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Chris Washburne and the SYOTOS Band: The Other Side (El Otro Lado)

Read "The Other Side (El Otro Lado)" reviewed by Jim Santella


Dedicated to Tito Puente, Chris Washburne's second recording with his stellar SYOTOS band brings fresh air to a staid genre. The Latin jazz umbrella covers a lot of territory. Washburne's focus is on salsa dance music for its starting point. You can dance to it. Just try to keep still. However, to the salsa formula, the ...

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Chris Washburne and the SYOTOS Band: The Other Side (El Otro Lado)

Read "The Other Side (El Otro Lado)" reviewed by Bob Powers


The young lions of today are smart enough to have studied their elders. Chris Washburne, a young Ohioan who leads a seven-piece band, has paid close attention to some of jazz history's best.Washburne, who plays exciting trombone with agility and knowledge of his elders, intended to have his new album pay tribute to Latin ...

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Nuyorican Nights

Label: Jazzheads
Released: 2000
Track listing: Nuyorican Nights; The Witch's Unveiling; Akran/Siretsi Yares Daran; Huracon; Spurier's Dream; Moosha; The Man without a Face; Shades of Grey; For So; 9408.

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Chris Washburne and the Syotos Band: Nuyorican Nights

Read "Nuyorican Nights" reviewed by Dave Nathan


This album is a testimonial to the courage and determination of the leader of the Syotos Band, Chris Washburne. Seven years ago he was informed that he had a malicious nerve cancer with a 50% chance of surviving and no chance of ever playing again. But he had a successful operation, and like an athlete undertaking ...

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Nuyorican Nights

Label: Jazzheads
Released: 1999

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Chris Washburne and the Syotos Band: Nuyorican Nights

Read "Nuyorican Nights" reviewed by Glenn Astarita


Featuring a who's who of the New York Latin-Jazz scene, trombonist Chris Washburne and the 'Syotos Band' serve up some hot and juicy salsa along with strong doses of Afro-Cuban rhythms. In case you wondered, 'Syotos' means: 'see you on the other side' as Mr Washburne was diagnosed with nerve cancer seven years ago yet thankfully ...

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Home Bass

Label: Jazzheads
Released: 1998

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Comin' Back Home

Label: Jazzheads
Released: 1998

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Tom Knific: Home Bass

Read "Home Bass" reviewed by AAJ Staff


Tom Knific is an invisible jazzman, one of those people who live playing music, while known to few but the musicians. Work on soundtracks, theater pit bands, and studio pop dates are the common way to do this, but the last twenty years have brought another avenue: jazz education in universities. Steady work and steady pay, ...

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Lou Montelione: Comin' Back Home

Read "Comin' Back Home" reviewed by Jack Bowers


Don't know where Lou Montelione has been, but it's a pleasure to welcome him home. Take my word, the man plays some serious Jazz piano! Even better, don't take my word and listen for yourself. If you aren't as convinced as I was, well - listen a second time. You'll hear something new and exciting every ...


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