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Shelley Carrol: A Distant Star In View
by Michael L. Nelson
On this night, she requested that Shelley play her favorite tune that he plays. Amongst the reverberated shouts of 'yeah', she leans over to a companion to remark, 'that's so sexy'! Carrol plays in sub tones and drains every bit of emotion out of the horn as he whispers 'My Funny Valentine'. As the music plays on, any listener soon feels as if Shelley was playing their personal request.
At first glance, Carrol looks like any other cat just wanting ...
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Jeff Lofton
Austin, TX: Jeff Lofton's Electric Miles Tribute debuts at the Scottish Rite Theater on Saturday, July 13. Doors open at 7:30 p.m., and the show begins at 8:30 p.m. Tickets are $20 in advance from JeffLofton.com and $25 at the door. Lofton, an Austin-based jazz trumpeter, composer and producer, leads his side project, the Jeff Lofton Electric Thang, in the tribute which honors Miles Davis' influence on fusion of the 70s and 80s. The Jeff Lofton Electric Thang features Shelley ...
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