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Take Five With Brian Prunka

by AAJ Staff
September 27, 2013

Meet Brian Prunka:Prior to moving to Brooklyn in 2003, Brian was living and performing in New Orleans, where he spent his formative years honing his musical skills while being immersed in the jazz community. Although his background was in jazz, rock and blues, Brian has always found himself drawn to a wide range of ...

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Take Five With William Mentz

by AAJ Staff
September 24, 2013

Meet William Mentz: William Mentz has been performing, touring, and recording music since 1974. Mentz has recorded and released six albums, numerous commercial jingles and voice-overs, and logged over 7,500 live shows around the globe. William Mentz has fronted trios and 13- piece horn bands. He has always had the knack of making the ...

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Take Five With Guy Hatton

by AAJ Staff
September 22, 2013

Meet Guy Hatton: I am a guitarist and composer based in Rochester, UK. I've been performing, composing, as well as producing and engineering records for over 30 years. I've worked in a vast range of styles and genres including straight-ahead jazz, fusion, rock, trash, improvisation, and electronica. I have produced records for other artists ...

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Take Five With Nora Germain

by AAJ Staff
September 12, 2013

Meet Nora Germain:I am a 22-year-old jazz violinist living in Los Angeles. My parents were classical violinists in the Madison Symphony in Madison, Wisconsin, so I was raised with classical music. When I was 16, I went to Idyllwild Arts Academy in Southern California and met bassist Marshall Hawkins. Right then I decided to ...

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Take Five With Mike Norris

by AAJ Staff
September 6, 2013

Meet Mike Norris:From Jersey City, NJ. Mike Norris has played drums all across the country for show bands, jazz bands, headliners, music directors, and conductors for many shows and venues. Norris is living now in the sunshine state and plays with some of the best jazz musicians--what could be better than that?

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Take Five With Snow Owl

by AAJ Staff
September 5, 2013

Meet Snow Owl:Juan Garcia-Herreros, also known by his stage name Snow Owl, is a world-renowned electric bassist. He has performed with world famous stars like Elton John, Al Jarreau, the Spanish Harlem Orchestra, and Christina Aguilera with his electric six-string contrabass guitar. Garcia-Herreros has been honored with numerous prestigious awards. His work and virtuosity ...

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Take Five With Axel Schultheiss

by AAJ Staff
August 30, 2013

Meet Axel Schultheiss: I started playing the guitar at 15 and soon got into finger-style guitar when I heard players like Leo Kottke. Shortly after this I started to compose my own music and played concerts. My sound began to emerge more and more once I started combing acoustic finger-style techniques with delay and loop pedals. ...

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Take Five With Pat Pratico

by AAJ Staff
August 29, 2013

Meet Pasquale J Pratico:I was born in Trenton in 1955 to an Italian-American family. My brothers and my younger sister were raised in a family restaurant business. I learned to cook and still cook most of the time with the help of my wife, Mary. My uncles Nate and Vince are professional musicians and ...

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Take Five With Diane Taber

by AAJ Staff
August 28, 2013

Meet Diane Taber:Born in Buffalo, NY, Diane began singing professionally when she was 16. She has had the privilege of working with amazing jazz talents like saxophonist Don Menza, acclaimed pianist Anne Fadale, trumpeter Sam Noto, master jazz pianist Al Tinney, and Spyro Gyra keyboardist, Tom Schuman. She has studied with classical vocal coach ...

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Take Five With Alexi David

by AAJ Staff
August 14, 2013

Meet Alexi David:Cypriot-American composer and bassist Alexi David grew up in Brooklyn's Park Slope neighborhood. His group, Alexi David's Patriot Act, has created the first fusion with jazz and the Greek sounds of rembetika. David is also adept on bouzouki, baglama and piano. He is a scholar on the music of the late Charles ...