The need and reason for Jack to assemble this ensemble together would not surprise you.

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As Jack and so many others in the Jazz world have been influenced by the great Wes Montgomery this is Jack's way of saying 'thank you', a way of' reaching people' who may not know of or have heard of Wes (God forbid) and quite simply a chance to play some of the amazing repertoire/arrangements that Wes left us with.

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This ensemble is simply the JPG -Jack Pantazis Group with horns. By adding the 4 horns Jack is able to bring to the audience a 'touch' of that big band sound that Wes was being recorded with late in his career.

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The gig also offers Jack the chance to play classic Wes tunes like '4 on 6', 'West Coast Blues' and a few of the classic jazz standards that Wes recorded. 

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The ensemble has:

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Jack -gtr

Patrick Schmidli -bass

Gianni Turcio - piano

Gerry Pantazis - drm

Phil Binotto -perc

Lachlan Davidson - also sax/flute

Roger Schmidli -tmb

Greg Clarkeson - ten sax/flute/clarinet

Tom Jovanovic - trp/flugel

 

Click here to watch a YouTube track from one of the gigs

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