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About
Octobop
Cool
jazz. Images of the early days on the West Coast when new ideas, harmonies, ensemble
playing and great improvisation were all happening. Recreating and updating that
experience is the mission of Octobop. Performing and promoting the music that
began with The Birth of the Cool -- and the innovations of Gerry
Mulligan, Chet
Baker, Shorty Rogers, Bud Shank, Bob Cooper,
Dave Pell, Jimmy Guiffre, and Howard Rumsey
among others -- Octobop makes cool jazz hot again.
The musicians of Octobop:
Brian Brockhouse - Bass
Jack Conway - Guitar
Bill Hazzard - Vibes
Roy Kaufmann - Drums
Matt Kesner - Tenor, Alto, Soprano Sax
Geoff Roach- Baritone Sax, Tenor Sax and Alto Flute
Jon Schermer - Trombone
Randy Smith - Trumpet and Flugelhorn
Back - Schermer, Conway, Kesner,
Brockhouse Front - Kaufmann, Roach, Smith, Hazzard
After Dark, Octobop's third CD, was released in December 2004. The recording contains more
cool music from composers and artists such as Gerry Mulligan, Shorty
Rogers, Jimmy Giuffre, Henry Mancini, Al Belletto, Steve Swallow, and Cy
Coleman. Arrangements are by Bill Holman, Marty Paich, Jack Conway, and
Geoff Roach. Recorded at Fantasy Studios in Berkeley, California in August
2004, After Dark will be a welcome addition to your collection. Click
here to learn more about After Dark or to order
a copy. The week of February 15, 2005, After Dark was number 35 on
the national jazz charts at JazzWeek.
Reviews of After Dark - August 2005 -
Cadence Magazine and O's Jazz Place Newsletter
Night Lights,
Octobop's second CD, was first available in 2002. The title cut is a great
ballad by Gerry Mulligan and Judy Holliday. Octobop released its first CD in the spring of
2000. Too Close For Comfort was recorded with the help of alto sax legend Bud
Shank. Both CDs have great reviews. To order a copy or find out more
information, contact us
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Recent
Gigs
San Jose Jazz
Platinum Circle Celebration
Feb 21, 2009
Club Auto Sport, San Jose, CA
Child Advocates
of Silicon Valley
Annual Gala
March 21, 2009
Doubletree Hotel, San Jose, CA
2008
San Ramon Library Fall Jazz Series
Tech Museum of Innovation,
San Jose, CA
Jazz on the Grass
Morgan Hill Community Center
Jazz Showcase
City Lights Theater, San Jose
Presented By San Jose Jazz
Savanna Jazz,
San Francisco
Cinequest Film Festival, San Jose
Kuumbwa Jazz, Santa Cruz, 7 pm
2007
Agenda Lounge, San Jose
Yoshi's, Oakland, CA
Savanna Jazz, San Francisco
Sunset
Magazine, Menlo Park, CA
Santana Row, San Jose, CA
Mondo
Lounge Atomic Frolic
Las Vegas, NV
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