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Artist: Booster Valves
Booster Valves were a one-off recording project taking place in Boston in April 1998, with a band including Jeff Connolly of the Lyres, Nic Dalton of the Plunderers, and Winston Braman and Nate Darnden on drums. Two songs the band recorded were released as a limited-edition 500-copy single by the Australian Half a Cow label. Both songs were part... [+] Read More
Artist: Semi Lunar Valve
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Artist: Russell Smith
Brass instruments including valve trombone and cornet are the specialty of this seasoned sessionman, who has been heard on recordings by performers such as Kate Ceberano, Vince Jones, and Renée Geyer. With trumpeter Jones his contributions have included production and composing skills, the flexible "Loose Bloose" an example of the latter. ~... [+] Read More
Artist: Endo>Meso
Endo>Meso is a funk bassist from the South of the UK that went electro.Inspired by lo-fi, DnB and exploitation movie sounds.Former member of such pre-internet bands as Floating Dogs, Interscope, Pig Valve and Scuba Monkeys. Endo>Meso is an outlet for the mischievous Mr Gater. [+] Read More
Artist: Perry Languirand
Perry Languirand: Started the Group and produced and composed the first 5 songs. Perry can play verious stringed and valved instraments and can mix and produce. A.J. McCoy who is a studio Drummer. Toby Haris playes a mean base and can play several valved instraments. Rebecka (beckie) Person the Ivory tickler and synth player who has a set of... [+] Read More
Artist: Bob Brookmeyer
Bob Brookmeyer has long been the top valve trombonist in jazz and a very advanced arranger whose writing is influenced by modern classical music. He started out as a pianist in dance bands but was on valve trombone with Stan Getz (1953). He gained fame as a member of the Gerry Mulligan quartet (1954-1957), was part of the unusual Jimmy Giuffre... [+] Read More
Artist: Mark Levine
Mark Levine has long mastered the unusual double of piano and valve trombone, being equally skilled on both instruments. Levine graduated from Boston University in 1960 with a music degree. He moved to New York shortly afterwards, freelancing and playing with a variety of top players including Houston Person (1966), Mongo Santamaria (1969-70),... [+] Read More
Artist: Mike Fahn
A fine bop soloist on the valve trombone, Mike Fahn is always ready to jam or to add his horn to any swinging situation. His father was a drummer who had played with Lionel Hampton and young Mike started out as a drummer too. He soon switched to trumpet and baritone horn before becoming a valve trombonist when he was 12. Within a couple years... [+] Read More
Artist: Macavity
This Dallas band started in high school and performed in many venues around the city. Although none of its members are leading songwriters, critics are amazed at the cohesiveness of Macavity's live shows and recordings. After opening for groups such as Chomsky and Valve, the group appeared on a local compilation album. Macavity was signed to... [+] Read More
Artist: The Venusians
The San Francisco-based Venusians create a unique form of music, blending East and West with outer space. Incorporating a wild, circus-like live show with an electro-organic musical vibe, the band has appeared at such high-profile gigs as the Burning Man Festival and the Star Wars Opening Gala in 2000. One of the truly unique features of the... [+] Read More
Artist: Dardanelle
An excellent pianist with a light touch, Dardanelle's credits dated back to the '40s. She could play hot, funky blues and surging originals, or do a menu of novelty tunes and old standards. Dardanelle's combo recordings range from intense trio sessions with Tal Farlow to relatively easy listening fare with Bucky Pizzarelli. She was an active... [+] Read More
Artist: Milltown Brothers
Peaking during the wake of the "Madchester" scene, Milltown Brothers -- vocalist/guitarist Matt Nelson, guitarist Simon Nelson, bassist James Fraser, keyboardist Barney James, and drummer Nian Brindle -- derived a spirited '60s pop sound, highlighted by the zest of a farfisa organ. Although they never reached the popularity of their... [+] Read More
Artist: Brad Gowans
Brad Gowans had a colorful and versatile career in prebop jazz, seeking to stretch the boundaries of the music in unusual ways. A multi-instrumentalist who was skilled on both reeds and brass, Gowans alternated early on between clarinet and valve trombone. He worked with the Rhapsody Makers Band, Tommy DeRosa's New Orleans Jazz Band and Perley... [+] Read More
Artist: Bob Enevoldsen
A longtime giant of the West Coast jazz landscape, Bob Enevoldsen trailed only Bob Brookmeyer as his generation's foremost practictioner of the valve trombone. Enevoldsen was born September 11, 1920, in Billings, MT. His Danish-born father was a professional violinist who conducted the orchestra at their local silent movie theater, and at age... [+] Read More
Artist: Marshall Brown
The early 1960's team of Marshall Brown (a highly disciplined and organized teacher) and clarinetist Pee Wee Russell (a very spontaneous alcoholic) was definitely an odd coupling yet, during its brief existence, it was mutually beneficial. Russell was encouraged to play very modern pieces (including some by John Coltrane and Ornette Coleman) and... [+] Read More
Artist: Milt Larkin
Milt Larkin led one of the greatest of all territory bands but tragically it never recorded and today can only be thought of as legendary. He was selftaught as a trumpeter, inspired to play after hearing Bunk Johnson. Larkin freelanced throughout Texas including with Chester Boone and Giles Mitchell's Birmingham Blue Blowers. During 1936-42 he... [+] Read More
Artist: Holocaust
Hailing from Edinburgh, Scotland, Holocaust were formed in the late '70s, and featured vocalist Gary Lettice, guitarists John Mortimer and Ed Dudley, bassist Robin Begg, and drummer Nicky Arkless. Like many New Wave of British Heavy Metal bands, Holocaust cut their teeth in local clubs during the waning days of punk, before finally scoring an... [+] Read More
Artist: Dillinja
One of the more prolific producers in jungle music -- with records on over ten labels strong, two of them his own -- Dillinja is one of the few drum'n'bass artists who spends more time in the production studio than in clubs. While living in Brixton in the early '90s, he became tipped to jungle by DJ Bryan G, who lived around the corner from him.... [+] Read More
Artist: Pete Daily
An excellent Dixieland player, Pete Daily, never quite broke into the big time despite his talents and he received less fame than he deserved. He started out playing baritone horn, switched to tuba in high school, and then soon afterward cornet. Daily worked steadily in Chicago during 1930-1942, with Frank Melrose, Bud Freeman, and Boyce Brown,... [+] Read More
Artist: Tommy Stevenson
This trumpeter was nicknamed "Steve" but should not be confused with the saxophonist Steve Stevenson whose baritone work was heard with arranger and bandleader Oliver Nelson. Trumpeter Tommy Stevenson was active in an earlier era, his short career taking place during the heart of the swing years. Not a great deal is known about his background... [+] Read More
Artist: Lemon D
Lemon D is the most often used recording name of South London jungle producer Kevin King. The man behind the Planet Earth label as well a number of 12-inches for Metalheadz, Prototype, V Recordings, and Epic, King's reputation as a strong, economical producer of dancefloor drum'n'bass has risen steadily since his work began appearing in the... [+] Read More
Artist: Lazy Ade Monsborough
One of the top Australian musicians active in the trad jazz movement, Lazy Ade Monsborough was an important force and a popular figure for decades in his native country. A versatile multi-instrumentalist who mostly played clarinet and alto, Monsborough was also a decent trumpeter and trombonist. Monsborough studied piano first before taking up... [+] Read More
Artist: Frank Orchard
Frank Orchard was a fine Dixieland-oriented trombonist who, although an asset with many groups through the years, never gained much fame. Originally he played violin, then banjo and tuba, before switching to trombone. Orchard studied at Juilliard from 1932-33 and performed for a year with Stanley Melba's band, but then worked outside of music... [+] Read More
