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Quartet San Francisco's 2006 release Latigo, which gave passionate expression to the group's devotion to tango, was honored last December with two Grammy nominations in the Classical Crossover field, including "Best Album." Their audacious new ViolinJazz Recordings CD Whirled Chamber Music ups the ante, presenting what violinist Jeremy Cohen calls "crossover music in its purest form." Due for release September 25, the new disc draws from a wide variety of indigenous American forms—jazz, funk, rock, tango—that are imaginatively crafted by Cohen for string quartet

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Article: Radio & Podcasts

Enrique Thompson, Artemis, and Mehmet Ali Sanlikol

Read "Enrique Thompson, Artemis, and Mehmet Ali Sanlikol" reviewed by Jerome Wilson


This wide-ranging program of modern jazz features work from Enrique Thompson, Gerry Gibbs, Artemis, Marc Ribot, Houston Person, and Mehmet Ali Sanlikol. Playlist Henry Threadgill Sextet “I Can't Wait Till I Get Home" from The Complete Novus & Columbia Recordings of Henry Threadgill & Air (Mosaic) 00:00 Houston Person “Minton's" from The Melody Lingers ...

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Article: Radio & Podcasts

Lakecia Benjamin, Bobby Naughton, and Raymond Scott

Read "Lakecia Benjamin, Bobby Naughton, and Raymond Scott" reviewed by Jerome Wilson


This show features some reimaginings, Lakecia Benjamin reworking her own music, and two contemporary groups revisiting Raymond Scott's novelty pieces. The program also contains work by Bobby Naughton, Josh Berman, and Lena Bloch, among others. Playlist Henry Threadgill Sextett “I Can't Wait Till I Get Home" from The Complete Novus & Columbia Recordings of ...

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Raymond Scott Reimagined

Label: ViolinJazz Recordings
Released: 2023
Track listing: Powerhouse (Quartet San Francisco, Gordon Goodwin’s Big Phat Band); Raymond Scott On The Creative Process (R. Scott, Spoken Word); Toy Trumpet (Quartet San Francisco, Gordon Goodwin’s Big Phat Band); In An 18th Century Drawing Room (Quartet San Francisco, Take 6; Gordon Goodwin); Raymond Scott On Rehearsing The Quintette (R. Scott, Spoken Word); Cutey And The Dragon (Quartet San Francisco, Gordon Goodwin’s Big Phat Band); Huckleberry Duck (Quartet San Francisco, Gordon Goodwin); “I Remember Nothing Of That” (R. Scott And Art Shifrin, Spoken Word); The Quintette Goes To A Dance (Quartet San Francisco, Gordon Goodwin’s Big Phat Band); Yesterday’S Ice Cubes (Quartet San Francisco, Gordon Goodwin’s Big Phat Band); Quintessentially American (R. Scott And John Williams, Spoken Word); Twilight In Turkey (Quartet San Francisco, Gordon Goodwin’s Big Phat Band); “I’m An Experimentalist” (R. Scott, Spoken Word); Serenade (Quartet San Francisco, Take 6)

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Cutey and the Dragon

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Label: ViolinJazz Recordings
Released: 2023
Duration: 05:02

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Raymond Scott Reimagined live performance featuring Gordon Goodwin and Quartet San Francisco

Featuring the music of Quartet San Francisco
Duration: 2:13

Filmed at Yoshi's Jazz Club in Oakland, this montage chronicles the thrilling live debut of 'Raymond Scott Reimagined.' For the program, acclaimed Classical Crossover group, Quartet San Francisco was joined by Grammy/Emmy winner Gordon Goodwin and soloists from his Big Phat Band. This same dectet makes its live debut in Los Angeles (playing 'Raymond Scott Reimagined') on Sept 16, 2023 at the Write Off Room, Studio City, CA.
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Article: Album Review

Jeremy Cohen: Raymond Scott Reimagined

Read "Raymond Scott Reimagined" reviewed by Walter Atkins


Raymond Scott Reimagined is an engaging collaborative project with Quartet San Francisco, Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band and the Grammy winning acapella group Take 6 on two tracks. The album is a thoughtful and stylish interpretation of Raymond Scott's legacy. It is also interspersed with audio tidbits featuring Scott's singular musical approaches. The album ...

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News: Recording

‘Raymond Scott Reimagined,’ The Unprecedented Musical Journey Featuring Quartet San Francisco, Gordon Goodwin & Take 6 Is Available Now

‘Raymond Scott Reimagined,’ The Unprecedented Musical Journey Featuring Quartet San Francisco, Gordon Goodwin & Take 6 Is Available Now

Violinjazz Recordings, the label of acclaimed Grammy-nominated musician Jeremy Cohen, principal violinist and founder of Classical Crossover specialists Quartet San Francisco, has announced the release of ‘Raymond Scott Reimagined,’ an unprecedented new collaboration teaming Quartet San Francisco with accomplished Grammy/Emmy Award-winning composer/producer/arranger Gordon Goodwin and revered Grammy-winning a cappella group Take 6. The thrilling 14-track collection, ...

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Article: In Pictures

Quartet San Francisco At Yoshi's 2023

Read "Quartet San Francisco At Yoshi's 2023" reviewed by Walter Atkins


The Quartet San Francisco performed the compositions of Raymond Scott with a whimsical dynamism that flowed throughout the music. Scott's work has been closely associated with Warner Bros. cartoons, although he didn't write his music for animation. Along with members of Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band (and some Take 6 vocal tracks), QSF weaved ...

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Video

Powerhouse

Featuring the music of Quartet San Francisco
Duration: 5:42

From the thrilling new project 'Raymond Scott Reimagined,' Quartet San Francisco and Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band play Raymond Scott's signature tune, "Powerhouse."Arranged by Gordon Goodwin. Recorded at Skywalker Ranch, Nicasio, Calif. Leslie Ann Jones, recording engineer; Dann Thompson, assistant engineer

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