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“Latitudes”
Guest Artists Patrice
Rushen Probably
best-known as the composer of Forget Me Nots, her 1982 top 40 hit (also
the backing track for “Men In Black”), Grammy-nominated Rushen is a
multi-talented musician, composer, producer and international recording
artist.
From providing musical scores for Emmy-nominated TV movies &
series, to writing and producing her own recordings since 1978, she’s
also considered one of the world’s top jazz pianists.
Fashioning her career after her longtime friend & mentor
Quincy Jones, she was the first woman to serve as head composer/musical
director for the EMMY Awards, and has collaborated with such gifted
artists as Michael Jackson, Prince, Carlos Santana, Aaron Neville, Chaka
Kahn and Ramsey Lewis.
She has released over 11 CDs. Ndugu
Chancler
After
recording “Thriller” and “Bad” with Michael Jackson, this three
time R&B Grammy-nominated drummer cemented his appeal with both pop
and jazz audiences.
A prodigy at age 13, Chancler’s styles range from jazz-rock
fusion to contemporary funk and smooth jazz.
By 19, he was performing with such noted jazz artists as Herbie
Hancock, Hugh Masekela and Thelonious Monk.
Chancler composes and produces, as well as educates and mentors
the next generation of jazz drummers through his clinics at the
University of Southern California where he Chairs the Percussion
Department. Terri
Lyne Carrington
As
the house drummer for the “Arsenio Hall Show” in 1989,
Grammy-nominated Carrington was able to share her powerful, yet
sensitive, approach to TV audiences.
Receiving a full scholarship to Berklee College of music at age
11, this composer/producer/clinician grew up jamming with jazz greats
Dizzy Gillespie, Oscar Peterson and Joe Williams.
In 1998, she recorded, along with Joni Mitchell, Stevie Wonder,
Kathleen Battle and Wayne Shorter, Herbie Hancock’s tribute to George
Gershwin, “Gershwin’s World”. Gerald
Albright
His
full-bodied soulful, sax style mirrors his idol, Cannonball Adderley,
and his musical versatility and open ears distinguish him in the mold of
Grover Washington, Jr., or Kurt Whalum.
Best known for his jazz release, “Live at Birdland West”,
Albright has also performed with R&B greats like Anita Baker, Quincy
Jones, and the Temptations.
An accomplished sax, flute and bass player, Albright also writes
and produces his own material.
He has released seven CDs, and in 2001 was touring with vocalist
Will Downing. Dave
Carpenter
With
hundreds of recordings to his credit, this bass player also has dozens
of TV and film themes, soundtracks and countless jingles to his
recording credits.
Active in the L.A. jazz club circuit, he performs, records and
tours with Allan Holdsworth, Andy Summers and Peter Erskine.
Primarily a jazz artist, he’s toured and recorded with the
bands of Buddy Rich, Maynard Ferguson and Woody Herman. Oscar
Brashear
Studying
both classical and jazz trumpet since he was 11, Brashear graduated to
touring with Woody Herman in 1967, and joining Count Basie the following
year.
His jazz playing has been influenced by Clifford Brown, Miles
Davis and Freddie Hubbard, and he’s become a respected session
musician and freelance player whose work is always characterized by a
fresh and enthusiastic approach. Mamak
Khadem Khadem, the vocalist for “Axiom of Choice”, is trained in the classical Persian style, able to weave emotive textures ranging from bliss to pain, giving a mystical and nostaligic bent to her sound. Trained at the children choir for National Radio and Television of Iran, she has expanded her art by learning Indian and Bulgarian singing methods. She has worked and recorded with, among others, Hans Zimmer, Jeff Rona, Chris Beck, and former Tangerine Dream member, Paul Haslinger.
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