Welcome to The West Coast Jazz of George Kahn
Uncover One of the Greatest Secrets in 21st Century Jazz!
For years I have wanted to record jazz versions of the songs
I grew up with rather than the usual jazz "standards". To pull
this off, the band and arrangements need to be cool AND hip, so
I enlisted the help of my friend Brian Bromberg as bassist and
producer. We put together an all-star band with Alex Acuña (from
Weather Report) on drums and percussion and other top LA session
musicians; Justo Almario on sax, John Fumo on trumpet, and Pat Kelley
on guitar. Together, we bring a fresh spin to songs by Cream, The
Beatles, Pink Floyd, John Mayer and some jazz standards, as well as
originals that I think will become standards of their own.
In addition,
Courtney Lemmon joins in on a rollicking version of Bill Wither's "Use Me".
The album comes with an 8 page photo booklet by Mark Berndt in the style
of the classic Blue Note recordings of the late 50's. The first time my
wife heard the album, she said it made her feel like she was fresh out
of college again (in a good way).
Please take a little time and explore my new website. Click on
any of the albums to get more detail and background on each project,
visit the History of West Coast Jazz, listen in or buy some of the
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