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Take Five With Lee Tomboulian

by AAJ Staff
March 2, 2013

Meet Lee Tomboulian:Composer/improviser Lee Tomboulian plays keyboards, accordion and sings. He leads Whatevs, the Weekly Reeders and Circo. He has played with Maria Schneider, Kenny Wheeler, Jimmy Witherspoon, Benny Golson, Terell Stafford, Horacio Hernandez, Greg Bissonette, Steve Houghton, Eddie Harris and many more. He was the Instructor of Jazz Piano and Improvisation at Lawrence ...

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Take Five With Sofija Knezevic

by AAJ Staff
January 29, 2013

Meet Sofija Knezevic:“Recognized as one of jazz's preeminent vocalists, young Sofija Knezevic (only 22) is one of the most significant singers in jazz today. While her singing is steeped in tradition, her improvisational virtuosity and creativity are breathtaking."--CNNInstrument(s):Voice, piano.Teachers and/or influences?Greatly influenced by Sarah Vaughan, Ella ...

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Take Five With Joseph Alan Fears

by AAJ Staff
January 27, 2013

Meet Joseph Alan Fears:Born in 1957 In Hastings, Nebraska. Moved at age 11 to start a band and, from 1971 until 2009, Joseph Alan Fears has been performing live in concerts, festivals and nightclubs, as well as recording and releasing songs on his own label, Jaff Records.Presently performing with his band Zafaja, ...

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Take Five With Michael Francis Zinna

by AAJ Staff
January 24, 2013

Meet Michael Francis Zinna:60 years old. Grew up in New York and Long Island. Loved the guitar the first time I heard it. Growing up in New York, jazz was all around. My first epiphany came with the great blues renaissance of the 1960s. Then I heard Wes Montgomery and people like Barney Kesseland ...

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Take Five With Gokul Salvadi

by AAJ Staff
January 23, 2013

Meet Gokul Salvadi: Gokul Salvadi, from India, is a composer, singer and multi-instrumentalist, but the one he plays professionally is his larynx. He started as a Carnatic Vocalist (Traditional South Indian Classical Music) and later, as a composer, he developed his passion for exploring the wondrous world of music. “Music expresses that ...

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Take Five With Lela Kaplowitz

by AAJ Staff
January 20, 2013

Meet Lela Kaplowitz:A vocalist/songwriter that experienced life and the jazz scene in New York, her decision to move back to Croatia came from the desire to raise her daughter in a more old fashion, familiar way.Lela brings a New York vibe to her home country, where she continues to spread her love ...

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Take Five With Leah Staci Lewis

by AAJ Staff
January 19, 2013

Meet Leah Staci Lewis: A singer based in Trinidad and Tobago, Leah Staci Lewis has found herself drawn to jazz music and is ready to share her gift with the world. Instrument(s): Voice. Teachers and/or influences? I've been influenced most strongly by Sarah Vaughan; I love ...

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Take Five With Rick Bogart

by AAJ Staff
January 19, 2013

Meet Rick Bogart: Rick Bogart, clarinetist, vocalist and composer, is an Arabesque Recording Artist. Latest release is a ballet for solo dancer and solo clarinetist on Arabesque Records. Played in New Orleans during the heyday of the French Quarter. “We played six sets a night, six nights a week, year in and year out--all [through the ...

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Take Five With Fado em Si Bemol

by AAJ Staff
January 18, 2013

Meet Fado em Si Bemol:Fado em Si Bemol formed in 2003. It started out as a project between good friends Paulo Gonçalves, Miguel Silva and Pedro Matos to explore the nontraditional sounds of the music throughout the world using the Portuguese guitar. We played a single show using sounds of Fado and Stevie Wonder. ...

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Take Five With C Grant Maledy

by AAJ Staff
January 17, 2013

Meet C Grant Maledy:Raised In Salem, MO where he started playing, Grant attended Missouri State University in Springfield, MO, earning a Bachelors of Music Education and most of a Masters of Music in Conducting (here's hoping for August). Grant has taught at public schools in Branson, Eldorado Springs and Odessa, MO and is currently ...