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Endorsements/Gear I Use
Musicians/Bands
Artists/Photographers
Other Cool Sites
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Endorsements/Gear I Use
I've been playing my custom made Francois
Louis tenor mouthpiece for 17 years and I LOVE it! He has a new "Spectruoso"
tenor mouthpiece out and it's GREAT!
http://www.francois-louis.com
I am a Yamaha performing artist and all of my horns are
Yamahas
http://www.yamaha.com/band
I use Rico Select Jazz Reeds
http://www.ricoreeds.com
I use Ligaphone ligatures on all my horns. They really help
even out the response in all the registers, and at all volume levels.
This is the best ligature I have ever played.
http://www.ligaphone.com
I play Drelinger flute headjoints
http://www.drelinger.com
I use and endorse Aphex mic preamps. They sound fantastic!
http://www.aphex.com
I protect all of my saxophones in Walt
Johson Cases
I use Bagend speakers.
The BEST sounding speakers out there!
Oleg is a great inventor of saxophone products.
I use his straps and palm key risers
http://www.olegproducts.com
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Musicians/Bands
Singer, dancer and voice
over artist extraordinaire!
http://myspace.com/carolbachyrita
One of my favorite sax
players and a huge inspiration!
http://www.stangetz.net
One of my favorite Brazilian composers and
spirits - Incredible artistry and a true inspiration!!
http://www.guinga.com
Former Musical Director for Hermeto Pascoal -
What a musical soul!
http://www.jovisan.net
Great percussionist and good friend Ami
Molinelli
http://www.amimo.com
What a lady, what an artist, an
inspiration....
http://www.jonimitchell.com
One of my favorite artists....
http://www.rickieleejones.com
An amazing saxophone
player....
http://www.michaelbrecker.com
One of the great ladies in my life, the
Legendary Queen of the Blues Linda Hopkins finally has a website
http://www.global-mojo.com/specialsite/hopkins
Leslie has a sultry alto voice equally
adept singing sizzling salsa or soulful R&B. We've worked together
since we were both small children, and currently I'm the musical
director for her 11 piece salsa band. We've done several tours of
Europe together and I've had the honor to produce her last CD "Es
Cosa Latina" and I'm slated to produce her next CD too. Check her
out!
The Hi-FI Quintet-Retro Jazz, Swing & Lounge
A fun and swingin' little band I play in, along with Tony Guererro,
Matt Johnson, Rob Whitlock and Vocalist Elizabeth Lamers
http://www.hifiquintet.com
Pianist/producer/writer Billy Mitchell has a
cool website with lots of info on the man and the musician.
http://www.billy-mitchell.com
Official website of "The Bubbas'"-Two of my
favorite people and musicians. Check out their recordings, they have
about eight CD's out and I am privileged to play on all of them.
The incredibly cool and hip
Pianist/Vocalist/Songwriter
Betty Bryant's new website.
http://www.bettybryant.com
Long time friend and band mate Steve
Weingart is the featured
keyboard player on many of my CD's.
Check out his new website, he has a fantastic new CD out too!!!
http://www.steveweingart.com
My good friend trumpeter Larry Williams' website.
Elvis Schoenberg and The Orchestra
Surreal
- This is the coolest/wackiest band around. Think Jimi Hendrix, The Doors,
Beethoven and Rossini meet Frank Zappa and Spike Jones in a dark alley.
Featuring the incredible vocals of Miss Thang (Angela Carole Brown.) I
get the opportunity to play with them from time to time, and it's truly
a surreal experience. They've also have two CD's out which everyone
should hear!
http://www.eschoenberg.com
The Donavon/Muradian Quintet, formerly known
as The Nairobi Trio, a wonderful straight-ahead jazz band that I had the
pleasure to play with for a couple of years.
http://www.dmqjazz.com
Yvette Freeman is a fabulous vocalist that I
occasionally have the good fortune to work with. I played on her "Dinah
Washington" tribute CD.
http:/www.yvettefreeman.com
Maria Martinez is a great
drummer/percussionist/educator and friend. I wrote the music and played
on her instructional Brazilian Coordination for Drumset, and Afro-Cuban
Coordination for Drumset books, cds, videos and DVDs.
To purchase, go to
http://www.activemusician.com enter Maria Martinez in the
"search all products" window and click go..
Hussain Jiffry-Inspired
musician/bassist, my dear friend and one of my oldest musical partners
has a new website. Check it out at
http://www.homepage.mac.com/hussainjiffry
Rick Joswick, the "Jumpin' Joz." I
have known and played with Rick for close to twenty years. If you like
to swing dance, go and hear his band!
http://www.jumpinjoz.com
Cassio Duarte - One of the greatest
percussionists I know, and fellow member of "Braziliando"
http://www.cassioduarte.com
Dale Spalding, the great harmonica
player
featured on my "Blue Winds" CD
A dear friend and a fantastic musician.
Kevin plays drums and percussion on my "That Other Place" and
"Brazilian Moon" CD's.
Peruvian vocalist Alessa has three
wonderful recordings out,
and I play on all of them. For great Brazilian/World
music, check her out!
Greg Poree - A beautiful guitarist and
composer
that I've played and
recorded with a lot.
Bruce Lofgren
is a wonderful guitarist/composer and has produced four CDs which you
can check out at
http://www.brucelofgren.com
My buddy, guitarist Vernon Neilly's music is on
top of the MP3 charts!
http://www.boosweet.com
My good friends Vik Momjian and Pete Deneff have a great new
CD out with their band "Excursion" that I was very privileged to play
on. Check out their mix of Latin & Middle eastern Jazz!
http://www.excursionjazz.com
Also, for you Bass freaks, check out Vik's
website at
http://www.viksbassplace.com
With heartfelt
songs and soulful grooves, the guitar mastery of Bill Shafton will move
you
http://www.billshafton.com
L.A. based pianist George Kahn has a very
cool website where you can check out his music online and get
performance info
http://www.georgekahn.com
Mortonette Jenkins - A wonderful singer that I've had the pleasure
to work with in "Wild Women Blues" over the last eight years. I also
play on her new CD which is available through her website -
http://www.mortonette.com
Mitchell is a fantastic guitarist,
singer, percussionist, and like me, a big Brazilian music nut. Come
hear him live sometime when he plays with my trio "Braziliando" or
one of his many other groups.
http://www.mitchelllongmusic.com
Her voice is as sweet as she is, check out my
friend Toni Peete
http://www.myspace.com/a62diva
My dear friend Matt Johnson is a drumming
god & we've played together for many years in lots of different
projects including my quartet. the Hi-Fi quintet, and the Jet Set
Quintet.
http://drummermattjohnson.com
Check out the site of my good friend and
fabulous Brazilian drummer/percussionist Cristiano Novelli.
Cristiano plays in my Brazilian trio and my bigger groups too!
http://cristianonovelli.com
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Artists/Photographers
French aerial artist and dancer
extraordinaire.
http://www.laurencejardin.com
My close friend Martin Cohen who has done
most
of my CD and promo photography for the last 10 years.
Check out his cool site and great photos!!!
Keni Davis - one of my favorite artists in
L.A.
Keni's colors are amazing.
Patrick Gothard is a wonderful local
artist.
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Other Cool Sites
The hippest site for independent artists on the
web.
You can get all of my CD's there.
http://www.cdbaby.com/all/kyle
The Pasadena Jazz Institute is constantly
putting on fantastic concerts at the Terrace Theatre and other venues in
the Pasadena Area. You can check their schedule and buy tickets online
at:
http://www.pasjazz.org
A great website to find out everything
happening "Brazilian"
in L.A. and around the world!
Check out
this site for a Jazz lover's photo's, insight, and perspective into
Jazz music and culture worldwide, with an emphasis on Los Angeles
http://www.thejazzcat.blogharbor.com/blog
Nancy makes great custom jewelry and it's very affordable
http://www.eschermom.com
The Aulochrome - An amazing new instrument invented by Belgian
Francois Louis, which is basically two soprano saxophones welded
together, and capable of playing totally independently of each
other. You can find out more about this amazing instrument at
http://www.aulochrome.com
Laura
Powell and Brandon Kwae - some of the best salsa dancer/teachers in
Los Angeles. They have a new DVD out that features some of the music
I wrote and arranged for Leslie Paula's "Es Cosa Latina"
CD.
http://www.latindancepros.com
An amazing place to study Brazilian music
& dance up in the redwoods of Northern California!
http://calbrazilcamp.com
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