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Artist: Yoshi Takemasa
Artist: Yoshi Mihara
Artist: Jing Chi
This fusion supergroup features Miles Davis alumnus Robben Ford on guitar, the Yellowjackets' Jimmy Haslip on bass, and veteran session drummer Vinnie Colaiuta. Their first album appeared in 2002 and was followed by a live set the next year titled Jing Chi Live at Yoshi's, which included guest appearances by keyboard player Otmaro Ruiz and Marc... [+] Read More
Artist: Fisticuffs Bluff
Santa Cruz, CA emo-thrash quartet Fisticuffs Bluff was formed in the fall of 1993 by guitarist Drew Gilbert, bassist Dave Louie and drummer Jay Con-ui; with the addition of singer Summer Mastous the following January, the band recorded its first demo, soon issuing a split single with Angel Hair. Bassist Paul Costuros and drummer Yoshi Nakamoto... [+] Read More
Artist: Art Maxwell
Art MaxwellMulti-Instrumentalist - Composer - Arranger - Producer - Record Executive - Booking Agent - Production Consultant - Instructor - Flute - Alto Flute - Piccolo - Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Baritone Saxophone - Clarinet and Bass Clarinet - Oboe - ShakuhachiBackgroundBegan music studies at age four on the recorder and flute studies at age... [+] Read More
Artist: Pat Martino
One of the most original of the jazz-based guitarists to emerge in the 1960s, Pat Martino made a remarkable comeback after brain surgery in 1980 to correct an aneurysm caused him to lose his memory and completely forget how to play. It took years, but he regained his ability, partly by listening to his older records. Martino began playing... [+] Read More
Artist: Todd Sickafoose
Bassist, bandleader, and composer Todd Sickafoose probably performs before his largest live audiences when backing alternative folk singer/songwriter Ani DiFranco, and he can be heard on such DiFranco CDs as 2005's Knuckle Down and 2006's Reprieve. Much of his musical career has been devoted to the avant-garde and creative jazz world, however,... [+] Read More
Artist: The Aislers Set
After the 1997 dissolution of Henry's Dress and a brief dalliance with Go Sailor, Amy Linton began fooling around with a four-track and some solo material in a comfortable home studio setting. It turned out she had quite bit to say, and in quite a hooky fashion. The so-named Aislers Set officially debuted with Terrible Things Happen, issued... [+] Read More
Artist: Lois Roe
Lois Roe is a geologist by training, but grew up in a musical household and her interests in the natural sciences have long shared the stage with her ardent enthusiasm for music and foreign languages. Though her father is a classically-trained pianist and organist, Lois's early musical tastes were influenced most by her mother's popular music.... [+] Read More
Artist: David Alvarado
David Alvarado's house history started in the early '80s, evolving from DJ to producer, to having a major role in the settlement of the L.A. house scene. The Los Angeles native has recorded for labels such as Definitive, Yoshi Toshi, Strictly Rhythm, and his own label, Bomb Records. He credits legends such as Giorgio Moroder and Masters at Work... [+] Read More
Artist: Jacqui Naylor
Jacqui Naylor is not an easy artist to categorize. There are times when she performs straight-ahead vocal jazz, but at other times she favors more of a folk-rock/adult alternative approach. Depending on the mood she is in at a given moment, the northern Californian can bring to mind anyone from Cassandra Wilson or British jazz vocalist Claire... [+] Read More
