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1620 Jazz Productions also brings you more live concert clips from trumpeter, vocalist and composer Johnny Souza.
For RECORDED VERSIONS of Johnny Souza's compositions on You Tube VISIT http://www.youtube.com/user...
Johnny Souza is an alumnus of Berklee College of Music where he majored in music performance and studied with instructors including: John LaPorta, Wes Hensel and Mike Metheny.
Johnny has released two CD's comprised of jazz standards along with Johnny's original compositions. The two CD's; My Shining Hour featuring saxophonist Dick Johnson and Meet Me in the City featuring saxophonist/flutist Greg Abate have received a high level of airplay on radio across the country.
Johnny's CD and downloads are available on Amazon.Com and Apple iTunes among other sources.
Johnny also writes a monthly jazz column which is published in a number of newspapers.
Trumpeter, vocalist and composer Johnny Souza is also recognized for his popular song "Boston (Hub of My Heart)" which is a salute to the city of Boston.
The song about Boston was originally released on Souza's Boston themed CD called "Meet Me in the City" and the song has been featured at Fenway Park & performed live at venues throughout Boston including Symphony Hall.
"And Johnny's original Boston (Hub of My Heart) swings out, man - swings out! It's got that Frank Flavor it does. And son, Johnny III's muted trumpet solo reaches for the sweets - bon, Johnny III, bon." Peter Deveber is an author and contributor with The New England Jazz Alliance
"Johnny's voice is easy and smooth, with a distinctive, creative bent and a light vibrato like John Pizzarelli". - Fred Bouchard/Downbeat Magazine
Johnny Souza's "Meet Me in the City" CD includes his other Boston themed compositions "Big Dig Blues", "Back Bay Bossa", "Tea Party" and "Meet Me in the City." Renowned Berklee Professor Ray Santisi is on piano along with accomplished musicians Barry Smith on bass and Gene Roma on drums and Greg Abate on saxophone. Souza's son Johnny Souza lll performs the trumpet solo on Boston Hub of My Heart and his daughter Leah sings background vocals on the title track Meet Me in the City.
Johnny performs at political, corporate and charitable events as well as jazz and concert venues throughout New England.
When not performing jazz he performs a classic, standard repertoire similar to the styles of Frank Sinatra, Bobby Darrin, Harry Connick Jr, Louis Armstrong and Chet Baker.
Souza's daughter Leah Souza is an acclaimed jazz vocalist with her own band that performs at top jazz venues in New England - The Leah Souza Quintet and Souza's son, Johnny Souza III is the trumpeter with the very popular New England Jam Band 3rd Left (Johnny Souza III is also a freelance trumpeter with many other bands.)
VISIT http://www.youtube.com/user... for recorded versions of Johnny Souza's compositions.
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