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Airborne - Smooth Jazz & Vocals - Contemporary Jazz
Group http://www.airbornejazz.com
AIRBORNE
SMOOTH JAZZ /
CONTEMPORARY JAZZ & VOCALS Their High-Energy Contemporary Jazz
sound is in perfect tune with today's new Smooth Jazz and Vocals
radio formats. Packed with intensity and complexity their smooth
and expert performance, vocal, and composition skills are respected
in all the jazz markets, (college, public, and commercial).
Sounds of passion and emotion, a multi-cultural product of the
band's hometown of New Haven, CT. Formed in the late 1980's the
band has survived the ups and downs of today's frantic society with
total dedication to their music, skills, and goals. With rare
virtue, thought, and imagination these multi-faceted and
experienced musicians have collaborated to create their own unique
personal expression, original sound, and trademark in jazz
music. Compositions and performances of Airborne contain: Moods of
romance, inner spirit, peace, fun, and excitement. Grooves that
move soft, smooth, and wild. Hot rhythms that cruise on a cool sea
of music and voices. A trademark jazz sound of island passion and
urban emotion.
Music that is sensitive, straight from the heart
and echo's from deep within the soul. A whirling musical journey
packed with sincerity and flawless execution.
Airborne’s
musical recipe takes a can of straight ahead jazz with Caribbean
and Latino influences. Pours in a few tablespoons of jazz fusion
and a heaping cup of urban street funk. Then cooks all ingredients
with pure technical talent till it gets boiling hot. Their music
beliefs, insights, and material always maintain the highest
integrity. Communicating and crossing over to a wider listening
market and audience. Their career is forever blossoming with each
new recording project. All their CDs have made very successful
marks on Jazz Radio Charts all over the USA and abroad with heavy
airplay rotation. Trade Magazines such as, JazzTimes, Jazziz,
Downbeat, Billboard, CMJ, Musician, New England Performer, Jazz On
Line, etc..; have praised their work with great reviews and press
releases. Their Concert Videos appeared on BET , Public
Broadcasting, and TV Cable Networks across the USA. The band has
been touring and performing at Jazz Festivals, Music Venues,
Colleges, and Nightclubs in the USA, Europe, and Japan. Since 1992,
the Airborne Jazz Band has been on the New England Foundation for
the Arts prestigious Performing Arts Roster with an Arts in
Education program " A Century of Jazz ".As Jazz Educators on the
roster of the Connecticut Commission on the Arts they have opened
the minds and ears of young audiences to jazz music in their home
state performing their Arts in Education program in Colleges, High
and Middle Schools.
As Performing Artists, Recording Artists,
Educators, and as Humanitarians the band’s quality of excellence
and compassion has kept them on the road to
success.
Discography Heavy Vibes - 2004 - Lifetones - 1999 -
Across the Sky - 1995 - Take Off - 1990
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