Cool Groove – Cool Groove
Cool Groove is a Smooth Jazz and Funk band, which also combines Soul and R & B, influenced by artists and bands such as Brian Culbertson, Marcus Miller, Maceo Parker, Jamiroquai, Stevie Wonder, Brooklyn Funk Essentials, Liquid Soul, etc. The band began in early 2011, and months later began recording material for his first album called Cool Groove which in addition to mostly with his own compositions, including versions of “If you want me to stay” (Sly & the Family Stone) and “Let’s Get It On” (Marvin Gaye), also features special guest “Alambre” Gonzalez on guitar.
The album release was in August 2012 and plan to continue presenting the rest of the year across the country. Currently the band is formed by: Oscar Perez Lozano (bass), Joachim Salamero (Drums), Walter Galeazzi (Keyboards), Matthew Blasco (guitar), Sebastian Mestre (Alto Sax), Maxi Duffy (Tenor Sax).
The debut album is now available at CDBaby.
If one decides to choose between music and law for the latter, that speaks to his intelligence. Who however ingeniously combines both, that demonstrates a stroke of genius. Lawyer Dennis Angel is such a rare specimen.
What makes an album of Christmas music distinct from another? When the artist shakes up traditional arrangements and creates some fresh and invigorating. That’s what listeners get with Christmas Time Is Here by the Knoxville Jazz Orchestra. Some of the arrangements are closer to classical music than jazz, but that’s hardly an issue.
When The Rippingtons Featuring Russ Freeman debuted in the late 1980s, they were supposed to be a one-act concept. A group of friends assembled by Freeman for what was intended as a one-time project. Now, some 25 years later, The Rippingtons are still going strong with Built to Last (Peak/eOne, 2012).
When beauty and musical talent come together in a compelling symbiosis, then Ragan Whiteside‘s flute is the herald of this glorious message. Her Bachelor of Music-Performance and the gain of the Capital Jazz New Artist Competition are signs for things to come.
Cross the Chick Corea Acoustik Band with the Yellowjackets, and you might get something that sounds like The Impossible Gentlemen.
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