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| Links | in alphabetical order |
Mentors |
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| Danilo Pérez | This Panimanian musical wonder plays from the heart and has a lot to offer any aspiring musician. |
| Frank Carlberg | Great pianist, composer, & teacher. From Finland, based in NYC. |
| Jerry Bergonzi | Affectionately known as the "Gonz", this jazz legend burns not only on his tenor saxophone, but on piano, bass, & drums as well. Ouch. |
| Joe Bloom | A philosopher of the piano. Great sound & advice. |
| Michael Cain | A gifted pianist/keyboardist and educator. |
| Ran Blake | There's only one Ran Blake. Check him out if you haven't already. |
| Warren Senders | A true teacher and wonderful Hindustani vocalist. When not teaching and singing, Warren recreationally parses complex grammatical structures. |
Musicians - East |
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| Alec Spiegelman | multi-reedist, multi genre-ist, multi-talented |
| Austin McMahon | totally burning drummer |
| Ben Roseth | alto sax monster |
| Bert Seager | Boston based pianist, frequent collaborator with the Jorges |
| Bjorn Wennas | swedish guitarist and fellow Music Maker faculty |
| Brian Adler | rhythmic anchor of the prana trio |
| Bridget Kearney | bassist, composer... and girl |
| Curtis Brothers | Zaccai and Luques, tremenda combinación |
| Dan Blake | former roomate and singular sax man |
| Dan Tepfer | pianist extraordinaire |
| Dann Friedman | groovin tenor madness |
| Eric Bloom | no one can dance to MJ like this trumpet wizz |
| Gabriel Guerrero | pianista colombiano talentoso |
| Ippei Ichimaru | people love watching this bass man play! |
| Jorge Roeder | ubiquitous bass monster & JC Trio member |
| Koran Hasanagic | bosnian guitarist and fellow Music Maker faculty |
| Pete Kenegy | fresh sound recording trumpeter |
| Richie Barshay | Richie, Richie, Richie... |
| Rick McLaughlin | accomplished bassist with a great website |
| Sofia Koutsovitis | esta tremenda cantante knows hot to put a band together |
| Sunny Kim | beautiful singer, penned the (unrecorded) lyrics to "Somebody Quitely" |
Musicians - West |
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| Adam Shulman | hard swinging beboppin pianist |
| André Sumelius | Finnish drummer, hard swinger and frequent theif of barlines |
| David Ewell | bassist of choice for many bay area players... too bad he's so busy! |
| Dayna Stephens | double threat on tenor sax and bass, look out for his debut album! |
| Eric Muhler | bay area jazz pianist |
| Erik Jekabson | pure sweet trumpet, check out his quintet! |
| Fred Randolph | hard working versitle bassist |
| Hanna Rifkin | sultry jazz vocalist |
| Howard Wiley | double threat on tenor sax and drums, polytextural rhtymic madness |
| Joe Cohen | funky funky funky alto sax, member of jazz mafia horns |
| Joe Gilman | Joe "Herbie Hancock" Gilman, also Joe "Joe Gilman" Gilman |
| Kasey Knudsen | ripping Madam of the tenor sax |
| Kenny Brooks | burnin SF based sax man, fellow NEC alumus |
| Luke Westbrook | no one sings "Carribean Queen" like this guitar monster |
| Marcus Shelby | swingin bassist and composer, leader of his own Jazz Orchestra! |
| Mitch Marcus | any tune, any key, leading the jazz jam way in the SF bay area |
| Sameer Gupta | multifacited percussionista |
| Sarah Manning | Madam of the alto sax |
| Steve Treseler | Seattle sax machine, fellow NEC affiliate |
| Taylor Eigsti | moster pianist - did somebody say grammy nominated? |
| Tim Bulkley | seems like this drummer's got a gig every night of the week |
Bands - East |
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| Amphis Baena | jazz/rock trio lead by Brian Scherman (JC former member) |
| Audrey Ryan Band | singer/songwriter (JC former member) |
| Chicken Slacks | 7-piece soul band (JC former member) |
| Color & Talea | bad jazz, in the best way |
| Keeley & Stan | Ms. Valentino's got one of the sweetest voices you're likely to hear |
| Prana Trio | hauntingly good |
| Quartet of Happiness | Rick & Kelly go together like Peanut Butter & Jelly |
| Sad Red | My main long time man Jake Bloomfield-Misrach's killin band |
Bands - West |
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| Beep! Trio | Michael Coleman, Rob Schwartz, & Nate Brenner = Beep! |
| Birds & Batteries | Mike Sempert's SF new born band |
| Locura | Rachel B-D spices things up on the cajón in this trio |
| Realistic Orchestra | Jazz big band and hip hop orchestra sitting in a tree, k-i-s-s-i-n-g.. |
| MSJO | Marcus Shelby Jazz Orchestra |
| Dissappear Incompletely | Rob Ewing's arrangements of Radiohead tunes, NYE 2007! |
| Contemp. Jazz Orchestra | Resident big band on Monday nights at Jazz at Pearl's |
Venues |
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| Acton Jazz Cafe | Acton, MA |
| Amnesia | San Francisco, CA |
| Bacar | San Francisco, CA |
| Cantab Lounge | Cambridge, MA |
| Grant & Green | San Francisco, CA |
| Jazz at Pearl's | San Francisco, CA |
| The Jazz School | Berkeley, CA |
| JazzZone | Lima, Perú |
| Jo Federigo's | Eugene, OR |
| Jupiter | Berkeley, CA |
| La Ve Lee | Studio City, CA |
| Larkspur Cafe Theatre | Larkspur, CA |
| LAND on 2nd Street (2nd Street Jazz) | Los Angeles, CA |
| Last Supper Club | San Francisco, CA |
| The Lily Pad (formerly the Zeitgeist Gallery) | Cambridge, MA |
| LV's Uptown | Portland, OR |
| Moody's Bistro | Truckee, CA |
| Octavia Lounge | San Francisco, CA |
| Red Poppy Art House | San Francisco, CA |
| Revolution Cafe | San Francisco, CA |
| Rockwood Music Hall | New York, NY |
| Rutman's Violins | Boston, MA |
| Ryles Jazz Club | Cambridge, MA |
| Savanna Jazz | San Francisco, CA |
| Vibrato | Los Angeles (Bel Air), CA |
Festivals |
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| Cape Cod Jazz Festival | Cape Cod, MA |
| Fillmore Jazz Festival | San Francisco, CA |
| North Beach Jazz Festival | San Francisco, CA |
| Perú International Jazz Festival | Lima, Perú |
| San Jose Jazz Festival | San Jose, CA |
| Sonoma Jazz Festival | Sonoma, CA |
Education |
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| Music Maker | Acton, MA |
| Music's Cool | Londonderry, NH |
| New England Conservatory | Boston, MA |
| San Jose Jazz Summer Workshop | San Jose, CA |
| Summerbridge (Breakthrough Collaborative) | Throughout U.S. |
| The Jazz School | Berkeley, CA |
| Tufts University | Medford, MA |
Radio resources |
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| FoJazz | Forrest Dylan Bryant's website |
| Jayne Sanchez | host of "Jazz Oasis" on KCSM 91.1 FM |
| KCSM Jazz 91.1 FM | SF Bay Area, CA |
| Pandora | Cool internet radio! |
| WCIN 90.5 FM | Worcester, MA |
| WGBH 89.7 FM | Boston, MA |
Other online outfits |
Notes |
| AllAboutJazz.com | Online jazz resource |
| BayTaper.com | Amazing resource for live bay area media |
| CDbaby.com | Buy the Jarrett Cherner Trio's CD online |
| ejazznews.com | Read a review of "Burgeoning" |
| Myspace.com | Get an eJazz life... let's be friends |