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Big Bands of Brooklyn

t only makes sense that Brooklyn-connected big bands have proliferated in recent years, for the borough is stocked with underemployed world-class musicians who can easily read complex music, relate comfortably to diverse genres, and blow their hearts out. Darcy James Argue, Shan Barnet, Mike Fahie, Alan Ferber, Michael Formanek, Pedro Giraudo, Miho Hazama, Ryan Keberle, Brian Krock, Remy Le Boeuf, Jihye Lee, Angela Morris, Justin Mullens, Dafnis Prieto, Erica Seguine, Emilio Solla, Anna Webber, and Miguel Zenón are just

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