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Altoist Sonny Simmons made a solid impression in the 1960s among the most promising avant-garde players. He was raised in Oakland, California, began playing British horn, and at 16 used the alto. Stints with Lowell Fulsom and Amos Milburn plus some period spent playing bebop preceded Simmons acquiring his very …

Sunwatchers certainly are a NY City-based ensemble who have play much, intense make of mystical free of charge rock and roll inspired by Terry Riley, Ethiopian and Thai music, as well as the outer limitations of jazz. The group can be focused around Jim McHugh, who has guitar and electrical …

Saxophonist and composer James Brandon Lewis offers earned a popularity being a rock-solid sideman and soloist among music artists in gospel, R&B, and jazz. Lewis was created in Buffalo, NY in 1983. Elevated in the cathedral — whose impact upon his religious outlook is normally central — he was subjected …