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artist roster 2013/14

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sgentnation contact sgent nation po box 1724 boca raton fl 33429 usa p +1 561.900.0363 f +1 561.853.0845 www.sgentnation.com booking inquiries booking@sgentnation.com /sgent nation /sgent nation pictured on cover hank roberts top hiromi middle john patitucci bottom

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apostolis anthimos trio claude diallo situation dean brown espen ericksen trio bob franceschini fred wesley hiromi hank roberts jazzkamikaze john patitucci jon cowherd marcus cohen the congress mikarimba noah preminger snarky puppy troy roberts vana gierig sp ot gh li t |h i m ro i |d ht tlig spo spot light joh ea ro nb wn n pat itucc i spo ht tlig jon d her ow c io t po s li t gh n pe es e ks ri en tr who s inside spo tlig ht van a gi feat erig paqu ito d rive ra pictured above dean brown

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hiromi the trio project featuring anthony jackson bass and simon phillips drums featuring mark egan bass and gary husband drums anthimos is a musician of exquisite subtlety most significantly known as guitarist of the polish rock super group sbb apostolis anthimos lakis as he is called by friends was born in 1954 in siemianowice slaskie to a family of greek immigrants he is most significantly known as guitarist of the polish rock supergroup sbb he has also been involved in co-operation with czeslaw niemen tomasz stanko george dalaras vangelis katsoulis and also a number of bands including krzak and dzem anthimos is a musician of exquisite subtlety playing both the guitar and percussion instruments since 1971 he has continually appeared with jozef skrzek in the consecutive sbb incarnations starting with the eighties he has split his time between poland and greece where he became a highly regarded session musician back in poland he worked with tomasz stanko as a drummer and guitarist during the nineties he ran his own trio trias the new millennium saw the emergence of apostolis anthimos trio apostolis anthimos has participated in the recording of over fifty albums including three of his own days we can t forget 1994 backed by gil goldstein jim beard matthew garrison paul wertico theatro 1999 and the latest release called back to the north 2006 backed by paul wertico and marcin pospieszalski sgent profile artist web sgent you tube

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the situation is at its best the new york city jazz record after their first cd release traveling with music in 2008 the band released two new recordings now then and claude diallo situation with andy mcghee in the summer of 2010 in addition to this they finished their first dvd production claude diallo situation live at tonhalle st gallen in december 2010 earlier in 2010 the three young european musicians were given the honor to tour switzerland and france with tenor sax legend andy mc ghee legendary performer with giants such as lionel hampton and woody hermann and in 2011 the band was chosen among 12 of the best jazz groups from switzerland to participate in the kind of jazz series at the legendary kaufleuten in zurich switzerland they went on to become the winner of the kind of jazz award 2012 the trio has also been privileged to play with denzal sinclaire and brad leali among other great musicians the claude diallo situation has achieved a high and reputable performance standard thrilling audiences worldwide claude diallo situation has performed in some of the the most prestigious venues around the globe including montreux jazz festival switzerland taipei international jazz festival taiwan no black tie kuala lumpur malaysia backstage hong kong duc des lombards paris moods jazz club zürich festival da jazz st moritz inoui jazz club luxembourg jazzclub hannover jazzbar vogler munich kiste stuttgart reigen vienna tonhalle st gallen blue note club biel kaufleuten zürich miles cafe and 66 bar new york sgent profile artist web sgent you tube

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about twenty years have gone by and dean s still bringing it onstage he s that into it and obviously that committed to every measure of the music all about jazz sgent profile artist web sgent you tube

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for close to 30 years guitarist/composer arranger/educator dean brown has been an integral part of the global fusion and contemporary jazz scene dean has recorded and/or toured around the world with his own projects and legendary artists marcus miller the brecker brothers billy cobham david sanborn bob james george duke roberta flack joe zawinul lenny white kirk whalum and steve smith s vital information and many others brown has compositions and arrangements featured on albums for les mccann two dennis chambers records ricky peterson two vital information recordings two billy cobham albums among others brown s soulful dynamic and creative guitar work can be heard on well over 200 recordings numerous grammy® nominations and four grammy® award winners records such as the brecker brothers return of the brecker brothers and out of the loop marcus millers the sun don t lie billy cobhams warning and joe zawinuls faces and places are just a few out of the long list his performances include live dvd s with marcus miller billy cobham gil evans david sanborn and friends louie belson bob james and steve smith s vital information dean has released three critically acclaimed solo cd s worldwide the first titled here 2001 is his all-star debut cd featuring jazz greats marcus miller david sanborn george duke billy cobham michael brecker randy brecker christian mcbride don alias bill evans bernard wright and many others his second record groove warrior 2004 features another all-star lineup with lalah hathaway marcus miller bernard wright juju house poogie bell schuyler deale booker king and patches stewart just to name a few and his third cd dbiii-live at the cotton club tokyo 2009 features an all-star power trio with musical greats dennis chambers and will lee as an educator dean has also released an instructional/live dvd with publishing giant hal leonard for musicians institute titled modern techniques for the electric guitarist 2008 and has had a number of articles in guitar player and guitar world magazines dean brown and runfly studios have developed and released an iphone/ipad app called pickup tunes the idea was to base a game on the ear training techniques that i use in teaching we developed it to look and feel more like a game than an academic exercise dean conducts clinics all over the world and teaches several classes of his own curriculum at the musicians institute in hollywood currently brown continues to record teach tour and sell out venues with his own groups worldwide he released his much anticipated fourth solo cd unfinished business in the fall of 2012 brown s most ambitious release to date rockish bluesy jazzy funky all rolled up into one he delivers music with punch contemporary jazz energy and integrity guitar nine records

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compared to tord gustavsen and the late esbjörn svensson s est but with a level of clarity and versatility that makes the trio totally unique sgent profile artist web sgent you tube

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the milk factory espen eriksen piano/compositions lars tormod jenset bass andreas bye drums the jazz world is not short on piano trios but it´s not every day that one comes across a new trio with a personal musical language espen eriksen trio plays highly melodical and lyrical instrumentals with elements from scandinavian folk and melancholia and shades of the deep woods it s definitely jazz but their less is more approach is in contrast to most of their contemporaries with structures almost like pop songs and with a strong focus on melodies and short solos the trio released their debut you had me at goodbye on rune grammofon in 2010 to massive positive response from international press the milk factory said espen eriksen s ensemble has been compared to tord gustavsen and the late esbjörn svensson s est but there is on goodbye a level of clarity and versatility that makes the trio totally unique so it s fair to state with all about jazz that espen eriksen trio is another emergent group on the scandinavian scene sure to be worth watching with its own superb reevaluation and reinvention of the piano trio tradition their second album what took you so long was released worldwide june 2012 espen eriksen trio has played at most important festivals and venues in norway like moldejazz maijazz vossajazz oslo jazzfestival and national jazz scene victoria they have also toured in germany switzerland england and malaysia in 2011 after playing in front of more than 2000 people on penang island jazz festival the star called the trio the festivals media favorite another emergent group on the scandinavian scene sure to be worth watching with its own superb reevaluation and reinvention of the piano trio tradition all about jazz

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in an era of smooth sax sound-alikes bob franceschini remains one of the instrument s most original and vital voices credit his early schooling with salsa stars eddie palmieri tito puente and willie colon and his r&b/pop turns with paul simon chaka khan jennifer lopez and lionel ritchie and his presence on the music scene in nyc all of which are shaping his cutting-edge contributions to jazz trailblazers mike stern the yellow jackets and jeff lorber fusion among others his new trio pow3r is breaking new ground in stretch jazz with deep grooves and modern textures multi-instrumentalist composer arranger and producer bob franceschini throughout his career has collaborated on over 50 recordings from cÉline dion to tito puente sgent profile artist web sgent you tube

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we speak of love happiness for me happiness is fred wesley playing his horn james brown one of the music world s most-sampled artists thanks to his work with the godfather of soul james brown fred wesley is one of the key architects of funk music born in mobile ala he began his professional career as a teenage trombonist with ike and tina turner he was music director arranger trombonist and a primary composer for james brown from 1968-1975 then arranged and played for parliament-funkadelic and bootsy s rubber band he has played with and arranged for a wide variety of other artists including ray charles pancho sanchez new york voices slide hampton van morrison the sos band and cameo to name a few scores of other artists including janet jackson that s the way love goes and nas nastradamus have sampled his work after a stint with the count basie orchestra he s nurtured a devotion to jazz ­ playing recording writing and promoting it his solo jazz recordings include to someone amalgamation comme ci comme ca full circle and wuda cuda shud sgent profile artist web sgent you tube usa only

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exclusive booking agency except asia hiromi the trio project featuring anthony jackson bass and simon phillips drums sgent profile artist web sgent you tube

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pianist and composer hiromi whose passionate and incendiary keyboard work has been a shining light on the jazz landscape since her 2003 debut believes that the voice that never speaks can sometimes be the most powerful of all on her 2011 album voice hiromi sought to capture people s inner voices and strove to create what she called a threedimensional sound for that album the japanese composer pianist assembled a trio that included herself and two veteran players ­ contra-bass guitarist anthony jackson paul simon the o jays steely dan chick corea and drummer simon phillips toto the who judas priest david gilmour jack bruce while hiromi had played with jackson prior to recording voice she had never recorded an entire album with either him or phillips while on the road hiromi started writing music for a follow-up move u.s release march 5 2013 on telarc a division of concord music group european release date october 2 2012 because i had been playing with anthony and simon for quite a bit i just started to understand their characteristics and i could find a hidden gem in their playing she explains as a composer i really wanted to write the songs especially for them and i wanted to extract the unique beauty of their playing recorded by grammy®-winning producer and engineer michael bishop at aire born studios in zionsville indiana move like voice has an overriding theme which hiromi describes as time in one day you wake up and go to work and then hang out she says the album is like a soundtrack for a day the opening titletrack begins with an undulating piano riff that mimics the sound of a ringing alarm it s one of the most difficult pieces i ve ever written says hiromi i had great musicians with me and we worked hard on that song in the studios and rehearsals we spent a lot of time to play it right it s very tricky because when a song sounds difficult it s not fun it has to groove and it has to go beyond `this is a difficult song it has to make you groove and feel the rhythm to reach that point really took some time new new album the groove deepens on endeavor a tune that starts off with a funky guitar riff that gives way to beautiful piano solos before diving back into the funk it has a lot of tricks with rhythm so that when you re feeling the groove and shaking your head with the music it slips backwards explains hiromi then it slips back again it has a lot of tricks rhythmically i really like putting these small treasures in the songs because it s like treasure hunting the album s centerpiece is a three-part suite divided into segments entitled reality fantasy and in between i really like writing suites says hiromi i ve done it a couple of times in the past and it s good for the writer to come up with a big story i always want to tell stories with my music i always see visuals and i always think about music like a select story i have so much fun writing these songs that are about contrary things like your frustrations and also the fight in yourself it took awhile to finish and there is a main theme in each song so by the third piece if you listen to it carefully you will hear the main theme i like that kind of musical trick the album comes to a close with 11:49 pm an 11-minute song designed to mark the end of one day and the beginning of a new one before you go to bed you think through what you have been through and you think and all these emotions come out says hiromi i think the nighttime is the most emotional time of the day especially when you re at home i don t know what makes people think that but it s just the night people show so much more emotion and heart in that particular time of the day i started to write a song about it whenever i wrote 11:49 pm it was always at nighttime i went through all these emotions move hiromi is one of the most remarkable pianists of the past half century alex henderson all music

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dares to present magical musical field tests which sound as delicate as a moribund musical box or intoxicating emotional like a pop song grumpy but yes ingenious nÜrnberger zeitung even in a parallel universe where jazz cellists are as common as tenor madmen and trumpet-blowing boppers hank roberts would be utterly unique over his nearly four-decade career roberts has forged a compelling original voice on the cello encompassing abstract improvisation and soulful folk melodies intricate new-music compositions and vigorous rock songs roberts latest cd everything is alive features three long-time compatriots guitarist bill frisell bassist jerome harris and drummer kenny wollesen the 2012 winter winter release continues the cellist s relationship with producer stefan winter which stretches back through the bulk of robert s discography the album s ten original compositions speak with a direct voice inflected with roots rock and funk accents sgent profile artist web sgent you tube

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jazzkamikaze s flight path is proving to be as unpredictable as it is entertaining all about jazz supersonic revolutions is the title of jazzkamikaze s latest album which hit earth march 2010 the album marks a new chapter of musical genres and sends the five scandinavian captains of the kamikaze-super-spaceship on far more pioneering adventures supersonic revolutions is the primitive forces of rock music mixed with intricate jazz progressions pulsating beats of electro the grandiosity of classical music performed with the attitude of punk since the arrival of the band back in 2005 they have established themselves in record-breaking-time as a fiercely and powerful act to be reckoned with as early as 2005 they won young jazz and young nordic jazz comets two prestigious talent sgent you tube competitions in northern europe this marked the take off of one of the most international touring acts in denmark in recent years with tour activity on 4-5 continents a year it was during the new york mix sessions of the band s 2007release traveling at the speed of sound that the band was noticed by the vp s of sony studios the following year jazzkamikaze signed with sevenseas music a newly-founded american/japanese record label who is releasing the new album the title is ambiguous it s about our inner revolution and evolution as a band more importantly it reflects our desire to revolt music of today the supersonic element comes natural it s jazzkamikaze sgent profile artist web

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