The Shrine Big Band

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Released: Oct 14, 2011

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Genre: Experimental / Jazz / Progressive
Location NEWYORK, New York, Un
Profile Views: 2656
Last Login: 10/9/2011
Member Since 9/11/2011
Website www.myspace.com/theshrinebigband
Type of Label Indie
Bio
Experience The Shrine Big Band! We perform at The Shrine - 2271 Adam Clayton Powell Blvd, corner of 134th - the first Sunday of every month at 9:00 p.m. Come and hear the thrilling sounds of our trumpets, trombones, saxes, and rhythm section. We swing hard at the same time as we take it into zones of experimental improvised sounds for a unique listening experience.
Members
Dan Blankinship - trumpet, Josh Lawrence - trumpet, Hugo Moreno - trumpet, James Rogers - trombone, Matt McDonald - trombone, TJ Robinson - trombone, Yoni Kretzmer - tenor sax, Alan Davis - tenor sax, Mariano Groppa - alto sax, Itai Kriss - flute, Justin Rothberg - guitar, Eric Plaks - piano, Motoki Mihara - bass, Jon Panikkar - drums
Influences
the creative minds of all the members, Duke Ellington, Charles Mingus, Sun Ra, Bill Dixon
Sounds Like
A freight train or a whisper