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Take Five With Tony DiGregoria

by AAJ Staff
April 6, 2009

Meet Tony DiGregorio: Born Brooklyn, New York, 1958. Original member of The Swing Now Trio, 1985 - 1994. Composed and performed music for experimental theater projects in New York and San Francisco. Scored the film The Caprice (2000). CD Was ist los Liebe?, with bassist Mary Ann McSweeny and drummer John Thomas. Instrument(s):

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Take Five With Richard Collins

by AAJ Staff
April 5, 2009

Meet Richard Collins: Richard Collins is a totally unknown street performer who began his career in New Orleans in the mid-1960s and is still performing everyday in Portland, Oregon. He celebrates 50 years of guitar this year, 2009. Recently, he has released 21 albums on Redeye Records. Instrument(s):Dobro guitar.Teachers and/or ...

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Take Five With Charito

by AAJ Staff
April 5, 2009

Meet Charito: Distinctively a most prominent jazz vocalist in Japan with multi-awarded albums recorded and released internationally, Charito's artistry continues to establish its global presence with her recent and forthcoming tours in Europe, Asia, North and Latin America. Her highly personal and expressive vocal style incorporates the breadth of her musical interests, ...

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Take Five With Leon De Vose, II

by AAJ Staff
April 5, 2009

Meet Leon De Vose, II:Hello! Who is Leon? He is an explorer. He is an innovator. He is unconventional. Leon learned congas from his father, Leon, Sr., who was the lead drummer for the Essex County African Dance Society. The traditional African, Afro-Cuban and Latin jazz rhythms and sounds would ...

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Take Five With Ken Watters

by AAJ Staff
April 5, 2009

Meet Ken Watters:Atlanta-based trumpeter Ken Watters has performed, toured, or recorded with Frank Sinatra, Marc Anthony, Natalie Cole, Mingus Big Band, Kelis, Gregg Allman, Bonnie Bramlett, Chris Potter, Harry Connick Jr., Reuben Studdard, Eartha Kitt, The Fifth Dimension, Angela & Zack Hacker, Petula Clarke, Tabou Combo, Steel Pulse, Marilyn McCoo, Phyllis Diller, Dave Holland, ...

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Take Five With Ray George

by AAJ Staff
April 4, 2009

Meet Ray George:Mixing... musical talent; acting bbility and audience participation. Ray George presents a uniquely different approach to the music and club scene. Standards, oldies, vintage music. Songs ff Gershwin, Porter and Berlin. Oldies from Carol King, The Everly Brothers And Elvis. Mellow, vocal styling, with backings of light jazz combo group, pop arrangements ...

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Take Five With Annie Friedland

by AAJ Staff
April 4, 2009

Meet Annie Friedland:I've played since I was born. I play piano (all keyboards) and sing. I didn't like opera, so I went on the road. Jazz was a life-saver for me as I was fired from Top 40 Bands for improvising. That was when I was 20. I am 55 ...

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Take Five With Aylet Rose Gottlieb

by AAJ Staff
April 4, 2009

Meet Ayelet Rose Gottlieb:“A commanding vocalist" New York TimesBorn in Jerusalem, Ayelet's sound incorporates both western and middle-eastern musical flavors. She leads several critically acclaimed projects including: “Mayim Rabim"--a song cycle she composed to segments of the erotic biblical poem Song of Songs, released in '06 on John Zorn's Tzadik Records.

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Take Five With Weasel Walter

by AAJ Staff
April 4, 2009

Meet Weasel Walter:I come from the Midwest. I was a punk when I was in my teens, but I listened to free jazz and Xenakis too. I moved to Chicago in 1990. I started playing with Hal Russell in 1991 and formed the Flying Luttenbachers with him in December of that year. That band ...

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Take Five With April Hall

by AAJ Staff
March 31, 2009

Meet April Hall:April Hall, a Florida native, has roots steeped in southern tradition, music and culture. Her deep roots in southern gospel and blues combine with urban soulfulness and sophistication, to create music that's pure, gutsy, and unmistakably authentic. In 1993 April graduated from the Berklee College of Music, where ...