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Ruben Salcido
After returning from Europe, he composed and produced a CD of original latin jazz music dedicated to the memory of his parents. He performed at the 2nd Annual Latin Jazz Festival in Fort Meyers, sharing the stage with Celia Cruz, Tito Puente Jr. and Arturo Sandoval. He currently plays lead saxophone with the Full Spectrum Jazz band, an 18 piece big band as well as lead alto for the Bob Enos memorial big band. He is currently signed to the Mandala Records label and performs regularly with the Latin Jazz group, Tribu. He will be performing with the Mandala Orchestra in March of 2017 at the SF Jazz Center performing the music of Gil Evans.
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Gerald Beckett: Mood
by Chris M. Slawecki
Flautist, bandleader and composer Gerald Beckett picks up on Mood where he left off from 2017's Oblivion (Summit), a stellar collection of songs by Miles Davis, Ellis Marsalis, Astor Piazzolla, Gerry Mulligan and other great jazz composers. Beckett wrote several new originals for his new Mood, including personal remembrances of hometown haunts such as Club Raven" and an Ode to Ray Wood," and sets them among compositions by Wynton Marsalis, Ron Carter and a trio of American pianists. My own ...
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