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Some of today's most innovative musical minds--who have played with the likes of John Scofield, Warren Haynes and The Allman Brothers, The Dave Matthews Band, Deep Banana Blackout, The Breakfast and RAQ--will be pushing the boundaries of improvisation in a town near YOU! Think Headhunters era Herbie meets Jaco's Weather Report and getting close!
Calling themselves Kung Fu, this new super group consists of Tim Palmieri (The Breakfast/guitar), Todd Stoops (RAQ/keys), Kris Jensen (Dickey Betts Band-Jaimoe/sax), David Livolsi (Jazz is Dead/John Scofield/bass) Rob Somerville (Deep Banana Blackout/Sax) and Adrian Tramontano (The Breakfast/drums).
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Cannonball Adderley on Kung Fu
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JazzWax by Marc Myers
Between 1972 and 1975, David Carradine starred in a TV series called Kung Fu. He played Kwai Chang Caine, a Chinese Shaolin monk in the Wild West with only his Buddhist spiritualism and marshal-arts skills. Throughout the series, Carradine's character helped those who were defenseless and did away with those who hurt or harmed them. Along the way, he met many interesting and perplexing characters. In 1975, in the episode “Battle Hymn," Carradine encountered alto saxophonist Cannonball Adderely and guitarist José ...
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Kung Fu Announces New Album Set For Release Winter 2012 And Debuts Video For “Do The Right Thing”
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Destiny
Connecticut’s nu-funk stars, Kung Fu, are back in the studio working on their sophomore release, due out this winter. In anticipation, the band has released a video of “Do the Right Thing", which is expected to be included on the record. “We are super excited for this album," says keyboardist Todd Stoops. “We’re really evolving as a unit. When we recorded the debut album the group had only been together for a year but now we have this level of ...
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Kung Fu to Perform at Blue Note Jazz Fest June 15
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Chris M. Slawecki
Kung Fu is back in NYC for the first time since their 4-week Brooklyn Bowl residency, playing a Blue Note Jazz Fest “Late Night Groove Series” show on Friday, June 15th. At a time where EDM is dominating the live music audience, Kung Fu is turning heads across a wide demographic with their sound that incorporates classic funk & jazz references with new EDM ideology. 18 year old kids love it and so do 40-something jazz aficionados. Punishing the line ...
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Jazz This Week: John Scofield Quartet, Dianne Reeves, Ahmad Jamal, Jan Shapiro, Kung Fu, and More
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St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
It's shaping up to be another fairly busy week for jazz and creative music in St. Louis, particularly for the good folks at Jazz St. Louis, who are presenting touring headliners at two different venues, but there's lots going on elsewhere, too. Let's go to the highlights: Tonight, guitarist John Scofield opens a four-night stand at Jazz at the Bistro. For this visit, Scofield is downplaying his usual tendencies toward funk, and bringing a quartet playing relatively straightforward swing and ...
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David Carradine Dies at 72; Star of 'Kung Fu'
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Michael Ricci
Carradine was found dead in his hotel room in Bangkok, where he was working on a movie. A Thai newspaper indicates he committed suicide.
David Carradine, who became a TV icon in the early 1970s starring as an enigmatic Buddhist monk with a flair for martial arts in “Kung Fu" and more recently played the head of a group of assassins in the “Kill Bill" movies, has been found dead in Bangkok, Thailand. He was 72.
Carradine was found hanged ...
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Justo Almario Featured in Kung Fu Panda Original Musical Score
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All About Jazz
This summer keep your ears open, as International Colombian saxophonist Justo Almario can be heard in Kung Fu Panda's (Dreamworks) upbeat and epic-like original musical score. Kung Fu Panda will be opening in theaters everywhere on June 6th. Co-written by Hans Zimmer and John Paul, the musical score is an adventurous score with unique rhythms and instrumentation. No stranger to film festivities; on May 19th he performed at the Cannes Film Festival alongside Andy Garcia and the CineSon All Stars. ...
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Glows in the Dark's Kung Fu Obsession
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All About Jazz
Glows in the Dark returns to Commercial Taphouse this Sunday, April 27. The band, led by Scott Burton and known for its original pieces inspired by Warren Oates films and Kung Fu flicks, is premiering a new piece called “One Armed Swordsman."Read more about why you should come and drink a lot.Glows in the Dark is Scott Burton (guitar/composition), Jason Arce (saxes), Scott Clark (drums), Reginald Pace, (trombone/shakers), Cameron Ralston (bass).Sunday, April ...
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