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Very
Early, the fourth CD from the group bringing you West Coast cool,
finishes 2007 number 32 on the national CMJ Jazz charts.
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what people are saying about Octobop and Very Early
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Top 40 Jazz CD in 2007
Very Early
Finishes 2007 #32 Nationally on CMJ Charts
Reaches #4 on CMJ Jazz Charts
#24 on Jazz Week Charts
Stays in top 10 for 10 weeks
Upcoming Gigs
April 6, 2008
Roux Louisiana Kitchen, Santana
Row
San Jose, CA
5pm to 8pm
April 13, 2008
Jazz Showcase
City Lights Theater, San Jose
Presented By San Jose Jazz
May 10, 2008
Savanna Jazz
San Francisco
November 14, 2008
San Ramon Library Fall Jazz Series
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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, Bass Sax, Alto Sax and Alto Flute
Jon Schermer - Trombone
Randy Smith - Trumpet and Flugelhorn
Back - Kaufmann,
Schermer, Conway, Kesner, Hazzard, Brockhouse. Front - Roach, Smith
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
March 9, 2008
Cinequest Film Festival, San Jose
Private Party
March 13, 2008
Kuumbwa Jazz, Santa Cruz, 7 pm
www.kuumbwajazz.org
August 17, 2007
Agenda Lounge, San Jose
7:30-9:45pm
June 12, 2007
Yoshi's, Oakland, CA
May 12, 2007
Savanna Jazz, San Francisco
7:30-11:30pm
May 20, 2007
Sunset
Magazine, Menlo Park, CA
10:00-11:30am
July 31, 2007
Santana Row, San Jose, CA
6:00-8:30pm
Mondo
Lounge Atomic Frolic
January 26-28 Las Vegas, NV
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