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HANDS ON -- THE JIM BURKE TRIO
The Jim Burke Trio offers a stunningly beautiful collection of jazz standards in the styles of George Shearing and Ahmad Jamal. These most elegant interpretations of popular tunes are the culmination of ten years' great chemistry between Jim Burke, piano Robb Fisher, bass Lee Charlton, drums On Jim Burke: "... the music flows from his piano like a rippling stream, clean, bright and breathtakingly beautiful." --Dave Nathan www.allaboutjazz.com Complete Review To Order Hands On	The Jim Burke Trio "Hands On* is piano trio playing at its finest... ."* --Dave Nathan www.allaboutjazz.com Complete Review
*SWING IS THE THING -- SARA and SWINGTIME*
Sara Klotz de Aguilar, who first made her name as a talented Bay Area soloist, now leads Swingtime, a lively band that captures the style and heart of 30's and 40's jazz. Inspired by the Teddy Wilson recordings of the mid-1930's, Sara's piano and lively vocals on familiar tunes make it hard not to sing along! Includes Cheek to Cheek, Swing is the Thing, and St. Louis Blues. Sara Klotz de Aguilar, piano, vocals Richard Saunders, bass Lee Charlton, drums Bob Schulz, cornet Nik Phelps, saxophone and clarinet " ... the whole effect is original: clean, sprightly and swinging, with both lyric delicacy and percussive power." --Alice Jurow The Sophisticate, Autumn 2000 Complete Review To Order Swing is the Thing	Sara Klotz de Aguilar
*JOYS OF HARLEM STRIDE PIANO -- MIKE LIPSKIN*
Mike Lipskin is one of those exceedingly rare contemporary jazz pianists who play Harlem Stride, the sound of Fats Waller, James P. Johnson, Duke Ellington, and Art Tatum. Learning at an early age from New York City stride masters, and now a master and internationally-recognized stride expert himself, he regularly delights Bay Area audiences with his own sparkling performances. This CD includes the first recording of Miami since 1926, along with four Lipskin original compositions. Mike Lipskin, piano Leon Oakley, cornet Jim Nichols, guitar Lee Charlton, drums To Order Joys of Harlem Stride Piano	Strokes for Stride ! "Lipskin displays the virtues of technique, soul, freshness, and the spirit of youth in his flawless interpretations of Stride pieces." Leonard Feather Internationally known Jazz Critic

HANDS ON -- THE JIM BURKE TRIO

The Jim Burke Trio offers a stunningly beautiful collection of jazz standards in the styles of George Shearing and Ahmad Jamal. These most elegant interpretations of popular tunes are the culmination of ten years' great chemistry between

Jim Burke, piano
Robb Fisher, bass
Lee Charlton, drums

On Jim Burke:
"... the music flows from his piano like a rippling stream, clean, bright and breathtakingly beautiful."

--Dave Nathan
www.allaboutjazz.com
Complete Review

To Order Hands On

The Jim Burke Trio

Robb Fisher, Jim Burke, and Lee Charlton

"Hands On is piano trio playing at its finest... ."

--Dave Nathan
www.allaboutjazz.com Complete Review

SWING IS THE THING -- SARA and SWINGTIME

Sara Klotz de Aguilar, who first made her name as a talented Bay Area soloist, now leads Swingtime, a lively band that captures the style and heart of 30's and 40's jazz. Inspired by the Teddy Wilson recordings of the mid-1930's, Sara's piano and lively vocals on familiar tunes make it hard not to sing along! Includes Cheek to Cheek, Swing is the Thing, and St. Louis Blues.

Sara Klotz de Aguilar, piano, vocals
Richard Saunders, bass
Lee Charlton, drums
Bob Schulz, cornet
Nik Phelps, saxophone and clarinet

" ... the whole effect is original: clean, sprightly and swinging, with both lyric delicacy and percussive power."

--Alice Jurow
The Sophisticate, Autumn 2000
Complete Review

To Order Swing is the Thing

Sara Klotz de Aguilar

Sara Klotz de Aguilar

JOYS OF HARLEM STRIDE PIANO -- MIKE LIPSKIN

Mike Lipskin is one of those exceedingly rare contemporary jazz pianists who play Harlem Stride, the sound of Fats Waller, James P. Johnson, Duke Ellington, and Art Tatum. Learning at an early age from New York City stride masters, and now a master and internationally-recognized stride expert himself, he regularly delights Bay Area audiences with his own sparkling performances. This CD includes the first recording of Miami since 1926, along with four Lipskin original compositions.

Mike Lipskin, piano
Leon Oakley, cornet
Jim Nichols, guitar
Lee Charlton, drums

To Order Joys of Harlem Stride Piano

Strokes for Stride !

"Lipskin displays the virtues of technique, soul, freshness, and the spirit of youth in his flawless interpretations of Stride pieces."