Circle
of Light Music CD by CreOp Muse. These festival songs come from Christmas around the
Americas, the Jewish celebration of Hannukah
the African/African-American celebration of Kwanzaa, and the Hindu celebration
of Diwali.
Languages heard include English, Spanish, Hebrew, Portuguese, Yiddish, Swahili,
and Hindi. Renowned jazz vocalist Tina Marsh produced the recording with 20
professional musicians from many cultures. The liner notes reveal their motivations::
The Heaven
Line Tina Marsh (voice); Martin Banks (trumpet); Alex Coke (woodwinds); Ken Filiano (bass); Dennis Gonzalez (trumpet); James Lakey (trombone); John Mills (woodwinds); Billy Mintz (drums); Bob Rodriguez (piano); Jay Rozen (tuba); Larry Spencer (trumpet); Greg Wilson (woodwinds); Randy Zimmerman (trombone)
World
Wide Tina Marsh (voice); John Mills (woodwinds); Rene Saenz (woodwinds); Jay Fort (woodwinds); Martin Banks (trumpet); Larry Spencer (trumpet, flugelhorn); Paul Armstrong (trumpet); Randy Zimmerman (trombone); James Lakey (trombone); Jay Rozen (tuba); Bob Rodriguez (piano); Edwin Livingston (bass); Mark Kusey (drums); Oliver Rajamani (tablas, dumbek, tambourine, bells)
Out of TimeTina Marsh, leader and voice of the internationally acclaimed experimental big band the Creative Opportunity Orchestra, displays a wide variety of vocal styles on the latest CreOp Muse release Out of Time, featuring Marsh with the Bob Rodriguez Trio. This is Marsh's first recording away form the big band weight of the CO2. .
Tina Marsh is the founder, director, vocalist and one of the chief composers
of the Creative Opportunity
Orchestra (CO2). The orchestra was founded in Austin in 1980. It features
some 80 musicians who rotate to play gigs and have released a handful of jazzy,
avant-garde, big-band CD's. CO2 has included Randy Zimmerman, James Lakey, Martin
Banks, Jay Rosen, John Mills, Bob Rodriquez, Edwin Livingston, Dennis Dotson,
Jay Fort, Rene Saenz, Bob Blakeslee, Paul Armstrong, Terry Landry, Larry Spencer,
Chris Searles, Oliver Rajamani.
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