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25th Street Band

Born: May 18, 1961

The 25th Street Band was forged in the fire of London's Jazz Rock/Funk circuit in the late 80's and early 90's. They have worked with George Michael and Imagination amongst others. The band is: Russ Klinger - Guitars, Keyboards, and Dave RADNOR - Keyboards With guests on this album ... Tom Brechtlein - Drums - (Chick Corea, Wayne Shorter, Robben Ford) Hussain Jiffry - Bass - (Chaka Khan, Whitney Houston, Dionne Warwick) Mornington Lockett - Sax - (Ronnie Scott, Jimmy Smith) David Bitelli - Sax - (Elton John, George Michael) Henry Armburg Jennings - Trumpet - (Pete King. Martin Drew), and Jandira Silva - Vocals - (Jose Cabeleira Band)

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Dee Anderson

Dee Anderson's debut album, 'THE WHITE ROSE' is a collection of evocative, lyrical melodies, all of which are intensified by Dee's unique vocal style and sensitivity. The album premiers some exquisite new songs and arrangements by the prolific songwriter Mike Khan, including a haunting ballad version of the Steve Harley classic, 'Come Up And See Me'. So who is Dee Anderson? Dee is the daughter of famous husband and wife team Gerry and Sylvia Anderson, the creators of the cult television series' Thunderbirds, Stingray, Fireball XL5, Joe 90, Captain Scarlet and Space 1999. Born in Mississippi, USA, Dee came to London as a child, and grew up in a world of celebrity and entertainment

Ben McDonnell

Born: October 23, 1981

Guitarist Ben McDonnell has been based in London since he graduated from Leeds College of Music in 2004. In that time Ben has performed and recorded for countless bands and venues. He has performed all over the world as far afield as Asia with Mongolian star Naran in Ulan-Bator, Mongolia, but also closer to home in numerous clubs and bars as well as more notable venues such as the Royal Albert Hall. In addition to playing and composing for his own band Aleph Trio with Ben Bastin and Chris Packham, Ben also plays with the Jeremy Lyons Quartet, pop act Glass Pear and singer Neil Vezina. Ben teaches guitar at Blackheath Conservatoire of the Arts and Haverstock School

Michael Ball

MICHAEL BALL's beautiful new cd, Back To Bacharach, is an impressive choice of classic tunes from the legendary composer's outstanding canon of work. Back To Bacharach reflects Michael's personal favourites and catapults him into a new musical direction. "I've recorded a few Bacharach songs over the years and performed some in concert and always felt they suited me," says Michael. "I love the stories, and the lyrics (many by Hal David) have always struck a chord with me, especially on the more serious numbers. Bacharach has such a brilliant ear for melody and his music has a completely timeless feel to it; I thought it would be great to do a whole album of his music and to record with a full orchestra and big band which is something I hadn't done before

Mark Buckley

UK based saxophonist Mark Buckley began to play the saxophone at the age of 9, after being inspired by a certain cool, green character named Zoot (!). After a couple of years playing with MYJO and becoming familiar with many of the saxophone greats, a teacher introduced him to a record that would change his life forever. The disc was ‘Voyeur', and the unmistakable sound of David Sanborn filled his soul, fuelling his desire to play professionally. Having obtained all ABRSM grades, his early training was with Paul Harvey. Mark then went on to gain a diploma from the ABRSM in Saxophone Music Performance. Since 1989 he has played professionally as a soloist, in many different function bands, big bands, groups, ensembles, and pit orchestras

Elisa Caleb

Born: March 17, 1981

Elisa began working with the Jo Caleb trio in 2000, booking them into various venues and clubs primarily as a manager and agent. Her exposure to the Jazz Scene, however, took a new turn in the summer of 2005 when prompted to perform jazz professionally rather than merely enjoying it as a listener. Since then she has already performed in Paris, Moscow, at numerous venues across London and has shared the stage with such artists as Tony Kofi, Seb Rochford, Jo Caleb, Soweto Kinch, Guy Barker, Mike Outram, Julian Siegel, Phil Robson, Troy Miller, Mike Gorman, Mornington Lockett, Gary Husband, Mike Mondesir, Jim Mullen, Gareth Lockrane and Stan Sulzmann. Elisa now performs regularly around the UK and also hosts a high-profile jam session in West London.

Benjamin Inbar

Born: August 18, 1979

'Most of who we really are is invisible and untouchable. Close the language door and open the window into the music within you. In a higher frequency or dimension, there is just music.' Benjamin Inbar is an established, exceptionally talented and sensitive, classically trained pianist and composer and he believes that ultimately everything resonates as music. As a musician he reads these frequencies and reflects them with musical improvisations. Benjamin has termed this type of work: 'Piano Portraits'.

Jonny Phillips

Born: January 11, 1971

10/05/2006 Kerstan Mackness - Timeout “Guitarist Jonny Phillips might just be the next big star to emerge from the F- IRE Collective,the loose confederation of forward-looking musicians that include the Mercury- nominated Polar Bear and the hip-punk Jazz outfit Acoustic Ladyland, But while those bands embrace electronica, funk and rock influences, Phillips who played on the Polar Bear album and who regularly collaborates with folky songstress Julia Biel is a different beast altogether. His music is a pastoral, impressionistic mix of soaring melodies and South American folklore that strives to create an aural form of magical realism. Dreamlike and beautiful, it sounds simultaneously contemporary and yet centuaries old. His band Oriole are something of a F-IRE collective supergroup with big haired drummer Sebastian Rochford (Polar Bear, Acoustic Ladyland, Fulbourn, Taversham), cellist Ben Davis (Julia Biel, Django Bates), Lee Konitz-ish saxophonist Ingrid Laubrock (Monica Vasconcellos), claranetist Idris Rahman (Soothsayers), Danish bass player Anders Christensen (Paul Motion) and Brazilian Percussionist Adriano Adawali Itauna. Their new Album 'Migration' is an early contender for jazz release of the year, a sublime, slightly unsettling but emotionally rewarding work that draws on folk, north Brazilian, West African and Mediterranean music

Oriole

Active since: January 1, 1997

10/05/2006 Kerstan Mackness - Timeout “Guitarist Jonny Phillips might just be the next big star to emerge from the F- IRE Collective, the loose confederation of forward-looking musicians that include the Mercury- nominated Polar Bear and the hip-punk Jazz outfit Acoustic Ladyland, But while those bands embrace electronica, funk and rock influences, Phillips who played on the Polar Bear album and who regularly collaborates with folky songstress Julia Biel is a different beast altogether. His music is a pastoral, impressionistic mix of soaring melodies and South American folklore that strives to create an aural form of magical realism. Dreamlike and beautiful, it sounds simultaneously contemporary and yet centuaries old. His band Oriole are something of a F-IRE collective supergroup with big haired drummer Sebastian Rochford (Polar Bear, Acoustic Ladyland, Fulbourn, Taversham), cellist Ben Davis (Julia Biel, Django Bates), Lee Konitz-ish saxophonist Ingrid Laubrock (Monica Vasconcellos), claranetist Idris Rahman (Soothsayers), Danish bass player Anders Christensen (Paul Motion) and Brazilian Percussionist Adriano Adawali Itauna. Their new Album 'Migration' is an early contender for jazz release of the year, a sublime, slightly unsettling but emotionally rewarding work that draws on folk, north Brazilian, West African and Mediterranean music