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Hal Galper Trio

Hal Galper piano, Jeff Johnson - bass, John Bishop -drums

With over 90 recordings to his credit, 30 as a leader in his own right, Hal Galper is best known for his work with Chet Baker, Cannonball Adderley, John Scofield and the Phil Woods Quintet. His recordings as a leader with Mike and Randy Brecker are considered among the best. The Trio's newest CD "Trip The Light Fantastic" received Down Beat Magazine's Four Star Review.)

Pianist Galper has 100 original compositions recorded and published. He anchored such bands as The Slide Hampton Quartet, The Lee Konitz Duo, The Stan Getz Quartet and many others. He has won a Grammy nomination and a Grammy for his recordings with Phil Woods, was awarded a Distinguished Alumni Award from the Berklee College of Music and has been a recipient of grants from the National Endowment of the Arts, The Lila Wallace-Readers Digest Foundation and the New School of New York. http://www.halgalper.com/

JOHN BISHOP -drums ( credits: Bobby McFerrin, Slide Hampton, Benny Golson, George Cables, Kenny Werner, Eddie Daniels, Joanne Brackeen, Kenny Rankin and countless others. ) http://www.johnbishop.net/

JEFF JOHNSON - bass (credits: Philly Joe Jones, Charlie Rouse, Barney Kessel, Chet Baker, Lew Tabackin, Eddie Daniels, Joanne Brackeen, Marlena Shaw, George Cables, Bud Shank, Claudio Roditti, Ernestine Anderson, and Michael Wolfe, to name just a few. http://www. jazzbassist.com/