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Skip Martin of Kool & the Gang and the Dazz Band is "Miles High"
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All About Jazz
Grammy winner Skip Martin of Kool & the Gang and the Dazz Band releases his debut jazz CD Miles High today. Are You Ready," the debut single with Skip on trumpet and vocals, features Wayman Tisdale on bass guitar and 6-time Grammy winner Ricky Lawson on drums. The 13-track CD also features sax man Ronnie Laws, 5-time Grammy winner Al McKay of Earth Wind & Fire and Bruce Conti of Tower of Power. Miles High will be in stores on ...
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Skip Martin of Kool & the Gang and the Dazz Band releases smooth jazz album 'Miles High'
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All About Jazz
The idea of Skip Martin's first solo jazz project was pure and simple: it was just time".
With 26 album releases as lead vocalist with Dazz Band, Kool & the Gang and his own solo projects, Grammy winner Skip Martin wanted to record a project where he did his singing" through his trumpet. I've recorded with both groups in the horn section but never as a solo instrument," stated Skip.
The result is Miles High, filled with hip, cool, funky, ...
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Kool & the Gang and Randy Crawford to headline fourth annual Philips Dubai International Jazz Festival 2006
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All About Jazz
Dubai, 18 September 2005: ChillOut Productions, the organisers and promoters of the Dubai International Jazz festivals, has announced that Kool and the Gang and Randy Crawford swing into Dubai for the Middle East’s fourth annual Philips Dubai International Jazz Festival. They will head another strong line up of other musicians for this festival scheduled for February 8-10, 2006. These would be announced shortly. “Following last three years’ tremendous successful festivals, we were faced with the challenge of making the 2006 ...
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