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Take Five With Jonathan Mele

by AAJ Staff
July 23, 2007

Meet Jonathan Mele: Jonathan Mele is a New York City-based drummer/percussionist.Since moving to New York City in 1996, Jon has performed with many well-known artists including Steve Swallow, Carla Bley, Sheila Jordan, Ronan Guilfoyle, Hugh Buckley and Richie Buckley. He played drums on the Van Morrison 2005 Universal/Exile records release Magic Time.In ...

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Take Five With Dave Martin

by AAJ Staff
July 23, 2007

Meet Dave Martin: Dave Martin has been producing music for more than twenty years; recent project include Carolyn Martin's Swing, Vickie Carrico's Never Been Hurt, and Jeff Skorik's Love Songs. He's recorded bands and singers too numerous to mention, and is the owner and operator of Java Jive Studio, in Nashville, TN.As a bassist, ...

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Take Five With Dia DiCristino

by AAJ Staff
July 17, 2007

Meet Dia DiCristino: Dia DiCristino was born and raised in Philadelphia. When she was fourteen years old she was accepted into the Girard Academic Music Program to study vocal performance for four years. After graduating, she attended Immaculata University and graduated with a BA in Music and Theology in 2004. Her documentary, The Year of the ...

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Take Five With Manuel Engel

by AAJ Staff
July 16, 2007

Meet Manuel Engel: Manuel Engel is a Chrysler Jazz Award winner, 14th Annual Billboard World Songwriting Contest winner, Excellence in Songwriting Award winner. A classically trained and internationally renowned musician, he has performed everywhere from the Knitting Factory to the Kennedy Center, combining the classic influences of Miles Davis with the breakthrough techniques of visionaries like ...

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Take Five With Jason W. Marshall

by AAJ Staff
July 16, 2007

Meet Jason W. Marshall: Jason Marshall's 2003 arrival in New York City signified the continuation of hard swinging, forward thinking baritone saxophone playing. With early encouragement to appreciate all musical genres, Jason exhibits a style that encompasses whole of African-American music. A special interest is given to the amalgamation of soul music with straight-ahead jazz. Dedication ...

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Take Five With Jonny Phillips

by AAJ Staff
July 16, 2007

Meet Jonny Phillips: 10/05/2006 Kerstan Mackness Timeout London: “Guitarist Jonny Phillips might just be the next big star to emerge from the F-IRE Collective, the loose confederation of forward-looking musicians that include the Mercury- nominated Polar Bear and the hip-punk Jazz outfit Acoustic Ladyland, But while those bands embrace electronica, funk and rock influences, Phillips (who ...

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Take Five With Carolyn Martin

by AAJ Staff
July 16, 2007

Instrument(s): vocals, guitar.Teachers and/or influences? Rosemary Clooney, Jo Stafford, Nancy Wilson, Sarah Vaughan.Your sound and approach to music: My approach is that western swing is the same music as big band swing, but with fiddles and steel rather than trumpets and saxophones.Anecdote from the road: I was once chased by ...

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Take Five With Markus Schwartz

by AAJ Staff
July 16, 2007

Meet Markus Schwartz: Markus Schwartz is a percussionist specializing in traditional Haitian drum music. Markus has traveled extensively throughout Haiti in order to learn the music directly from the source. Markus is a first-call percussionist in the Haitian music community in NYC and has performed and recorded with Haitian artists such as Mozayik (Afro-Haitian jazz quintet), ...

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Take Five With Julia Westbrook

by AAJ Staff
June 13, 2007

Meet Julia Westbrook: I am a Musical Theatre and Drama student at Cumbria Institute of the Arts, Carlisle, England. Jazz has always been my main influence, I'm crazy about Frank Sinatra and absolutely love the new sensation Jamie Cullum, who covers jazz classics and makes them his own!Instrument(s): voice.Teachers and/or influences? Influences ...

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Take Five With Chris Rob

by AAJ Staff
June 13, 2007

Meet Chris Rob:Born and raised on Chicago's south-side, Chris Rob was first introduced to music at age four by his mother, a renowned classical pianist. Today a respected singer, songwriter, producer and multi-instrumentalist, he's created an international following due to his musical genius, and captivating live performances.In just a few years after ...