The Eddie Marshall Quintet remains the best band I've ever been part of. We had the good fortune to work A LOT around the Bay Area in those years, 89-94, and developed a group sound and rapport that is really hard to come by. I miss it - and Eddie - a lot. - Peck Allmond
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Trumpeter and multi-instrumentalist Peck Allmond has lived in Brooklyn since 1993. Originally from the Bay Area, he was mentored by Eddie Marshall, Mark Levine, Ed Kelly, John Coppola, Vince Wallace, Smiley Winters, Donald Bailey, Bud Spangler, Faye Carol, and Chuck Clark.
His jazz credits include Oliver Lake, John Hicks, Billy Harper, Don Cherry, Pharoah Sanders, Tom Harrell, MeShell Ndegeocello, John Stubblefield, Joe Lovano, Cindy Blackman, Madeleine Peyroux, Donny McCaslin, and Peter Apfelbaum.
http://www.peckallmond.com/
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Originally from Oakland, currently living in NYC, saxophonist Kenny Brooks went to the New England Conservatory where he studied with George Garzone, George Russell, Bob Moses, and Ken Radnofsky.
His work in the early 90's included the Peck Allmond Group, the afro-pop group Kotoja, and legendary drummer Eddie Marshall.
Co-founded with pianist Dred Scott, Alphabet Soup was the first hip/hop-jazz group at both the Monterey and San Francisco Jazz Festivals.
In 1994 Kenny Brooks and Charlie Hunter began a run of almost 3 years playing duo and trio every Friday night at the SOMA nightspot the Up and Down Club. In 1996 Brooks joined the Charlie Hunter Quartet. They recorded the CD "Natty Dread" for Blue Note and toured extensively throughout the U.S., Canada and Europe.
By 1995 Brooks was leading a trio under his own name with Eddie Marshall and Jeff Chambers.
Brooks has also played and recorded with Mike Clark, Ohio Players, Steve Smith, Les Claypool, MMW, Josh Roseman, Chuck MacKinnon, Brian Charette, Levon Helm, and Bob Weir's RatDog.
http://kennybrooks.com/
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Pianist Glen Pearson has performed with such notables as Regina Belle, Jimmy Scott, Ernestine Anderson, Dianne Reeves, Marlena Shaw, Bobby Hutcherson, Delfeayo Marsalis, James Moody, Frank Morgan, Chico Freeman, Babatunde Lea, Will Downing, and Gerald Albright.
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Bassist Jeff Chambers has played with Buddy Montgomery, Dizzy Gillespie, Les McCann, Eddie Harris, Benny Carter, Tommy Flanagan, Joe Henderson, Dakota Staton, McCoy Tyner, Joe Williams, Little Jimmie Scott, Tony Williams, Frank Morgan, Dr. Dorothy Donegan, Kenny Burrell, James Moody, Nat Adderley, Milt Jackson, John Hendricks, Benny Golson, Larry Coryell, Hank Crawford, Abbey Lincoln, Ernestine Anderson, Don Cherry, Clifford Jordan, Laurindo Almeida, Teddy Edwards, Roy McCurdy, Richie Cole, Slide Hampton, George Coleman, Mel Lewis, Archie Shepp, Cedar Walton, Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Ahmad Jamal, Pharoah Sanders, Houston Person, Bobby Hutcherson, Charlie Rouse, and Marlena Shaw.
http://www.jeffchambersjazz.com/
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Drummer Alcide Marshall, Eddie's son, performs with top Bay Area musicians such as Dave Ellis, Art Khu, Aaron Germain, Steve Carter, Dennis Smith, Fred Harris, and Idris Ackamoor.
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