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Chris Washburne and the Syotos Band

Chris Washburne is one of those rare musicians whose musical activities cross many styles and cultural borders. From early in his career he refused to be pigeon-holed as just being a jazz or classical player, but instead has continually pursued a diverse path. Chris is currently freelancing as a studio musician and performing trombone, bass trombone, tuba, didjeridu, and percussion with various classical, jazz, rock, and Latin groups in New York City. He also tours extensively with various groups and has concertized throughout the North America, Europe, Asian, Africa, South America, Central America, and the Caribbean.

He can be heard on the SYOTOS releases, Bobby Sanabria's Grammy nominated Big Band record "Live and in Clave," the BAQ's debut CD "The Fax" and Ray Vega's self-titled CD, all of which feature his original compositions and where he has received rave reviews.

He received his Bachelors of Music in classical trombone performance from the University of Wisconsin where he studied with William Richardson, Richard Davis, and Les Thimmeg. In 1988 he completed a Masters degree from the New England Conservatory in Third Stream Studies where he studied with John Swallow, Ran Blake, and Bob Moses. He was the winner of the 1988 New England Conservatory Graduation Concerto Competition. In 1985 he spent two months living in Zambia studying the traditional music of that region. In 1993 he received a Mellon Fellowship to travel to and explore the rich musical traditions of Cuba. In 1996 he received a Sinfonia Foundation grant to assist in the research for his dissertation. In 1999 he received his Ph.D. in Ethnomusicology from Columbia University. His dissertation "New York Salsa" will be published as a book by Temple University Press in 2002. He has commissioned and premiered over twenty contemporary compositions for trombone. He currently holds a teaching position in the jazz department at the New School for Social Research and is an assistant professor at Columbia University.

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Chris Washburne and the Syotos Band

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	Title	Length	Sample
	Money Is the Future Tense	5:44
	She's Dirty as a Boy	5:02
	Anodyne of Muddledom	6:51
	Nuyorican Son	4:30
	Whatever You Want from Me	6:00
	Paradise in Trouble	4:15
	Your Inside Out	4:46
	Whatever Day of the Week Saturday Happens to Fall	4:16
	Jazzy	3:55
	Dr. Syo	5:24
	Money Is the Future Tense [Remix]	5:08
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	Title	Length	Sample
	Titorama	4:56
	Mamborama	5:00
	Deep Song	8:52
	Methane Mambo	3:44
	The Other Side	4:47
	New Beginning	7:24
	Now What?	5:54
	Caonao	7:43
	Hong Kong Mambo	3:50
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Nuyorican Nights

Seven years ago 28 year old Chris Washburne was told he had virulent nerve cancer, 50 percent chance of surviving an operation for it, zero possibility of ever playing the trombone again - and he'd better check into the hospital in the morning. Washburne insisted on playing one more gig with the band whose core musicians are on this record. At the end of that particular hot night, the trombonist turned turned to his companeros and said, " SYOTOS." Meaning: see you on the other side.

Now age 35, in 1999, things are even better, Wasburne's on call with Tito Puente, Cella Cruz, and Mark Anthony; first 'bone chair in the Manhattan Character Orchestra, among several distinguished contemporary music ensembles, known in select jazz, rock, pop and experimental circles, emerging from academia with impressive field research on New York salsa leading to his Ph.D. And he's releasing his first album as featured soloist since the debut of the Boston Arts Quartet, as composer and leader of the SYOTOS band: "Nuyorican Nights".

Indeed, as one listens through to this richly multi-layered CD over and over again, it becomes clear that none of the SYOTOS ensemble members, in any track, is willing to accept the "Latin jazz" conventions as anything but a starting point.

-excerpts from the liner notes
by Howard Mandel
freelance writer for Downbeat, Jazziz and The Village Voice

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	Title	Length	Sample
	Nuyorican Nights	3:46
	The Witch's Unveiling	6:47
	Arkan/Siretsi Yares Daran	7:26
	Huracan	3:50
	Spurier's Dream	7:06
	Moosha	6:54
	The Man Without a Face	4:45
	Shades of Grey	6:05
	For Si	5:25
	9408	7:09
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