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Airborne the Musical Peacemakers of Contemporary Jazz started this group to bring together musicians to help in peace and global unity to this world of need.
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Airborne - Winds of Change - Video for Peace - In Remembrance of Dr Martin Luther King
We honor the life and times of Dr Martin Luther King a man of peace who with non-violent actions helped in the struggle for civil and human rights. In 2008 this video by Airborne the Musical Peacemakers of Contemporary Jazz from their awarding winning CD “Winds of Change” shows that we as people must stand together as one to achieve peace and global unity. This video was viewed at the 2008 Democratic Convention in Denver and has been used for Inspirational Workshops all over the World. Enjoy and please Share this wonderful video of praise and peace in his remembrance.
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Musicians - Humanitarians - Peacemakers
Airborne the Musical Peacemakers of Contemporary Jazz started this group to bring together musicians to help in peace and global unity to this world of need.
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- First Name
- Airborne
- College/University:
- Berklee School of Music
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- Gigs, Job Inquiries, Educational Purposes, Meet Players, Networking, Other
- Whom I want to meet:
- Jazz Artists, Jazz Fans, Jazz Radio, Jazz Magazines, Humanitarians, Peacemakers, Jazz Press, Contemporary Jazz, Smooth Jazz, Jazz, Jazz Booking Agents, Jazz Management, Jazz Labels,
- Employment Status
- Self-Employed
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- Airborne the Musical Peacemakers of Contemporary Jazz
- Employer:
- Tilt Records / Heavy Vibes Music
- About Me:
- Tilt Records Recording Artists
Airborne / Contemporary Jazz / Smooth Jazz & Vocals
“Winds of Change” the new CD by Airborne the “Musical Peacemakers” of Contemporary Jazz sends out an Inspirational Message of Hope
Airborne has just released another CD “Winds of Change” on Tilt Records. The band is still riding high on the wonderful success of last years 2007 release of “Turbulence”. The New CD “Winds of Change” is coming out at an unsettled time in history. Wartime, a important election year, a world in turmoil, a broken economy, and people making decisions based on fear.
The band explains that the title, compositions, and even the emotion of this new project show their concern on all these matters of importance. We are musicians, but with deep humanitarian thoughts. The world needs to change and to take action. But we must be unified first. We hope you enjoy our new music and that it helps in this cause. Be Well, Be Happy, and really enjoy Life. But remember to Reach out your hand and ride the Winds of Change.
Winds of Change" is the 6th CD from Airborne, the multi-cultural contemporary jazz group from New Haven, CT USA.
Airborne the proclaimed “Musical Peacemakers” of contemporary jazz are focusing their talents in a harmonious atmosphere for change. Their music transfigures a spirit of love and compassion for our fellow brothers and sisters. Echo’s a message to humanity that it is time to turn the page for the sake of our future generations.
The world is finally traveling on the winds of change. Many discoveries and efforts have been made to make us all aware of the dangers that peril our planet and its children. Many wonderful people have already dedicated their lives for this important change. But their deeds must have everyone’s support, help, and blessing.
Projects for Global Warming, Hunger, Natural Disasters, New Energy Resources, and Economical Distress have been created. All these concerns and factors have stressed our earth to its boiling point. The time is now for change and to take action. Without prejudice we must all stand together to achieve peace and global unity to take on these most difficult tasks.
We must reach out our hands to the world. We can make this earth a better place to live. No matter what faith, race, color, or wealth you have. We are all children of this world. Help save our planet and its children! Reach out your hand and ride the Winds of Change!
- Musical Background & Experience:
- Their High-Energy Contemporary Jazz sound is in perfect tune with today's Smooth Jazz and Vocals radio formats. Yet still packed with intensity and complexity their expert performance, vocal, and composition skills are well respected in all the jazz formats and markets, (Straight Ahead, Modern, Acid Jazz, Contemporary Jazz, and Fusion) (College, Public, Cable, Satellite, Internet, and Commercial Radio).
Sounds of passion and emotion, a multi-cultural product of the band's hometown of New Haven, CT. Formed in 1988 the band has survived the ups and downs of today's frantic society with total dedication to their music, skills, and goals. With rare virtue, thought, and imagination these multi-faceted and experienced musicians have collaborated to create their own unique personal expression, original sound, and trademark in jazz music. Airborne the proclaimed “Musical Peacemakers” of Contemporary Jazz.
Compositions and performances of Airborne roar like the wind and sea and are filled with joy and excitement. Flowing with gentle moods of romance that heals an inner spirit with peace. Imagine music that captures life’s most beautiful experiences. Grooves that move soft, smooth, then wild.
Hot rhythms softly cruise on a cool sea of music and voices. Airborne has a beautiful trademark jazz sound of island passion and urban emotion. Music that is sensitive, straight from the heart and that
echo's from deep within the soul.
A whirling musical journey packed with sincerity, serenity, and flawless execution. That lifts you to a higher joy and awareness. Airborne’s musical recipe takes a can of straight ahead jazz with Caribbean and Latino influences. Pours in a few tablespoons of jazz fusion and a heaping cup of urban street funk. Then cooks all ingredients with pure technical talent till it gets boiling hot.
Their music beliefs, insights, and material always maintain the highest integrity. Communicating and crossing over to a wider listening market and audience. Their career is forever blossoming with each new recording project. All their CDs have made very successful marks on Jazz Radio Charts all over the USA and abroad with heavy airplay rotation. Trade Magazines and Websites as, JazzTimes, Jazziz, Smooth Jazz Now, Downbeat, Billboard, CMJ, Musician, Smooth Jazz Therapy, AbsysJazz, Smooth Jazz News, Jazz Review, etc have praised their work with great reviews and press releases.
Their Concert Videos appeared on BET, Public Broadcasting, and TV Cable & Satellite Networks across the USA. The band has toured and performed at Jazz Festivals, Music Performance Venues, Colleges, and Jazz Clubs in the USA, Europe, and Japan.
Since 1992, the Airborne Jazz Band has been on the New England Foundation for the Arts prestigious Performing Arts Touring Roster with Arts in Education programs and performances of “A Century of Jazz” , “Jazz Appreciation for Young Audiences”, and “Jazz Legends”. As jazz educators on the touring roster of the Connecticut Commission on the Arts they have opened the minds and ears of young audiences to jazz music in their home state performing their Arts in Education programs in Colleges, High, Middle, and Grammar Schools.
As Performing Artists, Recording Artists, Educators, and as Humanitarians the band’s quality of excellence and compassion has kept them on the road to success.
- Website:
- http://www.airbornejazz.com
- Website:
- http://www,heavyvibes.com
- Website:
- http://smoothjazzlinks.com
- Why I love jazz:
- A beautiful trademark jazz sound of island passion and urban emotion. Hot rhythms that softly cruise on a cool sea of music and voices.
- Music:
- Airborne - Jazz Discography
New Horizons to be released in March of 2010
Winds of Change - 2008 - Tilt Records
Turbulence - 2007 - Tilt Records
Heavy Vibes - 2004 - Tilt Records
Lifetones - 1999 - Tilt Records
Across the Sky - 1995 - Tilt Records
Take Off - 1990 - Tilt Records
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- Instrumentation
Airborne - Tilt Records Recording Artists
Thomas Borino: Piano, Organ, Keyboards, Vocals
Thomas Sansone: Sax, Flute, Vocals
Gregory Borino: Guitars, Vocals
Dean Kosh: Drums
Steven Clarke: Bass, Vocals
Asher Delerme: Latin & African Percussion
Elizabeth Dellinger: Vocals
All Copyrights - Heavy Vibes Music - BMI
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- What's the Word on Airborne Jazz!
The brand new album from New Haven, CT based Airborne is entitled ‘Winds Of Change’ and much of the publicity surrounding it makes clear that the title, compositions, and even the emotion of the project was inspired by the bands concern for world events. The implicit assertion, irrespective of faith, race, color or wealth, that together we can make this earth a better place is beyond dispute and in articulating this harmonious message Airborne has delivered nine wonderfully uplifting tunes which can be fairly described as some of the best smooth jazz to be heard this year.
‘Winds of Change’ is Airborne’s 6th CD and each subsequent release has demonstrated the growing confidence the band has in its own music and the diversity Airborne is never afraid to display. Although the 2005 album ‘Heavy Vibes’ was replete with top notch old school jazz fusion this, in the main, has been displaced by the world rhythms that permeated much of their 2007 project ‘Turbulence’ and the first rate contemporary jazz which exemplifies ‘Winds of Change’. However, invariably through all of this has been the superb vocals of Elizabeth Dellinger that are at the core of all Airborne’s best moments and writing credits which continue to be predominately shared between band members Greg and Thomas Borino.
The feel good motif of ‘Winds of Change’ is beautifully demonstrated by the optimistic happy vibe of the title track. Reminiscent in part of Bob James’ ‘Sign Of The Times’ it features the sort of high quality backing vocals from Dillenger that fans of Airborne have routinely come to expect. When the track is later reprised as a backdrop to a series of inspirational sound bites Dillenger remains just as good and she returns to add her sparkle to the ‘party ready’ ‘Calypso Night’.
Thomas Sansone contributes excellent flute to the jazzy ‘Magic In The City’ where Thomas Borino on keys is also in fine form and his brother Greg takes the honors on guitar with the energetically up tempo ‘All Tied Up’. Sansone switches to sax for the deliciously evocative ‘Spanish Guitar’ and when the musical spotlight shifts from Europe to South America it’s the lovely shuffling Latin beat of ‘Brazilian Praise’ that affords Randy Bost the opportunity to shine on trumpet.
‘Just One Night’ is a superb slice of smooth jazz for which the entire band plays a part and in similar vein is ‘Rising Higher’. This brass enriched number is real ‘stadium jazz’ while the more studied ‘Better Days Ahead’ has a fine ‘in the pocket’ groove and more excellent guitar from Greg Borino.
Through the years a feature of Airborne has been its cohesion and the way the lead is generously shared between the players. ‘Winds of Change’ offers all of this and a chance to experience the work of a passionate group of musicians who obviously enjoy every second of what they do.
Denis Poole - www.smoothjazztherapy.com
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- Formed in 1988 the group Airborne looks now back on 20 years of recordings, jazz festivals, gigs, the whole ups and downs of being musicians. Based in New Haven, CT, USA, Airborne has received worldwide acclaims. The band consists of Steven Clarke (bass), Gregory Borino (guitars), Thomas Sansone (sax), Thomas Borino (piano, keyboards, organ, vocals), Asher Delerme (percussion) and Dean Kosh (drums). These musicians are joined on the new project Winds of Change by Randy Bost (trumpet, flugelhorn) Elisabeth Dellinger (background vocals) and on some of the tracks drummers Adrian Tramontano and Alwyn Smith.
The celebration of the 20th anniversary is a good opportunity to see at a glance their previous work. The group started with Take Off in 1990, followed by Across The Sky (1995), Lifetones (1999), Heavy Vibes (2004) and Turbulence (2007). The new album Winds of Change (2008) follows a special concept and impetus:
"Projects for Global Warming, Hunger, Natural Disasters, New Energy Resources, and Economical Distress have been created. All these concerns and factors have stressed our earth to its boiling point. The time is now for change. Without prejudice we must all stand together to achieve peace and global unity to take on this difficult task.
We must reach out our hands to the world. We can make this earth a better place to live. No matter what faith, race, color, or wealth you have. We are all children of this world. Help save our planet and its children! Reach out your hand and ride the Winds of Change!"
With this impetus in mind Airborne sees Better Days Ahead. Starting with relaxed guitar loops in the style of The Chic Thomas Borino soon showcases his piano skills. The uplifting Winds Of Change is featuring comprehensible and audible the flute. The melody is taken over by Thomas' piano. Gregory Borino's horn arrangement as supporting background is superb and just in the point.
It's a constant part of the repertoire of many live bands. Bossa Nova à la Brazilian Praise. And some Calypso à la Calypso Night isn't bad too. This captivating tune will push you to the dance floor. Gregory's acoustic guitar delivers Spanish flavor in Spanish Guitar, while the original character is changed by the massive sax placement.
We drive further with Magic In The City. While the main melody is performed by Thomas Sasone on flute Thomas Borino sets accents with his furious piano play.
The provocative title Just One Night turns out as smooth ballade featuring Sansone's soprano sax. All Tied Up is another significant example for the perfect interplay of all musicians.
Rising Higher reminds of the British group Shakatak. There are certain similarities between both groups. The album is finished with a reprise of the title song. The reprise is a collage of recordings of famous contemporaries and the final message of the group.
Airborne offers with their 6th installment entertainment in the quality we can await from such an experienced group. A nice mixture of fun and lecture.
HBH – Hans-Bernd Hülsmann - Smooth & Soul
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- When listening to this stunning and graceful CD, you will notice that this ensemble plants musical "seeds of peace" and uses music to help make our dream of a better world come true.
So, let yourself be guided by these "musical peacemakers. Turbulence is a great musical achievement.
Akbar Nour - www.smoothjazznow.com
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“Winds of Change” the new CD by Airborne the “Musical Peacemakers” of Contemporary Jazz sends out an Inspirational Message of Hope
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