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So says New York-bred and based musician and composer Peter Frank, who’s currently performing in select, intimate venues throughout the five boroughs of New York City, solo, and with his band, Lucky Flamingo. This Doo-Wop, folk-inflected rock ‘n roller has a unique, dual musical presence — he’s as facile on woodwind instruments as he is as a guitarist and vocalist. Peter has been involved with music since he realized what music was, and meant, as a soloist, a side man and a member of original bands. He has been reinventing himself as a solo artist with (or without) backup, writing songs alone and with a partner. His music, the songs and his performances, showcase the bond he’s forged with his audience, musically and emotionally. Peter’s music is stripped down, it’s direct, it’s powerful, and it’s right there.

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Trumpeter Frank London Interviewed at AAJ

Trumpeter Frank London Interviewed at AAJ

Source: All About Jazz

Frank London is one of the most interesting and colorful figures in the current revival of Jewish music--mistakenly identified only as Klezmer music--of the last two decades. London seeks consciously and constantly to expand the terminology and vocabulary of Jewish music with groups including Hasidic New Wave, Shekinah Big Band and Klezmer Brass All-Stars. The Klezmatics won a 2006 best World Music Grammy Award for its versions of Woody Guthrie songs on Wonder Wheel (Jewish Music Group, 2006). “It was ...

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