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Main Gazane
'Smooth Jazz with an edge'
Bios
Main Gazane, an old jazz term meaning my "main man" or my "main thing" is a new Contemporary Jazz group made up
of Keyboardist Mark Minchello and Multi Instrumentalist Bob Magnuson. The group's new CD Hip Space
is a mixture of covers and original songs spanning many different styles of music. R&B, Brazilian, Electronica and Funk
all find their way into this fresh new approach to Contemporary Jazz.
Mark Minchello is no stranger to the Smooth Jazz world. He started his career by touring with Luther Vandross
and has since gone on to work with many other Jazz and R&B greats. He has most recently been serving as Musical
Director for R&B Diva Regina Belle. He has also been Keyboardist/Musical Director for two Jazz Explosion Tours featuring
Boney James, Will Downing , Gerald Albright, Vesta and Regina Belle. He has recently produced Smooth Jazz trumpeter
Gordon James featuring Chuck Loeb And Slide Hampton.
Bob Magnuson is a fixture on the New York studio scene. He has performed on countless radio and TV commercials.
He has been featured on CDs by Patti Austin, Whitney Houston, Phobe Snow and B.B. King. He most recently has been
touring with the 3 MO TENORS and Broadway R&B diva Jennifer Holiday. Not only is Bob proficient on all the woodwinds
but he also excels on the electronic wind synthesizer.
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