Gini Wilson, Piano;
Steve Heckman, Reeds;
Pat Klobas, Bass;
Ron Marabuto, Drums
Influences
Sexy, sparkling ChamberJazz:
The SFCJQ showcases their exciting compositions featuring the intensity of classical music and the passion of jazz improvisation. Their intensely lyrical music reveals influences from World Music, Bebop, Bach and Blues. It is earning high praise from critics and the public alike.
Sounds Like
Maria Schneider, Oregon, Piazzola, Rachel Z
Record Label
Music Wizards
Type of Label
Indie
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About Gini Wilson/The San Francisco ChamberJazz Quartet
Gini Wilson, known as The Duchess, is legendary in the Bay area as a brilliant jazz pianist, entertainer, and composer. She is the Director and, with reedman Steve Heckman, the co-founder of The San Francisco ChamberJazz Quartet. When not performing at concerts and festivals with the group, Gini performs regularly at well-known Bay area clubs such as her recent year long steady gig at Jazz at Pearls, and frequent performances at others including Bacar, and Shanghai 1930 in San Francisco. She has done many television (music director, “Encore for Ruby” on PBS) and film projects and was a regular on the NPR radio show “West Coast Live”. She has been the music director for many clubs and musical projects in the Bay Area. In concerts and interviews she is also noted for her irreverent sense of humor. She studied classical piano (M. Music) and studied composition with the American master George Crumb before dedicating herself primarily to jazz. As an educator and adjudicator of the Music Teachers of America, and IAJE, she teaches both classical and jazz piano in Marin County, California.
The SFCJQ has made waves in the San Francisco area and nationally. Their concerts and recent CDs, SFCJQ (2005) and
The Crossing Point, (2003) and were heard extensively on national jazz radio stations and gained national attention and praise…
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