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James Lattini
He has performed with well known jazz groups such as The Bruce Gertz Quartet, The Bruce Gertz/Ken Cervenka Quintet, The Capital Jazz Orchestra, The John All mark Jazz Orchestra, and Mark White and “The Last Trip”. In 1989 Jim toured with The Artie Shaw/Dick Johnson Orchestra throughout the United States and Canada. and has recently done an east coast tour with the Benny Goodman Tribute Orchestra featuring Ken Peplowski.
He has also appeared in numerous performances with internationally known shows and entertainers including the Fifth Dimension, the Four Freshmen, Buddy Hackett, The Radio City Music Hall Rockettes, Jeffrey Osborne, The Rat Pack, Byron Stripling, Joe Piscopo, Don Rickles, Joan Rivers, and Pete Barbutti.
Jim also has numerous television and motion picture credits including “Visions” on WLVI channel 56, Boston, Ma., the sound track of the television series “Melrose Place”, “90210”, and the motion picture “Analyze This”. Some of his recording credits include The Bob Sinicrope Trio, “Boston Gig” featuring guitarist Enrico Rosa, Miles Donahue's “Bounce” featuring Joe Calderazzo and John Patitucci, Louise Van Aarsen's “Destiny”, and Rebecca Parris's “You Don't Know Me”, featuring Houston Person, Jerry Bergonzi, and Gary Burton.
His festival credits include The Boston Globe Jazz Festival, The Equinox Jazz Festival, and The Cape Cod Jazz Festival. He has also been a performer and clinician at the IAJE Convention in Boston, Ma. in 1994 and has been an adjudicator for the Massachusetts Northeast Senior District and New Hampshire and Massachusetts All State auditions. He is also an endorser of Vic Firth products and is a member of the Vic Firth Education Team.
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Giacomo Gates: YOU
by Nicholas F. Mondello
It is an interesting linguistic and grammatical fact that the word I," capitalized and without its lower case pal's head-dot, appears only in the English language. It is also the most frequently seen word residing in popular song titles. With You the high priest of hip, Giacomo Gates, turns the tables on that not-so-lonely letter and salutes I's near-runner up, You" with a book" of 18 genuinely swinging Yous." As a jazz singer, Gates has historically been ...
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The Nearness of You
From: YOUBy James Lattini