Black Note were an American jazz ensemble formed in 1991. The band released four albums, on Columbia Records, Impulse! Records, Red Records and World Stage.
They won first prize at the John Coltrane Young Artist Competition in 1991.
Discography 43rd & Degnan (World Stage, 1991) L.A. Underground (Red, 1993 ) Jungle Music (Columbia, 1994) Nothin' But The Swing (Impulse!, 1995 )
Group members Marcus Shelby - bass Willie Jones III - drums Eric Reed - piano Kenneth Crouch - piano Ark Sano - piano Richard Grant - trumpet Gilbert Castellanos - trumpet James Mahone - alto sax Phil Vieux - tenor sax Robert Stewart - tenor sax
Guest musicians Greg Kurstin - piano Nicholas Payton - trumpet Teodross Avery - tenor sax, soprano sax
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