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Take Five With Edward Simon

by AAJ Staff
June 21, 2011

Meet Edward Simon: The process by which Simon became an internationally regarded jazz musician began in the small coastal town of Cardon, Venezuela, where he grew up surrounded by the sounds of Latin and Caribbean music. Born in 1969, Simon credits his father, Hadsy, for developing his passion for music and supporting him and ...

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Take Five With Tim Kuhl

by AAJ Staff
June 15, 2011

Meet Tim Kuhl: Drummer / Composer Tim Kuhl was born in June 1982 and raised in Baltimore, Maryland. Kuhl relocated to New York City in 2003 and has been working as a band leader and sideman in the NYC area. Kuhl is celebrating the release of this third album as a leader called, Doomsayer. ...

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Take Five With David Gibson

by AAJ Staff
June 14, 2011

Meet David Gibson: Trombonist David Gibson has enjoyed a varied musical career which is deeply rooted in the genres of jazz and funk. While reared in Oklahoma, Gibson's musical journey steered him to New York City. Jazz luminary Curtis Fuller said about Gibson, “Out of all the young players I hear in the music ...

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Take Five With Jevon J.

by AAJ Staff
June 10, 2011

Meet Jevon J.: Jazz musician originally out of Miami, Fl. Went through Miami Southridge's music department. Left the music scene to join FIU on full jazz and classical scholarships, but was derailed due to personal reasons. Left for the US army after only two years at FIU. After six-plus years, came to Tampa, Fl ...

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Take Five With Okan Ersan

by AAJ Staff
June 9, 2011

Meet Okan Ersan: Born in 1972 on the Northern part of Cyprus, Okan Ersan had the distinctive opportunity to be influenced by the melodies of the east ethnic beats and roots of the oriental Mediterranean. Following his BA degree in classical music, Ersan then blended rock and jazz to create the eclectic fusion of ...

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Take Five With Benjamin Drazen

by AAJ Staff
June 6, 2011

Meet Benjamin Drazen: Benjamin Drazen is a native New Yorker, and grew up in Roslyn, NY. He got his frist great jazz saxophone education from the late great Dave Burns. (Dave was a master trumpeter with the Dizzy Gillespie and Duke Ellington Orchestras as well as leading his own groups) A graduate of the ...

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Take Five With PT Gazell

by AAJ Staff
June 4, 2011

Meet PT Gazell: Hot, swingin, smooth, original, clean, lyrical, faster than a speeding bullet, diatonically chromatic, one of a kind, masterful, the swingingest, Oh yeah, like what? Nat King} Cole, Benny Goodman, Louis Jordan, Ben Webster, Harry Sweets" Edison, Wes Montgomery, Tiny Moore...that's what! Dig it. PT Gazell--American master of the ...

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Take Five with Max Johnson

by AAJ Staff
May 29, 2011

Meet Max Johnson:Max Johnson is a New York-born bassist, composer, and bandleader best known for his work in New York's free jazz and bluegrass scenes. He has played with numerous artists including Anthony Braxton, Candido Camero, Henry Grimes, Perry Robinson, Vernon Reid, William Parker, and countless others.Instrument(s):Bass.Teachers and/or ...

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Take Five With Dave Schiff

by AAJ Staff
May 28, 2011

Meet Dave Schiff:Dave Schiff, a 20 year veteran of the Navy Band Jazz Ensemble “The Commodores," is a powerful and versatile woodwind jazz instrumentalist who has traveled the world working with top entertainers and jazz legends such as Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra, Don Menza, and Dizzy Gillespie.Smooth jazz, straight ahead, funk... you ...

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Take Five With Erin Dickins

by AAJ Staff
May 23, 2011

Meet Erin Dickins: I am a jazz singer and a founding member of the Manhattan Transfer. I have performed and recorded with everyone from Jaco Pastorius and The Talking Heads to Leonard Cohen and Dr. John. After taking a hiatus, I have returned to jazz with a new solo CD, Nice Girls. I am ...