Tommy Igoe Big Band: "Marie's Shuffle" by Tom Kubis
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Recorded January 19, 2013
at the 142 Throckmorton Theatre, Mill Valley, CA
"A jaw-dropping musical event. Completely awesome in every respect!"âA.S.Blog
The Tommy Igoe Big Band has come to the Bay and it is already the most talked about musical event in San Francisco where it holds court at the Rrazz Room nightclub. Experience one of the world's finest drummers leading an elite group of the Bay's greatest musicians in a landmark event that redefines the genre. Musicians from Santana, The Doobie Brothers, Boz Scaggs and Bay-Area legends, Tower of Power are all featured as well as music from Brazil, Cuba, Argentina, Spain and more. If you love music, this is the band that will blow you away!
ABOUT TOMMY IGOE
Tommy Igoe is one of the world's most prominent drummers and bandleaders. He began drumming at the age of 2 and has gone on to craft a unique and diverse career, traveling the world with Art Garfunkel, Blood Sweat and Tears, Dave Grusin, Stanley Jordan, and the New York Voices amongst many others others.
For the last six years, his Birdland Big Band has been the most popular weekly music event in New York City, maintaining it's Friday residency at the iconic Birdland Jazz Club. In 1997, he created the drumset book for "The Lion King" on Broadway also serving as principal drummer and conductor. Igoe is dedicated to world-class music education, writing some of the world's best-selling books and DVD's and is a globally in-demand clinician.
He currently lives in San Francisco where his new band, The Tommy Igoe Big Band, enjoys a weekly residency at the Rrazz Room.