
Not coincidentally {ahem!}, the QSF album contains seven Raymond Scott compositions (including "Powerhouse"), seeded amid an eclectic mix of Ellington, AWB, Bernstein, Corea, Tower of Power, and one original. As quartet leader Jeremy Cohen asserts, "The tradition of chamber music has taught us to play from our hearts with the highest standards. So when the music says swing, we swing. When the music says groove, we groove." Hear them swing and groove here.
Over the next few months, the QSF will perform in Los Angeles, Columbus, Pasadena, Louisville, NJ, NYC, Berkeley, Natick, and elsewhere.
Update (September 27): "Scientists working diligently in a laboratory somewhere recently discovered a DNA strand and have identified it as the Cartoon Gene."
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Hello. My name is Conrado Cairo. I am a Peruvian cartoonist and have been a big fan of Jim Flora's art since I was a kid. I knew and loved his work before even knowing his name. My father was very much into Mexican music and one of his favorite records had a Jim Flora cover. I was just fascinated by that exuberant, vibrant, sharp style of his' and consider that piece of art in particular one of the things that shaped my taste and my perception of cartooning and design as true art forms.
Thanks, Jim. Wherever you are...
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