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both sets: Russ Johnson '96 trumpet/compositions Rob Clearfield '96 keyboard Matt Ulery '96 bass Jon Deitemyer '96 drums on set 2: Hal Rammell: sound palette (invented amplified instrument) Paul Westphal: drums member of New York City'92s jazz community. He has 7 recordings as a leader or co-leader and performed on more than 75 recordings as a sideman. Russ has worked alongside many of the legendary figures in jazz including Lee Konitz, Steve Swallow, Bill Frisell, and Joe Lovano. In addition, Russ has recorded and/or'a0performed with a long list of the most prominent musicians currently on the international jazz scene, including Myra Melford, Ken Vandermark, and Tony Malaby. Russ has performed in more than 40 countries across the globe. The Russ Johnson Quartet is his latest project & features 3 Chicago musicians (Jason Stein '96 bass clarinet; Anton Hatwich '96 bass; and Tim Daisy '96 drums) with international acclaim. This group recently performed at the Umbrella Festival in Chicago in November of 2013, and the 2014 Chicago Jazz Festival in Millennium Park. Their new recording '93Meeting Point'94 was released in May of 2014 on Relay Recordings. '93Meeting Point'94 received 4 'bd stars in the May issue of Down Beat magazine & has been listed among the '93Best CD'92s of 2014'94 in the January 2015 issue of Down Beat. Magnet Magazine recently placed '93Meeting Point'94 on its '93Top 10 CD'92s of 2014'94 in the jazz/improvisation category. October of 2014 saw the release of '93Still Out to Lunch,'94 on the German label Enja. The group performs the music of Eric Dolphy, and recently headlined '93Edge Fest'94 in Ann Arbor Michigan and has a January 2015'a0performance scheduled at NYC'92s '93Winter Jazz Fest.'94

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