STUDIO RECORDING 2020

RECORDED IN DENVER FEATURING SONYA WALKER [VOICE & TRUMPET]
Inspired by a 2016-studio session, again from Boulder house music to 17 tunes at Denver's Mighty Fine Productions


From left: Kyle Matsuda (p), Sonya Walker (voice, trumpet), Gary Sloan (b, tuba), Franz Leberl (d) on the deck of the Leberl residence in Boulder after a house music session.

 
Sonya contributes her voice and trumpet. She is a multi-instrumentalist, was born and raised in Boulder (Colorado). She is currently pursuing her undergraduate degree at the University of Colorado in Boulder. More under https://www.facebook.com/sonya.walker.3551

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Born and raised on the Big Island of Hawaii. Is a 4th generation Japanese-American. Received a B.A. (Physics) from Harvard College. Then a doctoral candidate in physics at the University of Colorado’s JILA (originally the Joint Institute of Laboratory Astrophysics), now with his Ph.D. completed. Music is Kyle’s passion, and he excels in jazz on the piano. More under facebook.com/kyle.matsuda & scholar.google.com

Born in Alaska to the state’s legendary blues artist Gary „Alaska“ Sloan. Grew up in rural Arkansas, attended the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville [B.A. in music]. He „escaped“ to Colorado through an M.M. (Master of Music) in Jazz at the University of Colorado in Boulder. Full-time musician based in the Denver area playing acoustic bass, tuba, and electric bass performing swing, Gypsy jazz, Dixieland, Western swing, blues, modern jazz, Americana and more. Photo taken near the grave of Bix Beiderbecke in Davenport, Iowa.

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STUDIO RECORDING 2016

RECORDED IN DENVER FEATURING JEREMY MOHNEY [VOICE & ALTOSAX]

From house music at the Leberl home in Boulder to a professional sound recording studio in Denver
Mighty Fine Productions

Jeremy Mohney: From Boulder. Free-lance professional alto-sax player and singer of swing jazz tunes. Brian Casey: From Oregon, holds a Doctorate in Musical Arts and professor of academic jazz at the University of Northern Colorado (Greeley). Paul Shinn: From Kansas City. Freelance professional jazz pianist in New York, with a Doctorate in Musical Arts from the University of Colorado.

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Take the A-Train
Shake it but Don’t Break it
Crying Time
Mercy, Mercy, Mercy
Blues Almighty
Whispering
St. Louis Blues
Lulu’s Back in Town
Swinging Doors
Pure Imagination
L.O.V.E.
Wave
Kansas City
Poinciana
After you’ve Gone

THE CARILLON SENIOR HOME [BOULDER] 2016

Paul Shinn [piano] | Gary Sloan [bass] | Jeremy Mohney [alto-sax, vocals] | Franz Leberl [drums]
Gary Sloan: Professional freelance bass player. Lives in Denver. Holds a Master in Music from the University of Colorado.

HOUSE MUSIC | LEBERL HOME 

WITH DOMINIC SANDERS VISITING FROM KANSAS CITY

Paul Shinn [piano] | Dominic Sanders [bass] | Franz Leberl [drums]
Dominic Sanders visiting from from Kansas City. Freelance professional bass player. Holds a Bachelor in Music.

TRYING OUT A NEW STEEL GUITAR