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Jorge Nila

Jorge Nila is a Jazz Saxophonist who plays many different styles. Straight ahead, Latin Jazz, Soul, and Blues! Originally from Omaha, Nebraska, lived in NYC for quite some time. And now resides in Omaha, performing in Colorado, Kansas, Missouri etc. With his band, and various artist from around the region.

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Jorge Nila: Tenor Time (tribute to the Tenor Masters)

Read "Tenor Time (tribute to the Tenor Masters)" reviewed by Chris Mosey


The four participants on this album all hail from Omaha, Nebraska. Not a town that springs readily to mind in the history of jazz. Although, as drummer Dana Murray, recalls: “In the ballroom days everyone came through--Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, Dinah Washington--the list goes on." But it is the friendship and familiarity of Omaha's local scene that shines through here. Saxophonist Jorge Nila, the leader, who went to the same school as Murray, made full ...

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