I am an attorney who has specialized in entertainment law for more than 30 years. For the past 17 years, I have managed jazz artists. At the present time, I manage the careers of the following artists:Sachal Vasandani - singer, songwriter. New CD coming out on Mack Avenue Records, April 3Don Braden - tenor saxophonist and composer who writes music for the Cosby television shows and is presently leading a soulful, swinging, jazz organ trio. Newest CD "Workin" Live at Cecils is not to be missed.John Clayton - bassist, composer, producer and arranger. Voted Best Arranger in the JazzTimes Readers' Poll in 2007. Conductor of the Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra. Six time Grammy nominee. Has written arrangements for Quincy Jones, Diana Krall, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Michael Buble, Gladys Knight, Whitney Houston, Regina Carter, among others.The Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra. Voted Best Big Band in the JazzTimes Readers' Poll in 2007.
The Clayton Brothers Quintet - John Clayton teams with his brother Jeff Clayton (alto saxophone, flute) to lead this fiery quintet, featuring Gerald Clayton, Terell Stafford, and Obed Calvaire. Latest CD entitled" Back in the Swing of Things"Babatunde Lea, master drummer and percussionist. Creater of the phrase "jazz guerillas" which you will be hearing much more about. Current CD, "Suite Unseen" was critically acclaimed and Babatunde won the prestigious Adventurous Programming award from the Chamber Music America/ASCAP in 2006.Elio Villafranca - classically trained Cuban pianist and composer. In 2003, his CD Incantations/Encantaciones was ranked among the top 50 CDs released that year. Has just recorded a new CD featuring Eric Alexander. Look for the release later this year.Annie Sellick - soulful, classy, jazz vocalist who hails from Nashville, TN. Will be touring Japan later this fall. Look for her recent CD entitled "A Little Piece of Heaven. Annie will be recording again this June.Moncef Genoud - Extraordinary pianist. Born in Tunisia. Lives in Geneva, Switzerland. He has recorded his latest CD "Aqua" for Savoy Records.The legendary Rashied Ali. Master drummer. Leads a fiery, young quintet.The Persuasions. This masterful Accapella group has been together for more than 45 years. Still singing and still swinging and sounding better than ever.As an attorney, I'm proud to represent, among others, Ali Shaheed, from Tribe Called Qwest and Lucy Pearl, legendary pianist Randy Weston, and new violin sensations, Nuttin But Stringz.
I edited my profile with Thomas€™ Myspace Editor V3.6 !
