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PROJECTS I USUALLY PERFORM WITH:

MATT JORGENSEN +451

My band. My friends. Good Music.

For a complete description visit the 451 page. My long-time associates Mark Taylor and Rob Davis on saxophones, Ryan Burns on fender rhodes (Marc Seales is on the first 2 records) and Phil Sparks on bass. I feel real lucky to have guys who will follow me around the world performing my music. We've done 4 records in the last 6 years, working on a new one now, and will continue to peroform wherever they'll have us.

CONVERSATIONS

My group with no chords. mj451 originally started out as 2 saxophones, bass and drums. After a 451 tour I wanted to just play -- just play and see what happens when different people get together with very little planned out ahead of time. The name is basically what it is -- musicial conversations. Usually will feature any combination of Mark Taylor, Saul Cline, Rick Mandyck, Thomas Marriott, Jeff Johnson, Doug Miller, Phil Sparks and so on.

AUTOMAT

Created during the summer of 2004, Automat is another no chords group featuring Los Angeles saxophonist Matt Otto, Mark Taylor, Jeff Johnson and myself. We have a CD in the can featuring a lot of Otto's tunes and did a short tour this summer. Look for the CD in the fall and some gigs to follow after that.

TRIO WITH GARY VERSACE AND MARK TAYLOR

Created for a performance following the 2004 Ballard Jazz Festival, this trio with Gary Versace on organ and Mark Taylor on saxophones is new and different every time we walk onto the bandstand.

MARK TAYLOR QUARTET

Mark Taylor is my musical partner in a lot of my projects. Mark's debut CD, After Hours, was recorded in New York with my fellow RadioAction bandmates Whitney Ashe on piano and Gary Wang on bass. Now the live performances will usually feature guitar instead of piano with Chris Spencer being the first choice and Geoff Cooke or Phil Sparks on bass.