In the arena of God given talent, it is apparent that Mindi Abairs' were "supersized". A real saxophonist, a terrific vocalist and an adept composer all adds up to one very talented artist. With "Stars", her debut release on Peak Records, Mindi catapults her supercharged mix of pop, soul and jazz, with its stellar melodies, insinuating rhythms, sultry sax, and seductive vocals into the realm of the extraordinary.
"Stars" represents a musical shift for Mindi. In addition to her signature sax sound, she has effectively integrated more vocals on this album expanding her reach musically and hopefully expanding her reach into a wider audience. Listeners who are constantly searching for something fresh may find renewed zeal in Mindi Abair's latest release. Production-wise, Abair and Matthew Hager (John Taylor of Duran Duran, Simply Red, Scott Weiland, Mandy Moore) complement her core vocal-and sax-driven sound with contributions from a series of top L.A. session and touring players, a few personal heroes, and a couple of famous friends.
As one of only a few female saxophonists in the music world, Mindi Abair is definitely making her own statement and her presence known. "Stars" sends a message worth listening to, as it places Mindi in a stand-alone category when compared to her contemporaries. On top of everything else this CD has to offer, versatility is but one of its many attributes. It‘s guaranteed though that once they get a listen, everyone will be gazing at "Stars" from Mindi Abair.
Tracklisting 1. Smile 2. On And On 3. Out Of The Blue 4. Stars 5. F.L.A. Swing 6. I Wonder 7. Gingerbread Man 8. Change 9. Mojo 10. Here For You
Keyboardist and label owner Marcus Johnson is sending out an appeal to his fans for more support of his CD, In Concert For A Cause, which raises money for the YMCA's Building Bridges Campaign in Maryland.
In his national newsletter, Johnson writes, "As of now, Circuit City has placed my newest CD, In Concert For a Cause, in a national listening station program and brought in a large amount of units nationwide to support it. This is awesome for us and has led to you having the ability to purchase our music in your local area. To be honest, our goal is to get as many sales as we can to make sure they don't return the product and to keep us high on their list for future consideration. So, I'm back to it. Please pass the word on to support Three Keys, our staff, and the YMCA's Building Bridges Campaign by purchasing a copy of In Concert for A Cause at Circuit City."
Concert For A Cause, originally issued in 2006, features a collection of recordings from Johnson's live performances. The album features covers of Talib Kweli's "Just To Get By," Erykah Badu's "Bag Lady" and "On And On," and Beyonce's "Me Myself And I," as well as Johnson originals "88 Ways To Love" and "Sandy Point."
Meanwhile, Johnson is postponing the Jazz Escape Weekend, an all-inclusive jazz weekend at the Club Med Sandpiper in Port St. Lucie, Florida, to 2009. The event was originally set for this fall.
By: Janine Coveney
Buy "Concert For A Cause" at Circuit City Note: It's unclear to me if all sales of the CD benefit the "Y", or just through Circuit City. It looks like it's about a dollar cheaper at CC anyway, so you can use the link above if you're interested.
Instrumentalist, composer and producer Brian Culbertson shows off his funky side on his brand-new album Bringing Back The Funk. While the set includes some of the melodic piano fare Culbertson is known for, the Chicago artist also engages some legendary funk players including Bootsy Collins, Larry Graham, Ronnie Laws, Sheldon Reynolds, Gerald Albright and others for some old-school funk jams.
The project is executive produced by Earth, Wind & Fire legend Maurice White. Culbertson has long been a fan of White's and the two met a few years ago. Culbertson says that initially he and White were collaborating on tunes for a tentative White solo project, but the project changed course.
Culbertson explained: "It is definitely happening. He called me up. He actually heard my version of 'Serpentine Fire'on the radio, and I guess he liked it. So he called me and said, 'Hey man, you know, I'm doing a solo record, do you have any songs?'So I was like, 'Of course! Yes!'So you know, I sent him a bunch of stuff."
Culbertson's first single from the set is "Always Remember," which is already rising on the smooth jazz singles chart.
Bringing Back The Funk will be released on April 29th.
Alfonzo Blackwell - Dance To This (Utopia Records ) Allen Eager - Swingin' With (Pid ) Andy Bey - Aint Necessarily So (Pid ) Annie Ross - Twisted (Phantom Sound & Vision ) Antonio Allen - Forever & Always (Orpheus Records ) Atsuko Hashimoto - Introducing Atsuko Hashimoto (Azica ) Backstreet Girls - Tuff Tuff Tuff (Face Front (IMPORT) (Norway) ) Bing Crosby - Best Of: Green Series (Universal Int'L ) Brian Culbertson - Bringing Back The Funk (GRP Records ) Chico Hamilton - Alternative Bimensions Of El Chico (Joyous Shout! ) Chico Hamilton - It's About Time! (Joyous Shout ) Christian Jacob - Live In Japan (3D Japan ) Clifford Brown - Clifford Brown & The Ladies Of Jazz (Pid ) Conspire - Chill Out (Lapp Records ) Dave Pell Octet - Jazz & Romantic Places (Collectables Records ) Diane Hubka - I Like It Here: Live In Tykyo (3D Japan ) Dweezil Zappa - Zappa Plays Zappa (Pid ) Earl Klugh - Spice Of Life (Koch Records ) Earl Klugh - The Spice Of Life (Koch Records (USA) ) Eddie Gomes - Street Smart (Pid ) - SACD Eddie Gomez - Street Smart (Sony Japan ) Elliott Sharp - Spring & Neap: Re:Iterations 5 (Neos ) Eric J. Morones - About Time! (Arabesque Jazz) Eric Legnini - Untitled (Pid ) Florence Davis & Paris Jazz B - French Songs (Pid ) Francis Lockwood - Colors Jimmy (Pid ) Gail Johnson - Pearls (NuGroove ) Glen Anthony Henry - Relax & Love (Pid ) Global Noize - Global Noize (Shanachie ) Global Noize-DJ Logic/Jason Miles - Global Noize (Shanachie) Gvro - Dream (Grand Vista ) Hashimoto - Introducing Atsuko Hashimoto (Azica ) Himekami - Ama Hitakaminokuni (Pid ) Hiroki Miyano - Manhattan Skyline (Pid ) Hitomi Nishiyama - In Stockholm-Live At Glenn Miller (Pid ) Jef Stott - Saracen (Pid ) Jobic Le Masson - Hill (Tokuma Japan Comm. ) Joe Maini - Small Group Recordings (Pid ) John Ruocco - Am I Asking Too Much? (Pid ) Junko Moriya - My Favorite Colors (Pid ) Karel Krautgartner - Jazz Kolem (Pid ) Keith Emerson - Murderrock (Musique De France ) Ken Colyer - Studio 51 Club Sessions With Colyer A (Phantom Sound & Vision ) Ken Morimura - Manteca (Pid ) Kenny Burrell - A Night At The Vanguard (Pid ) Linnzi Zaorski - Hot Wax & Whiskey (Pid ) Marc Antoine - Comme Il Se Doit (EMI France ) Masahiko Sato - Amorphism (Pid ) - SACD Masahiko Sato - Amrphism (Sony Japan ) Miles Davis - Playlist: Very Best Of Miles Davis (Legacy ) Mina Agossi - Simple Things (Pid ) Moraes Moreira - Moraes Moreira (Pid ) Nils Petter Molvaer - Re Vision (Pid ) Orchestra Carbon / Elliott Sharp - Rheo-Umbra 4 (Neos ) Paul Barbarin - Paul Barbarin & His New Orleans Jazz (Collectables Records ) Paulo Muniz - Sine Qua Non (Pid ) Pete Rugolo - Behind Brigitte Bardot (Collectables Records ) Robert Hood - Fabric 39 (Fabric Records ) Robert Lockwood Jr. - Blues Live!-Complete Edition (Pid ) Robin McKelle - Modern Antique (Pid ) Room Eleven - MMM Gumbo (Pid ) Russ Morgan - Into The Fifties (Phantom Sound & Vision ) Ryan Kisor - Conception Cool & Hot (3D Japan ) Ryosuke Hashizume - As We Breath (3D Japan ) Saban & Mostar Sevdah Reunion - Saban (Pid ) Sarah Lenka - Am I Blue (Pid ) Sous Les Paves Le Jazz - Sous Les Paves Le Jazz (Pid ) Strategy - Music For Lamping (Audio Dregs Records ) Supersilent - 8 (Rune Grammofon ) Susie ArioliFeat. Jordan Officer - Swinging At The Bistro (Pid ) Sylvain Marc - Sylvain Marc Sextet (Pid ) Terashima Yasukuni - Terashima Yasukuni Presents Jazz Kis (Pid ) Tommy Emmanuel - Center Stage (Favored Nations Records (USA) ) Ulf Wakenius - Love Is Real (Amv ) Various Artists - Sweet, Smooth & Sexy! The Ultimate Collection Of Sax For Lovers (Shanachie ) Various Artists - Entertainment Jazz Vocal (MSI Music/Super D ) Vassar Clements - New Hillbilly Jazz (Pid ) Wilson / Young Quartet - Pres & Teddy (Pid )
Andre Previn - Essential Andre Previn (Sony Classical ) Art Blakey Jazz Messengers - New World (Collectables Records ) Arthur Lyman - Winner's Circle/Today's Greatest Hits (Collectors' Choice ) Benny Goodman - Giants Of The Big Band Era (Pid ) Benny Goodman - Complete Legendary 1938 Carnegie Hall Concert (Pid ) Billie Holiday - Anthology (Cleopatra -- Navarre -- ) Bing Crosby - Sings The Great American Songbook (Acrobat (USA) ) Bunny Berigan - I Can't Get Started (Pid ) Chet Baker - My Funny Valentine (Forever Go) Chick Corea - In Concert Zurich October 28 1979 (Pid ) Chick Corea & Gary Burton - Crystal Silence (Pid ) Chick Corea & Gary Burton - Duet (Pid ) Chico Hamilton - Alternate Dimensions Of El Chico (Joyous Shout ) Chico Hamilton - It's About Time (Joyous Shout ) Django Reinhardt - 100 Chansons (EMI France ) Django Reinhardt - 20 Chansons D'Or (EMI France ) Drew/Sims Quartet - Complete Live Recordings (Pid ) Gadd Gang - Gadd Gang (Pid ) - SACD Jazz Crusaders - Kick The Jazz (WMGW ) Kenny Burrell - Night At The Vanguard (Verve Forecast ) Kenny Burrell - Blue Bash! (Sundazed Records ) Larry Coryell - Fairyland (Universe Italy ) Leon Thomas - Blues & The Soulful Truth (JDC ) Leon Thomas - In Berlin (JDC ) Lester Young - President Plays With The Odscr Peterson Trio (Pid ) Lonnie Liston Smith - Expansions (JDC ) Lonnie Liston Smith - Astral Traveling (JDC ) Louis Armstrong - Best Of: Green Series (Universal Int'L ) Miles Davis - Someday My Prince Will Come (Sony ) - SACD Miles Davis - Jazz At The Plaza (Sbme Special MKTS. ) Miles Davis - Miles In Berline (Sbme Special MKTS. ) Miles Davis - Ken Burns Jazz (Sbme Special MKTS. ) Miles Davis - Miles In Tokyo (Sbme Special MKTS. ) Miles Davis - Sorcerer (Sbme Special MKTS. ) Miles Davis - Jazz Moods: Cool (Sbme Special MKTS. ) Miles Davis - Miles In Europe (Sbme Special MKTS. ) Miles Davis - Playlist: The Very Best Of Miles Davis (Legacy ) Modern Jazz Quartet - Collaboration (Pid ) Nancy Wilson - Forbidden Lover (Sony Japan ) Ornette Coleman - Art Of The Improvisers (Water Records ) Ornette Coleman - Twins (Water Records ) Ornette Coleman - Ornette Coleman Quartet (Pid ) Richard Tee - Inside You (Pid ) - SACD Sims / Stitt - Somplete Recordings (Pid ) Singin Swingin Jazzin - Singin Swingin Jazzin (3D Japan ) Sonny Rollins Quintet - Tokyo 1963 (Pid ) Stanley Turrentine - Soulful Saxophone Of Stanley Turrenti (Collectables Records ) Wes Montgomery - Smokin' At The Half Note (Sundazed Records ) Wes Montgomery - Movin' Wes (Sundazed Records ) Zoot Sims - 5658 (Pid )
On Sunday April 27th, from 11am to 1pm Pacific Daylight Time, City Sounds Radio and Jazz In The City will be hosting the Urban Jazz Coalition in the chat room. The groups founder, Phil Raney and a couple of the band members will be here to answer questions and talk with fans.
The group is currently in the studio working on a new project that will be released later this year. They've also made some changes to the personnel in the band which will present a bit of a different sound to the new recording.
To find out more on these and other topics concerning the Urban Jazz Coalition, be sure and join us Sunday April 27, 11am-1pm PDT.
Scott Hamilton & Friends - Across The Tracks - In Stores May 6, 2008
Scott Hamilton has long been known as keeper of the flame for swinging tenor saxophone in the tradition of such icons as Lester Young, Coleman Hawkins, Gene Ammons, Illinois Jacquet, and Eddie “Lockjaw” Davis. He has also been a Concord Jazz recording artist since 1977!—some thirty years, longer than any other Concord artist recorded more than thirty projects on Concord.
Across the Tracks is the first time Scott Hamilton and legendary jazz engineer Rudy Van Gelder have worked together. The album was recorded at Rudy’s studio (“across the tracks” from NYC) in New Jersey and features Grammy nominated (traditional blues) guitarist Duke Robillard (known for his work with Roomful of Blues and The Fabulous Thunderbirds).
Track stream(*) Tracklisting 1. Deuces Wild 2. Parker's Pals 3. Save Your Love For Me 4. Cop Out 5. Intermission Riff 6. Sweet Slumber (*)7. Something For Red 8. Blue Turning Gray Over You 9. Memories Of You
The Sax Pack - Jeff Kashiwa / Kim Waters / Steve Cole Shanachie Records (2008)
”The Sax Pack,” huh? Wonder how long it took to dream up that name?
As soon as you see who The Sax Pack is you're either interested or you're not. Between Kim Waters, Jeff Kashiwa and Steve Cole, you have three guys who have been staples of smooth jazz radio for years. They're all seasoned veterans who can be expected to deliver the goods if your idea of “good” is bland background music that isn't going to challenge, surprise or require anything from you.
Let's face it: You're not exactly getting A Love Supreme (Impulse!, 1965) out of these guys.
The album starts off with “Fallin' For You,” a pleasantly bland offering that is probably getting more airplay than it deserves, and ends with an original called “Goin' Home.” Sandwiched in between are seven other tunes that neither excite nor offend. The music of The Sax Pack is the sonic equivalent of the carpet in your dentist's waiting room. You know it's there, but you have no particular reason to pay any attention to it.
Cole and Kashiwa trade off tenor sax toots while Waters noodles along on his alto and soprano saxes. Every so often a guitarist plays a little riff, but otherwise this is pretty much painting-by-numbers stuff. There isn't a single spontaneous or ad-libbed moment on this album. These guys are too much the consummate pros to have an unplanned incident.
You could go to your record collection---not your CD collection---and pull out some dusty old album from 25 years ago and it would still be hotter and hipper than The Sax Pack. This is a collaboration born of calculation, not inspiration.
Trying to blame Waters, Cole and Kashiwa for cold proficiency is like blaming Domino's for bland pizza. The job is not to raise the art form. It's to move product and product is what The Sax Pack is.
If you're not overly ambitious or particularly demanding, you might even like it.
Track listing: Fallin' For You; The Sax Pack; All I Really Want; The World Is A Ghetto; Tequila; You Are My Starship; A Little Bit Closer; Maceo; Goin' Home.
Personnel: Kim Waters: alto and soprano sax; Steve Cole: tenor sax; Jeff Kashiwa: tenor sax; David Mann: synths, drum and bass programming; Bernd Schoenhart: guitar; Wayne Bruce: guitar (4); Chris "Big Dog" Davis: keyboards (4, 6); Jeff Golub: guitar (5); Randy Bowland: guitar (6); Gerey Johnson: guitar (8); Mike Ricchiuti: keyboard (9).
Let It Come To You is Taylor Eigsti's sixth overall and second Concord Jazz release, marking yet another bold step forward for the Grammy-nominated musician. Let It Come To You is an impressive 11-song collection of imaginatively refreshed standards, creative interpretations of newer works from artists as diverse as Pat Metheny and the pop band Eels, as well as four original compositions.
"I wanted this record to be a combination of much of the fun music and arrangements of jazz standards that my group has been performing live, songs like "Caravan," "Fever," Deluge" and "I Love You," and my own compositions, which primarily reflect the concept of acceptance toward the things in life that were - and are - out of my control," says Eigsti. Co-produced by Eigsti and Chris Dunn, Let It Come To You features a solid group of musicians including longtime collaborator Julian Lage on guitar, Reuben Rogers on bass, and Eric Harland on drums - as well as such special guests as Joshua Redman on tenor saxophone and Edmar Casteneda on Columbian harp.
Eigsti opens the CD with swinging exuberance on Cole Porter's "I Love You," one of several tunes on Let It Come to You that are studio first takes. It's followed by another spontaneous take of Pat Metheny's "Timeline," which is dedicated to the late Michael Brecker and on which Joshua Redman guests, taking two dynamic solos and trading at the end with Eigsti. Other reimagined covers include Antonio Carlos Jobim's "Portrait in Black and White," Wayne Shorter's "Deluge," and pop band Eels' "Not Ready Yet." In addition to the title track, Let It Come to You also features an ambitious, multilayered three-part "Fallback Plan Suite," which includes "Less Free Will,(*Listen: scroll to listen) "Not Lost Yet," and "Brick Steps."
Eigsti's Concord Jazz debut, Lucky to Be Me, took the former child prodigy to an entirely new level of success. He was featured on the covers of both Jazziz and Keyboard magazine and was also profiled in his own BET-J television special. The CD spent 23 weeks on the national jazz radio airplay charts, peaking at No. 7, and was among the top 15 most-played jazz albums on radio for 2006. Lucky to Be Me earned two GRAMMY nominations for Best Instrumental Composition and for Best Instrumental Jazz Solo Performance.
Tracklisting 1. I Love You 2. Timeline 3. Not Ready Yet 4. Caravan 5. Portrait In Black And White 6. Deluge 7. Fever 8. Let It Come To You (*Listen)9. Fallback Plan Suite (Part I): Less Free Will 10. Fallback Plan Suite (Part II): Not Lost Yet 11. Fallback Plan Suite (Part III): Brick Steps
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American Band Of The Aef / Glenn Miller - Wehrmacht Hour (Sounds Of Yesteryear ) Antonio Carlos Jobim - Tide (Universal) Antonio Carlos Jobim - Wave (Pid ) Antonio Carlos Jobim - Composer Of Desafinado-Plays (Pid ) Art Farmer - When Farmer Met Gryce (Universal) Art Pepper - Gettin' Together (Universal) Art Pepper - Eleven (Pid ) Art Pepper - Gettin Together / MLPS (Universal Japan ) Art Pepper - Gettin Together (Universal Japan ) Astrud Gilberto - Beach Samba (Universal) Astrud Gilberto - Look to the Rainbow (Universal) Astrud Gilberto - Shadow of Your Smile (Universal) Astrud Gilberto - Windy (Universal) Astrud Gilberto - Astrud Gilberto Album (Universal Japan ) Astrud Gilberto - A Certain Smile A Certain Sadness (Pid ) Astrud Gilberto - I Haven't Got Anything Better To Do (Pid ) Baden Powell - Canto on Guitar (Universal) Baden Powell - Images on Guitar (Universal) Baden Powell - Poema on Guitar (Universal) Baden Powell - Tristeza on Guitar (Universal) Baden Powell - Os Afro Sambas De Baden E Vinicius (Universal Records ) Barney Kessel - Poll Winners: W/Ray Brown & Shelly (Pid ) Barry Harris - At The Jazz Workshop / Bonus Tracks / MLPS (Universal Japan ) Barry Harris - At The Jazz Workshop (Universal Japan ) Ben Webster - 1953-1954 (Classics France ) Ben Webster - Ben Webster: 1953-1954 (Classics Jazz (France) ) Bill Evans - Moon Beams (Pid ) Bill Evans - Green Dolphin Street (Pid ) Bill Evans - Moon Beams / MLPS (Universal Japan ) Bill Evans - Green Dolphin Street / MLPS (Universal Japan ) Blue Mitchell - Blue's Moon / MLPS (Universal Japan ) Blue Mitchell - Blue's Moon (Universal Japan ) Bob Cats - Complete Bob Cats Volume 3 (Sounds Of Yesteryear ) Bobby Timmons - This Here Is Bobby Timmons / MLPS (Universal Japan ) Cannonball Adderley - Things Are Getting Bettera / Bonus Track (Universal Japan ) Carlos Lyra - Bossa Nova (Universal Japan ) Carlos Lyra - Preciso Cantar=Eu & Elas (Universal Japan ) Chet Baker - In New York (Universal) Chet Baker - Plays The Best Of Lerner & Loewe (Universal) Chet Baker - Quintessence:Los Angeles Paris Ann Ar (Fremeaux ) Chet Baker - In New York / Bonus Track / MLPS (Universal Japan ) Chet Baker - Plays The Best Of Lerner & Lo / MLPS (Universal Japan ) Coleman Hawkins - Desafinado (Universal) Dave Brubeck - Time Out (Pid ) Don Friedman - Circle Waltz / MLPS (Universal Japan ) Elis Regina - Como & Porque+1 (Universal Japan ) Elis Regina - Regina, Elis (Universal Japan ) Elis Regina - Os Afro-Sambas De Baden E Vinicius (Universal Japan ) Ella Fitzgerald - 1954-1955 (Classics France ) Elliot Lawrence - Elliot Lawrence And His Orchestra: Elevation (Sounds Of Yesteryear ) Elliot Lawrence & His Orchestra - Elevation (Sounds Of Yesteryear ) Gary McFarland - Soft Samba (Universal) George Wallington - Jazz For The Carriage Trade (Universal) George Wallington - At The Bohemia (Pid ) George Wallington - Jazz For The Carriage Trade (Pid ) George Wallington - Quintet At The Bohemia / MLPS (Universal Japan ) George Wallington - Jazz For The Carriage Trade / MLPS (Universal Japan ) George Wallington - Quintet At The Bohemia (Universal Japan ) Gerry Mulligan - Mulligan Meets Monk (Pid ) Gil Evans - Jazz Profiles (Pid ) Glenn Miller - Glenn Miller And The American Band Of The Aef: The Wehrmacht Hour (Sounds Of Yesteryear ) Grover Washington Jr. - Inner City Blues / Reis / RSTR (Verve ) Hampton Hawes - Trio 1 (Universal Japan ) Haptom Hawes - Trio 1 / MLPS (Universal Japan ) Harold Arlen - Harold Arlen-1955 Walden Session (Original Cast Records ) Harry James - Harry James And His Orchestra: 1946-1947 (Classics (france) ) Harry James & His Orchestra - 1946-1947 (Classics France ) J.J. 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Bud Powell-J.J.Johnson (Pid ) Stan Getz - Getz/Gilberto (Pid ) Stan Getz - Quartets / Bonus Tracks / MLPS (Universal Japan ) Stan Getz - Getz Gilberto V2 (MSI Music/Super D ) Stan Getz - Getz/Almeida (Pid ) Stan Getz - Quartets (Universal Japan ) Stan Getz / Gary Mcfarland - Big Band Bossa Nova (Pid ) Tamba 4 - Samba Blim (Universal) Tamba Trio - Tamba Trio (Universal) Tamba Trio - Tempo=Avanco (Universal Japan ) Tamba4 - We & Sea (Universal Japan ) Terry Callier - Occasional Rain (Verve ) Thelonious Monk - Plays Duke Ellington (Fantasy) Thelonious Monk - Trio (Universal) Thelonious Monk - Unique (Universal) Thelonious Monk - With Coltrane, John / MLPS (Universal Japan ) Thelonious Monk - Onions Alone In San Francisco / Bonus Track (Universal Japan ) Thelonious Monk - Trio / MLPS (Universal Japan ) Thelonious Monk - With Rollins, Sonny / MLPS (Universal Japan ) Thelonious Monk - Unique / MLPS (Universal Japan ) Thelonious Monk - Plays Duke Ellington / MLPS (Universal Japan ) Thelonious Monk - 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Carl Evans Jr., keyboardist for the popular San Diego band Fattburger, passed away last Thursday (April 10th) from complications of diabetes.
Last December, Evans underwent surgery to remove his left leg below the knee. To help pay for his medical costs, the band and other musical friends held several benefit shows in San Diego. The most recent show, held in February at Humphrey's By The Bay, also featured Evans'longtime friend and bassist Nathan East of Fourplay.
Fattburger previously lost a group member in September 2006, when saxophonist Hollis Gentry died two years after being injured in an automobile accident.
The group's most recent CD was 2004's Work To Do, featuring several cover tunes as well as original Fattburger tunes.
