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Featured Musician & Playlist* -
Larry Brown -
Marlene Souza Lima -
Eddie Baccus Jr. -
Matt Cusson -
CDs -
Johan Leijonhufvud -
Keiko Matsui
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Larry Brown is a straight-ahead jazz pianist |
 performing in the Mid-Atlantic region. He received his Bachelors Degree in Music Theory from Towson University, where he studied with arranger, composer Hank Levy. He earned his Masters of Music degree from Catholic University in Washington, DC, where he studied
Composition and Electronic Music with Professor Emeritus H. Emerson Meyers, who died in 1990. Larry released, “Hard Bop Café” which "reprises the hard-bop style of the legendary Blue Note era"
in 2006, and later that year the group received the WAMA (Washington Area Music Association) award for "Best Jazz Recording
for 2006" and a Wammie award for "Best Jazz Group". He launched his
next album, “Peace” (Lush Life Records in 2008), with a CD release party at Blues Alley in Georgetown. Larry is noted for his "rendering of ballads”, and his unique style again brought him to the attention of the Washington Area Music Association (WAMA), which awarded his band "the Best Jazz Group for 2008".
Larry and his group can be heard performing at many venues in the Mid-Atlantic region.
Links: DVD, "
Live At The Mid-Atlantic Jazz Festival" (2011), CD, "
Peace" (2008),
CD Review,
Discography,
Website and his
DC Bebop page.
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Marlene Souza Lima, Guitarist |
  Marlene was born in Rio de Janeiro,
but grew up in Brasília when it became Brazil's new capital. Her father was a saxophonist and her mother a music lover so music has always been part of her life. Marlene started
playing the guitar when she was a teenager. She studied music at the prestigious "School of Music of Brasilia" learning to play from several famous Brazilian
guitarists. In the years following her studies, she performed in theaters, bars of Brasilia and Goiânia with several
instrumental groups, but notably with the "Loga'Ritmo" band, the "Maracatu Banda", and the big band "Popular Brasilia Orquestra". A gifted guitarist herself, she has continued to perform in many venues
in Brasilia. She also teaches "violão and guitar at an institute "The Plant of Sounds Course of Music" in Brazil.
In 2011, Marlene has released her first CD, "My Way", which will
soon be available online. Links: MySpace,
Reverbnation, Facebook,
YouTube and DC Bebop page.
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Eddie Baccus Jr., Saxophonist, multi-instrumentalist, composer and band leader |
Eddie "play's Sopranino, Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Baritone and Bass sax, Flute, Bb Clarinet, Bass Clarinet as well as the EWI (electric wind instrument) and sings." His repertoire of music includes jazz, R&B, reggae, country, neo soul, big band and is expanding. In the beginning, Eddie played music with a loaner
oboe in high school. By chance, fate or fortune, the loaner was broken by
another student, so he began playing the Saxophone. After graduating from
high school, Eddie enrolled in Berklee's Five-Week Summer Performance
Program, better known as "Five-Week." His skill gained him a full
scholarship for "Five-Week. Eddie has performed at the "world famous" Apollo
Theatre in Harlem and "won, five times off air and two times on air." During
his time in New York, he studied with acclaimed saxophonist, Joe Lovano. He
has toured with "world-renowned'" trumpeter “Lester Bowie.” He is a member
of the "internationally known" smooth jazz group “Pieces of a Dream,” He has
performed with a long list of musicians over the years. To name a few,
"Luther Vandross, Jeffrey Osborne, War, Candy Dulfer, Rick Braun, Grover
Washington, Jr., George Duke, Bobby Watson, Greg Abate, Lester Bowie,
EWF(Earth Wind and Fire), Regina Carter, Dianne Reeves, Vesta Williams,
Norman Conners, India Irie, George Benson, Miki Howard, Jean Carne, David
Sanborn" and many more. He recorded on eight CD’s with "Pieces of a Dream,"
which feature several songs written and co-written by him. Not just a
"sideman," Eddie has headlined several of his own productions. He has also
toured with his band "Straight To The Point." Links:
Website,
Facebook,
Discography,
MySpace ,
Légère Reeds,
Theo Wanne,
YouTube and
DC Bebop page.
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Matt Cusson, Singer, Songwriter |
Matt is a singer, songwriter whose entire life has been influenced by music. His bio says he started singing at the age of 2 and was performing publicly at age 11. In 1999, he took part in the "Amateur Night at the Apollo" competition in New York City and won. He won that award three times. Matt attended the
Berklee College of Music, where in 2000, he met Brian McKnight, after Brian heard him perform. Brian was so impressed with Matt, he flew him to Los Angeles to begin a music collaboration. Since meeting Brian, Matt has performed with a host of well known music headliners such as James Taylor, Norah Jones, Jessica Simpson, Babyface, Christina Aguilera and many more. In 2008, Matt released his debut CD, self-titled, "Matt Cusson". In November 2010, the Spectra Jazz label released the maxi single "One of Those Nights" by Matt. The song is an "autobiographical jazz ballad (unanimously voted as the winner of the 2008 "John Lennon Songwriting Contest") and 2009 "Maxell Song of the Year", has been re-mixed and re-mastered to include orchestral embellishments, provided by composer/arranger Bill Meyers." Link:
Facebook,
Reverbnation,
Twitter,
MySpace and
DC Bebop page.
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MUSIC Featured CD -
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Johan Leijonhufvud - Eurolines (2000)
"So I can’t pronounce the cat’s name. It matters not. That’s what makes Jazz — almost any music, for that matter — so singularly inspiring. It transcends such narrow boundaries as name, rank, serial number, age, ethnicity or other specious considerations. The only question that must be answered is, “Can he (or she) play?” Guitarist Johan Leijonhufvud and his hard–working associates (bassist Christian Spering, drummer Peter Nilsson) respond musically with an emphatic “yes” on Eurolines, recorded in concert last October at the Cosmopolitan Café in Malmö, Sweden." ~
Jack Bowers - AllAboutJazz.com,
Discography,
Facebook,
YouTube and
MySpace page.
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Keiko Matsui |
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Keiko Matsui - The Road (2011)
"Keiko Matsui is a master on the piano or the keytar, and she’s demonstrated her technical skills both on record and onstage—especially during her remarkable four-hand piano gigs with Bob James. But throughout her distinguished career, Matsui hasn’t been overly concerned with garnering recognition for her virtuosity. The Tokyo-born artist, although often placed in the contemporary-jazz category, has always been more about inspiration and hope. Her lovely runs on the ivories have shuttled her to the top of the new-age charts."
Brian Soergel - Jazz Times, CD Discography,
Website
and
MySpace.
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Keiko Matsui - Moyo (Heart and Soul) (2007)
"Moyo (Swahili for "heart and soul") was recorded with local musicians in South Africa, marking the return of "live" bass and drums for the first time since Sapphire (Shout! Factory, 1995). For her first self-produced effort, Matsui sought out familiar musicians from previous albums, including drummer Akira Jimbo, saxophonist Paul Taylor, bassist/vocalist Richard Bona and the still-kicking-butt-after-all-these-years trumpet of South African native son, 68-year-old Hugh Masakela. Matsui has enjoyed much commercial success and is a staple of smooth jazz programming though she's always followed her own direction rather than comforming to the rules of the genre. Moyo is a fascinating next step in Matsui's growth and advancement as a musician of depth, range, grace and talent."
Jeff Wimbush - All About Jazz
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