Evan Francis Group Featuring Darren Johnston at Chez Hanny

NYC-living Evan Francis has been a professional musician since about 1998, composing and performing on saxophone, flute, and clarinet.

He has performed/recorded/toured around the world with Stevie Wonder, Michael Buble, Taylor Eigsti, Miguel Atwood-Ferguson, Helen Sung, Meshell Ndegeocello, Lyrics Born, Talib Kweli, Art Davis, the Ian Carey Quintet + 1, and the Pacific Mambo Orchestra.

http://evanfrancismusic.weebly.com/

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Canada-born trumpeter/composer Darren Johnston has performed and/or recorded with luminaries such as Fred Frith, ROVA Saxophone Quartet, Myra Melford, Ben Goldberg, Matt Wilson, Mark Dresser, Marshall Allen, and Marcus Shelby. ...

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NYC-living Evan Francis has been a professional musician since about 1998, composing and performing on saxophone, flute, and clarinet.

He has performed/recorded/toured around the world with Stevie Wonder, Michael Buble, Taylor Eigsti, Miguel Atwood-Ferguson, Helen Sung, Meshell Ndegeocello, Lyrics Born, Talib Kweli, Art Davis, the Ian Carey Quintet + 1, and the Pacific Mambo Orchestra.

http://evanfrancismusic.weebly.com/

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Canada-born trumpeter/composer Darren Johnston has performed and/or recorded with luminaries such as Fred Frith, ROVA Saxophone Quartet, Myra Melford, Ben Goldberg, Matt Wilson, Mark Dresser, Marshall Allen, and Marcus Shelby.

http://darrenjohnstonmusic.com/

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Saxophonist Kasey Knudsen leads her own trio and sextet, and co-leads The Schimscheimer Family Trio with Jon Arkin and Michael Coleman, as well as The Holly Martins with Lorin Benedict and Eric Vogler.

Knudsen can be heard with Ben Goldberg, Fred Frith, Eric Garland, Henry Hung, The Montclair Women's Big Band, Graham Connah, Adam Shulman, Nathan Clevenger, Aaron Novik, Michael Coleman, Jarrett Cherner, Q Morrow, Rob Ewing, Marcus Shelby, Realistic Orchestra, Scott Amendola, Electric Squeezebox Orchestra, and Rova Saxophone Quartet.

http://www.kaseyknudsen.com

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Saxophonist Marcus Stephens was featured at SFJazz, performing the music of Joe Henderson.

He performs with The Marcus Shelby Jazz Orchestra, The Mitch Marcus Quintet + 15, Jazz Mafia, Electric Squeezebox Orchestra, Eight Legged Monster, Rayband, Bourbon Kings Brass Band, and his own groups, Markstep Trio and Secret Sidewalk.

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Bassist Sam Bevan has performed with David Grisman, Zigaboo Modeliste, Joshua Redman, Roswell Rudd, Houston Person, Kenny Washington, Joe Locke, Michael Wolff, Jim Kweskin, Geoff Muldaur, Joe Craven, Meklit Hadero, Lisa Engelken, Jackie Ryan, Jacqui Naylor, The VNote Ensemble, Telepathy, Nathan Clevenger, New Pickle Family Circus, Ian Dogole & Hemispheres, Fil Lorenz Orchestra, and the Contemporary Jazz Orchestra.

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Drummer Eric Garland has worked with Roy Ayers (with Jazz Mafia Symphony), Bobby McFerrin (with Brass Monkey Brass Band), hip hop artist Lyrics Born, and 60

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