“Cissy Strut” is a 1969 funk instrumental by The Meters. Released as a single from their eponymous debut album, it reached No. 4 on the R&B chart and No. 23 on the Billboard Hot 100. Skipp Pearson and his band had a blast recording this one. Skipp Pearson: tenor saxophone Mark Rapp: trumpet Shannon Pinckney: … Read more
“The Difference” is an original composition by Reggie Sullivan. Reggie Sullivan: bass, vocals Zach Bingham: guitar Geoffrey Lawrence Shackley: drums
“Superman” is an original composition by saxophonist and jazz educator Dr. Robert Gardiner. Robert Gardiner: tenor saxophone Jonathan Lovett: keyboard Dustin Retzlaff: bass Tony Lee: drums
Ronda is a composition by the Brazilian composer Paulo Vanzolini. This is Mark Rapp‘s arrangement incorporating an original chorinho introduction and ending along with a little frevo in the middle. Watch the video Mark Rapp: trumpet Jonathan Lovett: piano Dustin Retzlaff: bass Jay Ware: pandeiro, vibraphone Download the music .pdfs
Hunter Brons is a student at the University of South Carolina, where he will graduate with a bachelor’s of music in Jazz Studies. Hunter has performed in a variety of venues in South Carolina, North Carolina, Georgia, California, Tennessee, and parts of Mexico. He has played in the USC Left Bank Big Band, the SEC … Read more
While a grad student pursuing a masters in Jazz Studies at the prestigious Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University, my mentor (and jazz composition professor), the late David N. Baker would have us write a tune every week. He was very keen on tipping the hat to your musical influences, be it by title … Read more
Vincent Chandler, a native Detroiter, is a jazz child of one of the strongest era’s of the Detroit scene, having studied and performed with Donald Walden, Kenn Cox, Harold McKinney, Teddy Harris, Marcus Belgrave, Francisco Mora, Wendall Harrison, Spencer Barefield, James Carter, Regina Carter, and Rodney Whitaker. Mr. Chandler has also performed with international stars … Read more
Often times when a new musician comes on the scene, common adjectives like fresh and hot, are thrown about frivolously and usually there is more hype than truth. But that’s definitely not the case when it comes to J’Michael Peeples. The mantra he lives by is “Live to create and keep the music honest”. This … Read more