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Airborne

HIGH ENERGY CONTEMPORARY JAZZ & VOCALS

About Me

AIRBORNE / SMOOTH JAZZ / CONTEMPORARY JAZZ & VOCALSTheir High-Energy Contemporary Jazz sound is in perfect tune with today's new Smooth Jazz and Vocals radio formats. Packed with intensity and complexity their smooth and expert performance, vocal, and composition skills are respected in all the jazz markets, (college, public, and commercial).Sounds of passion and emotion, a multi-cultural product of the band's hometown of New Haven, CT. Formed in the late 1980's 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.Compositions and performances of Airborne contain: Moods of romance, inner spirit, peace, fun, and excitement. Grooves that move soft, smooth, and wild. Hot rhythms that cruise on a cool sea of music and voices. A trademark jazz sound of island passion and urban emotion.Music that is sensitive, straight from the heart and echo's from deep within the soul. A whirling musical journey packed with sincerity and flawless execution.Airbornes 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 such as, JazzTimes, Jazziz, Downbeat, Billboard, CMJ, Musician, Smoothjazz.com, AbsysJazz, Smooth Jazz News, etc..; have praised their work with great reviews and press releases.Their Concert Videos appeared on BET , Public Broadcasting, and TV Cable Networks across the USA. The band has been touring and performing at Jazz Festivals, Music Venues, Colleges, and Nightclubs 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 Roster with an Arts in Education program " A Century of Jazz ".As Jazz Educators on the 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 program in Colleges, High and Middle Schools.As Performing Artists, Recording Artists, Educators, and as Humanitarians the bands quality of excellence and compassion has kept them on the road to success.

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Member Since: 2/8/2006
Band Website: airbornejazz.com
Band Members: Members / Instruments:Thomas Borino: Piano, Organ, Midi Keyboard Setup, Vocals Thomas Sansone: Sax, Flute, Vocals Gregory Borino: Guitars, Vocals Dean Kosh: Drums Steven Clarke: Bass, Vocals Asher Delerme: Latin & African Percussion Lady Elizabeth Dellinger: Vocals Extraordinaire
Influences: Chick Corea, Rippingtons, Spyro Gyra, Yellowjackets, Chris Botti, Pat Metheny , George Benson, Norman Brown, Bobby Caldwell, George Duke, Fourplay, Jeff Lorber, Grover Washington, Jr, Tower Of Power, Lee Ritenour, Stanley Clarke, Michael Franks, Boney James, Dave Koz, Ramsey Lewis, Bob James, Peter White, Yanni, John Tesh, Sade, Larry Carlton, Lyle Mays, Bela Fleck and the Flecktones, Herbie Hancock, Miles Davis, Weather Report, Brecker Brothers, David Benoit, Acoustic Alchemy, Marc Antoine, Herb Alpert , Gerald Albright , Rick Braun, Randy Brecker, Jim Brickman , Alex Bugnon , Jonathan Butler , Craig Chaquico , Joyce Cooling , Mindi Abair , Brian Culbertson , Down To The Bone , Candy Dulfer , Richard Elliot , Bill Evans , Fattburger , 3rd Force , Kenny G , Euge Groove , Dave Grusin , Warren Hill , Hiroshima , Incognito , Paul Jackson Jr. , Jeff Kashiwa , Chaka Khan , David Lanz , Chuck Loeb , Eric Marienthal , Branford Marsalis , Keiko Matsui , Marion Meadows , Marcus Miller , Alphonse Mouzon , Najee, Ken Navarro , Vernon Neilly , Michael Lington , Steve Oliver , Will Lee , Nelson Rangell , Shakatak , Steely Dan , Mark Whitfield , Paul Chambers , Louis Armstrong , Art Blakey , Dave Brubeck , Cyrus Chestnut , Holly Cole , Larry Coryell , Jack DeJohnette , Al Di Meola , Eric Dolphy , Duke Ellington , Peter Erskine , Maynard Ferguson , Allan Holdsworth , Keith Jarrett , Rahsaan Roland Kirk , Charles Lloyd , Joe Lovano , Wynton Marsalis , John McLaughlin , Medeski, Martin, and Wood , Thelonious Monk , Wes Montgomery , Airto Moreira , Charlie Parker , Jaco Pastorius , Bud Powell , Jean-Luc Ponty , Flora Purim , Joshua Redman , Eric Reed , Renee Rosnes , Mike Stern , Cecil Taylor , McCoy Tyner , John Coltrane , Joe Zawinul , Phil Woods , Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald, John Abercrombie , Roy Ayers , Bob Baldwin , Joe Beck , Michael Brecker , Brecker Brothers , Dave Brubeck , Michel Camilo , Paquito D'Rivera , Paco De Lucia , Steve Gadd , Mark Isham , David Liebman , Pat Martino , Christian McBride , Mike Metheny , Pat Metheny Group , David Sanborn , Dave Weckl , Frank Zappa , Monty Alexander , Mose Allison , Gato Barbieri , Jay Beckenstein , Gary Burton , Peter Cincotti , Billy Cobham , Crusaders , Joey DeFrancesco , Eric Darius , Kenny Drew Jr. , Kurt Elling , Eliane Elias , Kevin Eubanks , Dave Garibaldi , Dizzy Gillespie , Jeff Golub , Scott Henderson , Joe Henderson , Al Jarreau , Ahmad Jamal , Alphonso Johnson , Jaared , Eric Johnson , Norah Jones , Stanley Jordan , Earl Klugh , Diana Krall , Hubert Laws , Chuck Mangione , Herbie Mann , Manhattan Transfer , Les McCann , Jason Miles , Chieli Minucci , New York Voices , John Patitucci , Danilo Perez , Pieces of a Dream , John Pizzarelli , Praful , Doc Powell , Chris Potter , Arturo Sandoval , Wayne Shorter , Jimmy Smith , Soulive , Billy Taylor , Jacky Terrasson , Toots Thielmans , Gerald Veasley , Kim Waters , Kirk Whalum , Pamela Williams , Tony Williams , Phil Woods , Peabo Bryson, Stevie Wonder, Luther Vandross , Airborne
Sounds Like: Smooth Jazz / High Energy Contemporary Jazz & Vocals / Trademark jazz sound of island passion and urban emotion.Sounds Like: Chick Corea, Rippingtons, Spyro Gyra, Yellowjackets, Chris Botti, Pat Metheny , George Benson, Norman Brown, Bobby Caldwell, George Duke, Fourplay, Jeff Lorber, Grover Washington, Jr, Tower Of Power, Lee Ritenour, Stanley Clarke, Michael Franks, Boney James, Dave Koz, Ramsey Lewis, Bob James, Peter White, Yanni, John Tesh, Sade, Larry Carlton, Lyle Mays, Bela Fleck and the Flecktones, Herbie Hancock, Miles Davis, Weather Report, Brecker Brothers, David Benoit, Acoustic Alchemy, Marc Antoine, Herb Alpert , Gerald Albright , Rick Braun, Randy Brecker, Jim Brickman , Alex Bugnon , Jonathan Butler , Craig Chaquico , Joyce Cooling , Mindi Abair , Brian Culbertson , Down To The Bone , Candy Dulfer , Richard Elliot , Bill Evans , Fattburger , 3rd Force , Kenny G , Euge Groove , Dave Grusin , Warren Hill , Hiroshima , Incognito , Paul Jackson Jr. , Jeff Kashiwa , Chaka Khan , David Lanz , Chuck Loeb , Eric Marienthal , Branford Marsalis , Keiko Matsui , Marion Meadows , Marcus Miller , Alphonse Mouzon , Najee, Ken Navarro , Vernon Neilly , Michael Lington , Steve Oliver , Will Lee , Nelson Rangell , Shakatak , Steely Dan , Mark Whitfield , Paul Chambers , Louis Armstrong , Art Blakey , Dave Brubeck , Cyrus Chestnut , Holly Cole , Larry Coryell , Jack DeJohnette , Al Di Meola , Eric Dolphy , Duke Ellington , Peter Erskine , Maynard Ferguson , Allan Holdsworth , Keith Jarrett , Rahsaan Roland Kirk , Charles Lloyd , Joe Lovano , Wynton Marsalis , John McLaughlin , Medeski, Martin, and Wood , Thelonious Monk , Wes Montgomery , Airto Moreira , Charlie Parker , Jaco Pastorius , Bud Powell , Jean-Luc Ponty , Flora Purim , Joshua Redman , Eric Reed , Renee Rosnes , Mike Stern , Cecil Taylor , McCoy Tyner , John Coltrane , Joe Zawinul , Phil Woods , Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald, John Abercrombie , Roy Ayers , Bob Baldwin , Joe Beck , Michael Brecker , Brecker Brothers , Dave Brubeck , Michel Camilo , Paquito D'Rivera , Paco De Lucia , Steve Gadd , Mark Isham , David Liebman , Pat Martino , Christian McBride , Mike Metheny , Pat Metheny Group , David Sanborn , Dave Weckl , Frank Zappa , Monty Alexander , Mose Allison , Gato Barbieri , Jay Beckenstein , Gary Burton , Peter Cincotti , Billy Cobham , Crusaders , Joey DeFrancesco , Eric Darius , Kenny Drew Jr. , Kurt Elling , Eliane Elias , Kevin Eubanks , Dave Garibaldi , Dizzy Gillespie , Jeff Golub , Scott Henderson , Joe Henderson , Al Jarreau , Ahmad Jamal , Alphonso Johnson , Jaared , Eric Johnson , Norah Jones , Stanley Jordan , Earl Klugh , Diana Krall , Hubert Laws , Chuck Mangione , Herbie Mann , Manhattan Transfer , Les McCann , Jason Miles , Chieli Minucci , New York Voices , John Patitucci , Danilo Perez , Pieces of a Dream , John Pizzarelli , Praful , Doc Powell , Chris Potter , Arturo Sandoval , Wayne Shorter , Jimmy Smith , Soulive , Billy Taylor , Jacky Terrasson , Toots Thielmans , Gerald Veasley , Kim Waters , Kirk Whalum , Pamela Williams , Tony Williams , Phil Woods , Peabo Bryson, Stevie Wonder, Luther Vandross,Airborne / Discography / Turbulence - 2007 / Heavy Vibes - 2004 / Lifetones - 1999 / Across the Sky - 1995 / Take Off - 1990 /
Record Label: Tilt Records
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Airborne - Interview by Joe Montague for Jazz Police / Riveting Riffs

Airborne - Interview by Joe Montague for Jazz Police / Riveting Riffs (www.rivetingriffs.com  Music for Turbulent Times  Turbulence is a word one normally associates with a rough airpl...
Posted by Airborne on Wed, 27 Feb 2008 09:46:00 PST

Airborne - Interview - Sandy Shore / Smoothjazz.com

Airborne - Interview  Smoothjazz.com How long has the band been playing together? The band was formed in 1988. This year 2008 we will be celebrating our 20th anniversary. Wow! 20 years& my, my, my,...
Posted by Airborne on Wed, 27 Feb 2008 09:48:00 PST

Airborne - Artist Interview by: Susan Frances  Jazz Review

Artist Interview by: Susan Frances  Jazz Review Airborne --Authentically Multi-Cultured  Musical Peacemakers The six-man and one-woman contemporary jazz/world music ensemble Airborne, who call the...
Posted by Airborne on Wed, 27 Feb 2008 09:41:00 PST

Airborne - Turbulence CD - Urban Music Scene - Review

This crew is in flight & they are dynamic! Exquisitely from New Haven, CT., This crew releases their 5th CD of choice to the Contemporary Jazz Crowd with a little Urban flair in the mix. It refle...
Posted by Airborne on Sat, 23 Feb 2008 11:53:00 PST

Airborne - Turbulence CD - Smoothjazz.com Review

Airborne is a band with a mission& the multi-cultural contemporary jazz group from New England takes flight  with their 5th release TURBULENCE setting the objective on using their musical energie...
Posted by Airborne on Sat, 23 Feb 2008 11:58:00 PST

Airborne - Turbulence CD - Smooth Jazz Now - Review

Airborne is quite a unique smooth jazz ensemble. The New Haven band was formed in the late eighties and has since then crossed the "turbulences" of our agitated times. Airborne is more than a jazz ens...
Posted by Airborne on Sat, 23 Feb 2008 11:57:00 PST

Airborne - Turbulence CD - Smooth Jazz Therapy - Review

When in 2005 I reviewed the album 'Heavy Vibes' from the smooth jazz and fusion band Airborne I suggested  that they were re-igniting genuine old school jazz fusion in a way that was part Tower O...
Posted by Airborne on Sat, 23 Feb 2008 11:56:00 PST

Airborne - Turbulence CD - Jazz Review - Review

 Airborne's fifth album, Turbulence meets all your expectations of what you imagine an eminent jazz album would be like.  The songs are symbolic of contemporary jazz, progressive jazz, and t...
Posted by Airborne on Sat, 23 Feb 2008 11:50:00 PST

Airborne - Turbulence CD - Contemporaryjazz.com Reveiw

 Airborne is the type of group and Turbulence is the type of recording that represents what I love about contemporary jazz  it's like unwrapping an unexpected gift and discovering, for the fir...
Posted by Airborne on Sat, 23 Feb 2008 11:49:00 PST

Turbulence the new CD from Airborne to be released in June 2007 on Tilt Records

"Turbulence" the new CD from Airborne roars in like the wind and the sea on a force of island passion and urban emotion   "Turbulence " the 5th CD from the contemporary jazz group "Airborne" roa...
Posted by Airborne on Wed, 29 Nov 2006 01:17:00 PST