ...
Greg Reitan: West 60th
by Dan McClenaghan
Pianist Greg Reitan is based in Los Angeles, a good place to take advantage of the work he has found in film and television. He has also served up four previous top-shelf jazz trio recordings, beginning with his terrific debut, Some Other Time (2009), followed up by Antibes (2010), Daybreak (2011) and Post No Bills, all ...
Greg Reitan: Post No Bills
by Dan McClenaghan
Los Angeles-based pianist/composer Greg Reitan's Some Other Time (Sunnyside Records) vied for the honors of Debut of the Year" in 2009. Using his same trio--with bassist Jack Daro and drummer Dean Koba--Reitan followed up that auspicious start with two more outstanding sets, Antibes (2010) and Daybreak (2011), both for the Sunnyside label. With this ...
Take Five With Jeffrey Gimble
by Jeffrey Gimble
Meet Jeffrey Gimble: Born and raised in Houston, TX, Gimble grew up going to the gigs of his saxophone-playing father Maynard, who had a popular big band in the '60s and '70s. Despite his natural curiosity for jazz, he was drawn instead to become an actor and musical theater performer and graduated from Houston's ...
Greg Reitan: Daybreak
by Dan McClenaghan
Greg Reitan has, since 1995, carved out a career as an award-winning composer for television and film. It wasn't until 2009, however, that the Los Angeles-based pianist released his first jazz CD, one of the top piano trio recordings of the year, Some Other Time (Sunnyside Records). Reitan followed up this excellent debut with another top-level ...