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Zanter Trio offers a mix of Mainstream, Funky, and Latin jazz that is intimate, intricate, expressive, harmonically and rhythimically moving. We're just having FUN! Listen to the linked excerpts and see for yourself. The trio has performed throughout the Tri-State (OH, KY, WV)at clubs and regional festivals (MU Winter Jazz Fest, Jazz MU Tazz, Taste of Charleston, Tri-State Multi-Cultural Festival, and Taste of the Mountains Wine and Jazz) for the past three years developing a sound that combines jazz tradition--music like tunes by Miles Davis, Horace Silver, Wayne Shorter etc.--with funky grooves--Scofield, Medeski, Martin, and Wood. Our current repertoire includes an even mix of jazz standards and original material (like the tunes on STRAWBERRY SUNDAY!)If you want more information, just "Google" us to catch some of the buzz. A note on STRAWBERRY SUNDAY: As often happens when I write a jazz tune, Strawberry Sunday came to me "in a flash" on a Saturday in March 2005. When this happens, I always trust my intuition. The next day I asked my wife, Tonia, to name the tune after hearing and she immediately responded with the title! I thought the title wasn't macho enough for three guys playing the form of hyper-masculine music we play; but when I presented the name to the group, they immediately responded that it should be the title track of our CD. I don't know why, but why question it? Mark Zanter, guitar An active composer/performer, has received commissions from the UIUC Creative Music Orchestra, CU Symphony, the American Composers forum, the WV Commission on the Arts, and numerous soloists. He has appeared as a composer and performer on WILL, IPR, Second Sunday concerts, on WVPN In Touch With The Arts. His works are published by Les Productions d'OZ and have been performed nationally and internationally at festivals including, MUSIC '98 (Cincinnati Conservatory) June in Buffalo, and the Atlantic Center for the Arts. Dr. Zanter is currently assistant professor of Music theory and composition at Marshall University, Huntington, WV. As a jazz performer, Mark has appeared with Anthony Braxton, Roscoe Mitchell, Leroy Jenkins, George Lewis, Alphonse Mouzon, Carol Channing and his own funky ZANTER TRIO. Cliff Riley, drums With 30+ years of experience, Cliff Riley has appeared with the Stan Kenton Orchestra, Don Ellis, and a variety of other jazz groups locally including the Jazz Syndicate. Mr. Riley, an active teacher, is a member of PDT (Vic Firth educational team), Percussion Arts Society (PAS), International Association for Jazz Education, and a Zildjian endorser (ZAP). Craig Nolte, bass Is a native of Huntington, WV. He has been performing and Teaching in the Tri-State area since 1987. While attending the hewon the Marshall University Department of Music Concerto Competition. He is a frequent guest performer with the Marshall University Faculty Jazz Ensemble, and Janna Parsley Project. Check out the artist's website: http://home.earthlink.net/~rileycliff/cliffriley/id11.html Track List: 1. April 15, 2005 2. Summer Sunset 3. Strawberry Sunday 4. Bone Vamp 5. Ocean of Feeling 6. Spiral 7. January 12, 2005 8. Gettin' Somewhere Other Genres:
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