First
Time Out, our first CD, spans over 60 years of styles in the evolution of big band
jazz, including blues, ballads, straight-ahead swing, bossa nova, and salsa.
Review by Dr. Herb Wong,
Jazz Historian / Music Producer:
"Silicon Valleys Full Spectrum
Jazz is a strikingly engaging big band that illuminates ripe emotional
colors and a generosity of inspired jazz savoir faire. Dig the ensembles
fluency and the insistent way it swings with vitality and excitement.
The individuality of featured solo voices contributes significantly to
the bands equation of dedication, musical wherewithal and the sheer
joy of playing. Moreover, the selection of appealing arrangements reflects
essential good taste in big band culture. For a threshold recording, First
Time Out is a notable one, indeed. A work in progress, the band
surely deserves watchful attention. What a joyful trip it is to be an
ear-witness to FSJ."