Joseff Woodard
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Brooklyn is indisputably a power spot in the musical universe, especially in terms of its contributions to jazz, R&B, hip-hop and other genres. Who better to sing praises to the place and its historical and ongoing influence than a musically gifted native daughter? -
In 2023, bandleader, composer and arranger Chris Walden brought to fruition — and to the stage — an ambitious idea whose time had come. Seven-time Grammy-gifted Walden, who has become an in-demand musician in Hollywood since moving from his native Germany, launched the multitiered Pacific Jazz Orchestra, a unique hybridized concoction mixing a traditional big band setting with strings, and adding that crowd-appeal factor of vocalists in the mix. -
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