Talons Jazz Circle

The Talons Live at Sue's Coffee Roasting Company

2008-09-20T14:54:00.000-07:00

First Appearance at Sue's Coffee Roasting Company
Featured Artists:
Matt Radisch keyboards
Andy Perlitch saxophone

A vibrant and creative blend of straight ahead
jazz with a Latin and African tinge. This seven piece
group's aim is to transport the audience into the
sacred circle of music.

Performance Time: 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Locaton: 7501 Monterey St, Gilroy,Ca
Phone: (408) 842 4220

Talons Live at Listen And be Heard Poetry Cafe

2008-02-29T13:04:00.000-08:00

Celebrating Black History Night at Listen and Be Heard
Featuring Mack Ruck on trumpet. Don't miss out!

Performance Time: 10:00 pm
Locaton: 818 Marin Street, Vallejo,Ca
Phone: (707) 554 4540

Talons Upcoming Shows

2008-02-27T16:05:00.000-08:00

The TALONS & Friends

At intimate venues throughout the SF Bay Area, the Talons collaborate with a talented collective of performers with a singular vision... to joyfully explore & create cutting-edge ensemble Sonic Art without boundaries.

Stay tuned for updates on 2008 Shows!

Here's to a Great 2008!

2008-01-11T14:28:00.000-08:00

Looking forward to making great Music and seeing Friends - old & new - at our 2008 Gigs!

HAPPY NEW YEAR!
the Talons

Summertime Fun at CultureFest '07

2007-05-23T12:30:00.000-07:00

The TALONS headlined at CultureFest '07 Mainstage on Saturday. July 21st -- their second year at this great South Bay event centered in downtown Mountain View's scenic civic center.

If you missed the Talons , then catch their upcoming performance on Cable Station KMVT 15. Date TBA.

Buzz about the Talons' Beat Poetry

2007-03-27T14:59:00.000-07:00

Jazz reviewer and poet Robert Carmack raves...

"The Talons are arguably the best of the new bands in the Bay area. With their roots firmly in the traditions of improvisational music and multi-cultural rhythms, you never get an empty canvas at their performances. The music conjures up the days of early War; and the depth of Osibisa & Mandrill of the '70s.

I loved performing my poetry with these Cats because they set it up so pretty for you to bring the Passion! Keep it Going, Fellas! "

Special Guest, MARK WRIGHT

2007-03-19T15:42:00.000-07:00

Mark Wright, trumpeter, flugelhornist, composer, arranger, has been an active part of the San Francisco Bay Area music scene for about 16 years. Mark frequently joins the Talons -- often performing his own compositions, but always adding his initimitable voice to their repetoire of standards and original music.

Strongly versed in the Jazz tradition early on, the Berkeley native studied music formally at the Conservatory of Music at the University of Pacific. Since then Mark Wright has headlined his own bands and performed with countless Jazz greats... from Clark Terry, Ray Charles, John Handy, Pharaoh Sanders, and Steve Turre to young lions Dave Ellis, Joshua Redman, and Don Carlos.

Read more at: http://www.rjcomputing.net/

And LIVE from Williamsburg!

2007-02-08T16:25:00.000-08:00

Talons hard at Work!

2007-01-08T15:26:00.000-08:00

Enter the Circle...and let the music take you...

2006-08-13T19:42:00.000-07:00

Listen to a sample of the Talons & Friends:

Williamsburg

2006-04-17T14:15:00.000-07:00

ANCIENT RHYTHMS…MODERN SOUND

The Talons are multi-instrumentalists with wide-ranging musical tastes. Drawn together through happenstance, these musicians immediately recognized kindred souls. Starting from a shared interest in jazz improvisation, they embarked on a journey of discovery through the transformational power of EthnoRhythm.

Through jazz and drumming, the Talons unleash an energy that unfailingly sparks spiritual vitality and fuels creative expression. These men continue to cultivate their friendship and their art…forging these affinities into seamless and compelling performances of original music.

Listen as the essential rhythms of the Talons evolve, purify, and entrance.

David Rages.............Congas/Percussions
Jeffrey Carr.............Congas/Marimba/Percussions
Tony Rodriguez.........Congas/Percussions
Charlie Channel.........Bass/Vocals
Robert Alexander......Tenor Saxophone
Charles Broussard.....Guitar/Vocals
William Jackson........Congas/Bongos/Percussions
Matt Radisch...........Keyboards
Ron Reynolds...........Guitar

STICK. STONE. DRUM.

2006-04-17T13:06:00.000-07:00

The first instrument. The primal rhythm of a heartbeat, the circular meter and resonance of every breath… By glorious design, the drum echoed vocal inflections and timbre. It spoke of and to human passions. Hewn from earth’s gifts and carved by sinewed hands, the Drum was fashioned to reveal the earliest knowledge of self & tap into universal soul.

And still today, the drum calls forth, exhorts, and binds the tribe. The drum remembers humankind’s history, keeps time for the present, and presciently measures our future.

These are the ancient and timeless soundscapes the Talons so lyrically conjure. The drumbeats draw us in … we follow…and are led wordlessly to the beatific Center … until we inhabit their village and join the dance.