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Take Five With Walter Beltrami

by AAJ Staff
July 27, 2009

Meet Walter Beltrami:Studied performance and jazz composition at Berklee College of Music. Graduated in performance at Musikhochschule Luzern, CH. Three released CDs as a leader with Philology, CamJazz and Re:think-art records. Won the Luca Flores Jazz Price as best Italian soloist at Barga Jazz 2004 and one of the eight finalists world-wide of the ...

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Take Five With Marcus Goldhaber

by AAJ Staff
July 26, 2009

Meet Marcus Goldhaber: Born and raised in Buffalo, New York, Marcus developed a passion for Jazz alongside a 1928 Ivers & Pond upright piano, on which his mother casually played countless standards. Inspired by his upbringing, along with a clear inheritance of the musical gene, Marcus graduated later with a BFA in Musical Theatre from ...

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Take Five With Jim Brimer

by AAJ Staff
July 25, 2009

Meet Jim Brimer: I am Jim Brimer, a jazz clarinetist that leads a group called Jim's Jazz Band which plays traditional jazz residing in Fort Worth, Texas. Brian Harvey of EuroClub de Jazz in the United Kingdom says “The Jim of Jim's Jazz Band is the highly experienced and very talented clarinetist Jim Brimer, who's been ...

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Take Five With Tommaso Cappellato

by AAJ Staff
July 24, 2009

Meet Tommaso Cappellato: Italian drummer and composer Tommaso Cappellato always strived to leave his mark as the founder and creator of numerous musical situations. His curiosity for different styles and continuous will for research led him to travel and explore various countries in the world to meet, learn from and collaborate with influential musical artists. During ...

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Take Five With Amy Barlow Liberatore

by AAJ Staff
July 23, 2009

Meet Amy Barlow Liberatore: Born in Binghamton, raised among jazz musicians who mentored her from her first club appearance at 17, Amy Barlow Liberatore began her vocal/piano career (New York, Los Angeles, Bermuda, Puerto Rico) playing jazz standards. A lucky break put her on the road with Rickie Lee Jones' first national tour. She later began ...

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Take Five With Sinan Bakir

by AAJ Staff
July 22, 2009

Meet Sinan Bakir:Sinan Bakir is one of the most unique and exciting young jazz guitarists on the scene today. The sound that Sinan is striving for described often as fresh, clean and lively yet intense and full with emotion. Sinan Bakir is hailed not only as a virtuoso player, but also a masterful composer. ...

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Take Five With Amaryllis Santiago

by AAJ Staff
July 21, 2009

Meet Amaryllis Santiago: Amaryllis's story is very simple. She loves all types of music. Singing is a big part of who she is--not a lot of hype, just straight music. Many of the pieces she has written are like most singer/songwriters. The songs come from experiences and things that she has either gone through or has ...

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Take Five With Jakob Elvstrom

by AAJ Staff
July 20, 2009

Meet Jakob Elvstrom:I was born in 1966 on the Funen island in Denmark, being the oldest of three. I graduated from the Conservatory in Aarhus in 1995 with saxophone as my major, and since then I've been making a living playing and teaching music.Instrument(s):Saxophone (alto, soprano, baritone, tenor)Teachers ...

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Take Five With Curtis Andrews

by AAJ Staff
July 19, 2009

Meet Curtis Andrews: Drummer/percussionist/composer Curtis Andrews strives to create, assemble, mix and discover. Schooled in the jazz tradition, he prefers to take his music beyond that and has studied intensely, the music of Ghana and India. As a result, his debut album The Offering of Curtis Andrews is unlike anything you may have heard.Instrument(s): ...

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Take Five With Mike Beasley

by AAJ Staff
July 18, 2009

Meet Mike Beasley: I started playing the piano at a early age taking a couple of years' lessons but got bored with classical music. I drop reading scores and spent most of my time picking tunes on the piano. I started a band around 18, and played in a number of funk and rock bands. I ...