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Topshelf Toons

About Me

craig akin formed topshelf toons to feature music by kansas city jazz musicians. the group realized the vast amount of music hidden in the vaults of the players. this is music not being played by anyone that deserves to be heard by fans or other musicians. the repetoire includes composers from the past and present. to be considered a K.C. composer one must have lived in K.C. at one time or greatly impacted the scene. this project is the topshelf way of preserving kansas city jazz. not to mention exposure for popular musicians that may not be known for composing. the band hopes to continually discover new toons and possibly record the music for prosperity.I edited my profile with Thomas' Myspace Editor V4.4

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Music:

Member Since: 07/12/2006
Band Members: Rich Wheeler-sax
Paul Roberts-piano
Craig Akin-bass
Tim Cambron-drums
Influences: Composers include: Kessler, Harshbarger, Metheny, Sizemore, Brandom, Whitfield, Gailey, Watson, Park, Bowman, Cardenas, Embrey, akin, blanton, wilder, roberts, Caldwell, dryjack, McShann, Spaits, Vincent, Sclar, Long, Gatschet, and many more in the works
Sounds Like: a good jazz quartet.
Type of Label: Major

My Blog

these toons

were recorded the morning of november 4, 2006 at the umkc conservatory studio. this was a recording project for a graduate student. the session had a rough start because of the headphone mix. tim got ...
Posted by on Tue, 19 Dec 2006 22:28:00 GMT

i know

we have two toons here by stan. of the five we recorded his two made the top four. what can i say, he writes great shit. and the band likes them. or at least i like them. i don't give a shit if th...
Posted by on Tue, 19 Dec 2006 22:17:00 GMT