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The Henry Franklin Quintet

Bassist and leader Henry Franklin’s Quintet includes Theo Saunders on piano, Curtis Taylor on trumpet, Marvin “Smitty” Smith on drums, and Big Black on hand drums and percussion. Henry Franklin affectionately known as “The Skipper” grew up in the heart of LA’s Central Avenue Jazz District. Influenced by his father who was a trumpeter and [...]

2017-04-01T19:27:53-07:00|0 Comments

The Henry Franklin Quintet

  Bassist and leader Henry Franklin’s Quintet includes Theo Saunders on piano, Curtis Taylor on trumpet, Marvin “Smitty” Smith on drums, and Big Black on hand drums and percussion. Henry Franklin affectionately known as “The Skipper” grew up in the heart of LA’s Central Avenue Jazz District. Influenced by his father who was a trumpeter [...]

2017-03-27T18:46:25-07:00|0 Comments

THE CHARLIE SHOEMAKE QUINTET TRIBUTE TO GEORGE SHEARING

The group consists of Charlie Shoemake on vibes, Sandy Shoemake vocals, Frank Potenza on guitar, Joe Bagg on organ & piano, Luther Hughes on bass, and Paul Kreibich on drums. Leader and vibist Charlie Shoemake played the piano at the age of 6, and was a talented high school and college baseball player who chose [...]

2017-03-03T23:23:16-08:00|0 Comments

The Tom Scott Quintet

Tom Scott and the LA Express was one of the early 70’s first funk jazz bands. Tom recreated this band with a current group that includes outstanding new personnel to perform the bands original repetoire. The quintet consists of leader Tom Scott on saxophones, Mahesh Balasooriya on keyboards, Andrew Synowiec on guitar, Chris Colangelo on [...]

2016-12-30T22:19:01-08:00|0 Comments

The Ernie Andrews Quintet

Vocalist Ernie Andrews is a legendary jazz artist who’s career spans over 70 years. Andrews began singing in a church choir as a youth, and made his first recordings while still in high school. Ernie was influenced by vocalists Billy Eckstine, and Al Hibbler, and shares a style with Joe Williams, but Ernie’s sound is [...]

2016-12-13T23:14:47-08:00|0 Comments

The Joe La Barbera Quintet

The quintet is led by Joe Labarbera on drums, Clay Jenkins on trumpet, Rob Lockart on saxophones, Bill Cunliffe on piano, and Jonathan Richards on bass. Drummer, composer, and arranger Joe Labarbera has played with two dozen of the finest jazz groups all over the world. Joe was a member of Bill Evans last trio, [...]

2016-12-30T21:52:30-08:00|0 Comments

The Rickey Woodard Quintet

Leader Rickey Woodard spent 7 years with the Ray Charles Band, has played with Frank Capps Juggernaut Band, and Jeannie & Jimmy Cheathams’ Sweet Baby Blues Band. Rickey is a current member of the Clayton-Hamilton Big Band and has played on 40 jazz recordings, 12 as a leader/co-leader. Rickey plays the saxophone with great power, [...]

2016-12-10T00:39:14-08:00|0 Comments
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