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saxphone and flute specialist....performed with Ray Charles, Marc Antoine, Jimmy Smith, Jimmie Witherspoon, Kool and the Gang, The Four Tops, The Temptations, Michael Bolton, Carl Thomas, Eric Benet, The Gap Band, Teena Marie, Poncho Sanchez, Francisco Aquabella, Sheila E, Gerald Wilson, Kenny Burrell, The Funk Bros., Johnny Otis, Charles Wright, Buddy Miles, Frieda Payne, Mary Wilson

Article: Album Review

Theo Saunders: Jassemblage

Read "Jassemblage" reviewed by Chuck Koton

by Chuck Koton
June 18, 2016

Veteran Manhattan-born pianist, composer and arranger, Theo Saunders, has been a driven artist since his days at the High School For Performing Arts. In the ensuing decades, whether in NYC or California, his devotion to improvisational music has led him to stamp his personal vision on the music he plays, whether composing compelling original music or ...

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Article: Big Band Caravan

Gerald Wilson Orchestra / Dallas Original Jazz Orchestra / University of North Texas Two O'Clock Lab Band

by Jack Bowers
November 9, 2009

Gerald Wilson Orchestra Detroit Mack Avenue Records 2009 Composer / arranger / ageless wonder Gerald Wilson, most of whose recent albums (Monterey Moods; New York, New Sound; Theme for Monterey; State Street Sweet) have been built around sectional themes, returns “home" on Detroit to paint an earnest musical ...

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Article: Live Review

Summertime Jazz: Still Alive and Swingin' in Los Angeles

by Chuck Koton
September 27, 2009

When the news hit that the Jazz Bakery's last shows (at least at its Culver City location) would take place at the end of May, I feared that a bleak summer lay ahead for Angeleno jazz lovers. Even the reassurances and optimism of the Bakery's long-time director, Ruth Price, about reopening at a new site, did ...