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LP artist, Ami Molinelli has been busy in 2009!

LP artist, Ami Molinelli has been busy in 2009. Her Brazilian Choro and Jazz band, Grupo Falso Baiano just signed with MOONDO Records and will be releasing their CD, "Viajando: Choro e Jazz" this coming spring. Celebrating with performances at the Healdsburg Jazz Festival in California on May 31st. They'll perform alongside an esteemed line up that includes Toninho Horta, Leny Andrade, Airto Moreira, and Trio de Paz. From there they'll continue to Southern California in June, playing in and around the Los Angeles area and completing their tour with the Latin Sounds series at LACMA on June 6th.

Ami's group has also debuted another project,"Samba de Raiz" (Roots Samba) and includes Rio (Carioca) natives, Ana Carbatti on vocals and master percussionist Jorge Alabe. Check out www.grupofalsobaiano.com for more info.

During the summer Ami will be teaching Brazilian and world percussion at Jazz Camp West (www.jazzcampwest.com) in Northern California. She continues to work as a recording artist and resident teaching artist with both the Los Angeles Philharmonic and the Los Angeles Music Center.

Tommy Igoe's Birdland Big Band
Performs Every Friday Night in nyc!

Tommy Igoe and his Birdland Big Band

Tommy Igoe and the Birdland Big Band have often been described as New York's must-see big band. Recently I was lucky enough to catch the show. Definitely, Tommy is a charismatic bandleader and drummer with a powerful group.

Igoe’s 16-piece band features some of the hottest Jazz musicians on the scene today. From the first note their music captures your attention. The group played a variety of original and classic compositions for two hours. An amazingly tight band whose passionate music makes you feel good! And, by the audience’s reactions, Tommy's drumming and musicianship boosts spirits and makes for a fun filled night-out.

If you are planning a visit to NYC, add this performance to your agenda. If you are lucky enough to live in the NY metro area, I highly recommend catching the show. Birdland Jazz Club is conveniently located in mid-town. The weekly Friday night show starts at 5:15, for reservations call 212.581.3080. A great way to jump-start the weekend, the club’s food and ambiance are top-notch.

If you simply can’t make it to the club, don’t despair you can buy it on DVD and CD. For a preview of the show, click here!

LP artist Nick Bailey Performs with Celtic Woman!

LP artist, percussionist, Nick Bailey was in New York City performing with CELTIC WOMAN. He's been touring with show for the last four years. Nick's choice of percussion is LP. Recently he mentioned, "I can always rely on LP instruments; they never let me down!"

Cyro Baptista's beat the Donkey performs in NJ

Cyro Baptista and his band, Beat the Donkey, recently performed at the Ciccone Theater at Bergen Community College in Paramus, NJ, to an extremely enthusiastic crowd. Beat The Donkey is a multicultural, polyphonic, highly creative and entertaining group that takes rhythms beyond their natural frontiers and creates a brand of music too innovative and varied to be labeled.

Beat the Donkey allows Cyro to combine his musical skills, natural humor and theatrical talents with instruments from Brazil, the Middle East, Indonesia, Africa and the U.S. The group also incorporates dance from Indonesian Gamelan to Tap Dance to Brazilian Capoeira. The band’s musicians wear elaborate costumes and hail from countries throughout the world. The first Beat the Donkey recording was chosen by The New York Times as one of the ten best alternative albums of 2002.