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Chico Freeman - Group Leader, Tenor & Soprano
Sax, Percussion, Vocals Chico Freeman, the multi-reedman, keyboard artist, composer and producer embodies jazz by finding new avenues of expression that embrace its heritage and tradition. His long list of collaborations include McCoy Tyner, Elvin Jones, Dizzy Gillespie, Bill Cosby, The Eurythmics, Earth Wind & Fire, Temptations, Charles Mingus, and many more. |
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Angela Hagenbach -
Vocals, Percussion She's Amazon Records' premier recording artist. This versatile Kansas City native sings everything from swinging, straight-ahead jazz and blues to sensual, rhythmic Latin Jazz with seemingly effortless agility. Her lush contralto spans a range of nearly three octaves, and her rich life experience contributes to the original compositions and lyrics featured on her latest recordings. The former fashion model has appeared as an artist/clinician at festivals, jazz clubs, and educational institutions throughout the World. Visit her website |
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Hilton Ruiz – Piano, Percussion, Vocals One of the finest pianists in Afro-Cuban jazz, Hilton Ruiz is also an expert bop player. A child prodigy who appeared at Carnegie Recital Hall when he was eight, Ruiz gigged with Latin bands as a teenager and gained early experience playing with Joe Newman, Frank Foster, and Freddie Hubbard. Notable later colaborations include such greats as Tito Puente, Rahsaan Roland Kirk, George Coleman, Ray Barretto etc. |
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Romero –
Flamenco Guitar, Vocals Infusing
classical and flamenco guitar with jazz riffs and improvisational forms,
composer and guitarist Hernan Romero brings world fusion to a new realm.
Spiced with the exotic traditions that influence flamenco-gypsy, middle
eastern, and Mediterranean folk-and reverberating with textures of
classical, jazz, and Latin idioms, Romero's music is both accessible and
sophisticated. He has toured and recorded with such notable artists as
Paco de Lucia, |
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Avery Sharpe –
Bass Sharpe, 46, has had a distinguished career as a player, composer, arranger, and group leader. Accomplished on both acoustic and electric bass, he has performed and recorded with many famed jazz greats including McCoy Tyner, Sam Rivers and Clark Terry. Sharpe's credits also include sideman stints with many other jazz greats, from Dizzy Gillespie to Pat Metheny, as well as leading his own groups. |
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Mark Colenburg –
Drums Early in life, Mark became intensely
involved in percussion through his church and looked to the older
musicians for guidance. Mark enrolled at the New School in New York City
where he now study's and performs with some of the greatest jazz musicians
of today, like Michael Carvin, Joe Chambers, and Buster Williams. In
addition to performing with Chico Freeman and The Abram Wilson Sextet,
Mark has performed with hip-hop and R&B stars such as Common, Macy Gray,
Amel Larriux, and Q-tip. |
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Pibo Marquez – Congas, Djembe, Percussion,
Vocals Playing with
such notable players as
Joe Zawinul and Carlos Santana, among
others, Pibo has earned a name for himself as one of percussion's greatest
players. |
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