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Their High-Energy Contemporary Jazz
sound is in perfect tune with today's Smooth Jazz and Vocals radio
formats. Yet still packed with intensity and complexity their expert
performance, vocal, and composition skills are well respected in all
the jazz formats and markets, (Straight Ahead, Modern, Acid Jazz,
Contemporary Jazz, and Fusion) (College, Public, Cable, Satellite,
Internet, and Commercial Radio).
Sounds of passion and emotion, a multi-cultural product of the band's
hometown of New Haven, CT. Formed in 1988 the band has survived the
ups and downs of today's frantic society with total dedication to
their music, skills, and goals. With rare virtue, thought, and
imagination these multi-faceted and experienced musicians have
collaborated to create their own unique personal expression, original
sound, and trademark in jazz music. Airborne the proclaimed “Musical
Peacemakers” of Contemporary Jazz.
Compositions and performances of Airborne roar like the wind and sea
and are filled with joy and excitement. Flowing with gentle moods of
romance that heals an inner spirit with peace. Imagine music that
captures life’s most beautiful experiences. Grooves that move soft,
smooth, then wild.
Hot rhythms softly cruise on a
cool sea of music and voices. Airborne has a beautiful trademark jazz
sound of island passion and urban emotion. Music that is sensitive,
straight from the heart and that echo's from deep within the soul.
A whirling musical journey packed with sincerity, serenity, and
flawless execution. That lifts you to
a higher joy and awareness. Airborne’s musical recipe takes a
can of straight ahead jazz with Caribbean and Latino influences. Pours
in a few tablespoons of jazz fusion and a heaping cup of urban street
funk. Then cooks all ingredients with pure technical talent till it
gets boiling hot.
Their music beliefs, insights,
and material always maintain the highest integrity. Communicating and
crossing over to a wider listening market and audience. Their career
is forever blossoming with each new recording project. All their CDs
have made very successful marks on Jazz Radio Charts all over the USA
and abroad with heavy airplay rotation. Trade Magazines and Websites
as, JazzTimes, Jazziz, Smooth Jazz Now, Downbeat, Billboard, CMJ,
Musician, Smooth Jazz Therapy, AbsysJazz, Smooth Jazz News, Jazz
Review, etc have praised their work with great reviews and press
releases.
Their Concert Videos appeared on BET, Public Broadcasting, and TV
Cable & Satellite Networks across the USA. The band has toured and
performed at Jazz Festivals, Music Performance Venues, Colleges, and
Jazz Clubs in the USA, Europe, and Japan.
Since 1992, the Airborne Jazz
Band has been on the New England Foundation for the Arts prestigious
Performing Arts Touring Roster with Arts in Education programs and
performances of “A Century of Jazz” , “Jazz Appreciation for Young
Audiences”, and “Jazz Legends”. As jazz educators on the touring
roster of the Connecticut Commission on the Arts they have opened the
minds and ears of young audiences to jazz music in their home state
performing their Arts in Education programs in Colleges, High, Middle,
and Grammar Schools.
As Performing
Artists, Recording Artists, Educators, and as Humanitarians the band’s
quality of excellence and compassion has kept them on the road to
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