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mahaloJazz is a flexible musical group whose members are assembled to suit particular venues 

we offer ensemble jazz music, from the delicious melodies of George Gershwin and Cole Porter to the sophisticated tunes of Charlie Parker, Miles Davis and Thelonious Monk

we can also throw in lots of other music outside and inbetween, including R&B, reggae, pop, bossa, and have huge fun playing it all

music for chillin' • swingin' • dancin' •  groovin' • makin' you happy

music for in-the-corner background • in-your-face foreground • small gatherings •  blow-out-once-in-a-lifetime parties

all offered in a variety of configurations, depending on your needs and budget

take a listen to some of the recordings below, give us a holler and we'll discuss...

You'll also find live recordings of fellow jazzer friends from South Florida and beyond...

We're not yet set up to offer music for purchase.
In the meantime, please enjoy streaming the music here.

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The CottonWood Jazz Concerts

Louis Sawyer, tenor and soprano saxophone
Alison Weiner, piano and vocals
Ben Palmer, upright bass
David Shore, drums
Kate Briner, vocals (CW2)
Susan Cohen, vocals (CW2)
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1. CottonWood Jazz 2 Play
CottonWood Jazz 2
Credits
Alison Weiner, piano and vocals
Louis Sawyer, tenor saxophones
Ben Palmer, upright bass
David Shore, drums
Kate Briner, vocals
Susan Cohen, vocals
Notes
This is the complete concert performed by the quartet, recorded on 19 June 2009 in live performance at CottonWood Farm in Saxapahaw NC.

01 Funkallero
02 All The Things You Are
03 Someday My Prince Will Come
04 Manha De Carnaval
05 Well, You Needn't (It's Over Now)
06 Beautiful Love
07 Moment's Notice
08 Come Runnin'
09 Bemsha Swing
10 You Must Believe In Spring
11 What Is This Thing Called Love?
12 For All Time
13 Four
14 Smile
15 Body and Soul
16 There Will Never Be Another You
17 At Last

Total time: 1:37:35
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2. CottonWood Jazz 1 Play
CottonWood Jazz 1
Credits
Alison Weiner, piano and vocals
Louis Sawyer, soprano and tenor saxophones
Ben Palmer, upright bass
David Shore, drums
Notes
This is the complete concert performed by the quartet, recorded on 13 June 2008 in live performance at CottonWood Farm in Saxapahaw NC.

01 Tokyo Blues
02 Chi Chi
03 One Note Samba
04 My Romance/I Remember You
05 In Walked Bud
06 Dig
07 Centerpiece
08 Dolphin Dance
09 Fotografia
10 Joy Spring
11 The Nearness of You
12 Up Jumped Spring
13 Ladybird
14 'Round Midnight
15 I Got Rhythm/Oleo
16 In A Mellow Tone
17 That's All

Total time: 1:47:34
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3. CottonWood Jazz 2 Set 1 Play
CottonWood Jazz 2 Set 1
Credits
Alison Weiner, piano and vocals
Louis Sawyer, tenor saxophones
Ben Palmer, upright bass
David Shore, drums
Kate Briner, vocals
Susan Cohen, vocals
Notes
This is the first set of the concert performed by the quartet, recorded on 19 June 2009 in live performance at CottonWood Farm in Saxapahaw NC.

01 Funkallero
02 All The Things You Are
03 Someday My Prince Will Come
04 Manha De Carnaval
05 Well, You Needn't (It's Over Now)
06 Beautiful Love
07 Moment's Notice
08 Come Runnin'

Total time: 40:49
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4. CottonWood Jazz 2 Set 2 Play
CottonWood Jazz 2 Set 2
Credits
Alison Weiner, piano and vocals
Louis Sawyer, tenor saxophones
Ben Palmer, upright bass
David Shore, drums
Kate Briner, vocals
Susan Cohen, vocals
Notes
This is the second set of the concert performed by the quartet, recorded on 19 June 2009 in live performance at CottonWood Farm in Saxapahaw NC.

09 Bemsha Swing
10 You Must Believe In Spring
11 What Is This Thing Called Love?
12 For All Time
13 Four
14 Smile
15 Body and Soul
16 There Will Never Be Another You
17 At Last

Total time: 56:48
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5. CottonWood Jazz 2 complete Play
CottonWood Jazz 2 complete
Credits
Alison Weiner, piano and vocals
Louis Sawyer, tenor saxophones
Ben Palmer, upright bass
David Shore, drums
Kate Briner, vocals
Susan Cohen, vocals
Notes
This is the complete concert performed by the quartet, recorded on 19 June 2009 in live performance at CottonWood Farm in Saxapahaw NC.

01 Funkallero
02 All The Things You Are
03 Someday My Prince Will Come
04 Manha De Carnaval
05 Well, You Needn't (It's Over Now)
06 Beautiful Love
07 Moment's Notice
08 Come Runnin'
09 Bemsha Swing
10 You Must Believe In Spring
11 What Is This Thing Called Love?
12 For All Time
13 Four
14 Smile
15 Body and Soul
16 There Will Never Be Another You
17 At Last

Total time: 1:37:35
Info
These are recordings of the 2008 and 2009 concerts at CottonWood Farm in Saxapahaw NC.

CottonWood Jazz 2 is offered in a few versions
Track 1 is just the tunes
Track 3 is the first set of tunes (fits better on a CD...)
Track 4 is the second set of tunes (ditto...)
Track 5 is the entire concert, complete with inbetween song banter among musicians and audience
mahaloJazz and Chloe Dolandis
mahaloJazz and Chloe Dolandis
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1. Spanish River Library 09.13.09 Play
Spanish River Library 09.13.09
Credits
selections recorded 09.13.09 at the Spanish River Library in Boca Raton

Chloe Dolandis, vocals
Alison Weiner, piano
Bill Noftsinger, bass
Matt Crowning, drums

1. Body and Soul
2. Besame Mucho
3. Lullaby of Birdland
4. Cherokee
5. L-O-V-E
6. Over The Rainbow
7. There Will Never Be Another You

total time 32:32
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2. studio sampler 08.16.09 Play
studio sampler 08.16.09
Credits
recorded 08.16.09

Chloe Dolandis, vocals
Alison Weiner, piano
Bill Noftsinger, bass

1. Lullaby of Birdland
2. S'Wonderful
3. Over The Rainbow
4. Cherokee

total time 11:10
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mahaloJazz 3
mahaloJazz 3
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1. MJ3 Live sampler Play
MJ3 Live sampler
Credits

Notes
This track is a 12-minute sampler of nine tunes performed by the trio, recorded between 26 March and 16 April 2008 in live performance at the Vintage Bar & Grille and the Whole Foods Market, both in Palm Beach Gardens FL.

1. I Got Rhythm (Alison/Randy/Pablo)
2. Beatrice (Alison/Kent/Tim)
3. That's All (Alison/Tim)
4. Billie's Bounce (Alison/Kent/Tim)
5. Night and Day (Alison/Kent/Tim)
6. All The Things You Are (Alison/Kent/Tim)
7. 'Deed I Do (Alison/Randy/Pablo)
8. I Remember You (Alison/Randy/Pablo)
9. Route 66 (Alison/Randy/Pablo)
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2. MJ3 Live Play
MJ3 Live
Notes
This is an hour-long track of fourteen complete tunes performed by the trio, recorded between 26 March and 16 April 2008 in live performance at the Vintage Bar & Grille and the Whole Foods Market, both in Palm Beach Gardens FL.

1. I Got Rhythm (Alison/Randy/Pablo)
2. Beatrice (Alison/Kent/Tim)
3. That's All (Alison/Tim)
4. Billie's Bounce (Alison/Kent/Tim)
5. Night and Day (Alison/Kent/Tim)
6. Killer Joe (Alison/Kent/Tim)
7. Body and Soul (Alison/Randy/Tim)
8. All The Things You Are (Alison/Kent/Tim)
9. 'Deed I Do (Alison/Randy/Pablo)
10. Angel Eyes (Alison/Randy/Pablo)
11. There Will Never Be Another You (Alison/Kent/Tim)
12. I Remember You (Alison/Randy/Pablo)
13. The Nearness of You (Alison/Randy/Pablo)
14. Route 66 (Alison/Randy/Pablo)
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3. I Got Rhythm Play
I Got Rhythm
Credits
Rochelle Frederick, tenor sax
Kyle Motl, bass
Alison Weiner, piano and vocals

recorded April 2009; Oren Gross, engineer
Info
4. Straight, No Chaser Play
Straight, No Chaser
Credits
Rochelle Frederick, tenor sax
Kyle Motl, bass
Alison Weiner, piano and vocals

recorded April 2009; Oren Gross, engineer
Info
5. Scrapple From The Apple Play
6. Softly, As In A Morning Sunrise Play

These tracks give a sense of what the mahaloJazz trio offers.  Configurations presented here include piano/bass/drums and tenor sax/piano/bass.

 

The Recital
The Recital
Alison Weiner, piano and vocals
Rob Rimmington, bass
Matt Crowning, drums
Neil Franklyn, tenor sax
Mike Brignola, bass clarinet
Rochelle Frederick, tenor sax

recorded 11.09.07 at
University Theatre
Florida Atlantic University
Boca Raton FL
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1. Introduction by Dave Hammer Play
2. Spring Can Really Hang You Up The Most/Lush Life Play
Spring Can Really Hang You Up The Most/Lush Life
Credits
Spring Can Really Hang You Up The Most
music by Tommy Wolf
(c)1955

Lush Life
music by Billy Strayhorn
(c)1949

original arrangement by Alison Weiner
Info
3. Someday My Prince Will Come Play
Someday My Prince Will Come
Credits
music by Frank Churchill
(c)1937

original arrangement by Alison Weiner
(greatly inspired by Bill Evans)
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4. Shorter Better Play
Shorter Better
Credits
music by Alison Weiner
(c)2007
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5. trio improvisation Play
trio improvisation
Credits
an entirely spontaneous performance
by Alison Weiner, Rob Rimmington and Matt Crowning
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6. Body and Soul Play
Body and Soul
Credits
music by John Green
lyrics by Edward Heyman, Robert Sour and Frank Eyton
(c)1930

original arrangement by Alison Weiner
(greatly inspired by Chick Corea)
Info
7. All The Things You Are Play
All The Things You Are
Credits
music by Jerome Kern
(c)1939
Info
8. Four Play
Four
Credits
music by Miles Davis
lyrics by Jon Hendricks
(c)1963
Info
9. St. Louis Blues Play
St. Louis Blues
Credits
music by W.C. Handy
(c)1914

original arrangement by Alison Weiner
(greatly inspired by Herbie Hancock)
Info
An ensemble performance at FAU University Theatre on 11.09.07 featuring jazz standards and original works. Thanks very much to Rob Rimmington for remixing the recording!
Sawyer-Goldberg at Cafe Driade
Sawyer-Goldberg at Cafe Driade
Sawyer-Goldberg at Cafe Driade
Louis Sawyer, tenor saxophone
Pete Goldberg, guitar
Roger Cook, bass
David Shore, drums
Susan Cohen, vocals
Alison Weiner, keyboard/melodica/vocals
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1. 1st set Play
1st set
Notes
This is the first set, recorded on 27 June 2009 in live performance at Cafe Driade in Chapel Hill NC.

1. Good Bait
2. Black Orpheus
3. All Blues
4. Song for My Father
5. It Might As Well Be Spring
6. Wave

total time 46:52
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2. 2nd set Play
2nd set
Notes
This is the second set, recorded on 27 June 2009 in live performance at Cafe Driade in Chapel Hill NC.

1. Alice In Wonderland
2. My Romance
3. Come Rain Or Come Shine
4. How Insensitive
5. Stolen Moments
6. Four
7. Body and Soul

total time 39:30
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3. 3rd set Play
3rd set
Notes
This is the third set, recorded on 27 June 2009 in live performance at Cafe Driade in Chapel Hill NC.

1. Agua de Beber
2. The Lamp Is Low
3. Invitation
4. 'Round Midnight
5. In Walked Bud

total time 35:55
Info
This is a live performance of Sawyer-Goldberg on June 27, 2009 at Cafe Driade in Chapel Hill, NC. It was a perfect summer evening to play on the outdoor patio for old and new friends...
FAU Jazz
FAU Jazz

jazz with a jewish twist...
1. Steinway Piano Gallery 12.13.09 Play Download
Steinway Piano Gallery 12.13.09
Credits
Paul Green, clarinet
Anthony Casamassima, alto sax
Alison Weiner, piano
Kyle Motl, bass
Seth Bailen, drums

recorded 12.13.09 at the
Steinway Piano Gallery
Boca Raton FL
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FAU Composers Forum Reading Day
1. Suite No. 3: L'Chaim by Alison Weiner Play Download
2. Forward Motion by Rochelle Frederick Play Download
3. Volante by Alton Terry Play Download
4. Quartet No. 2 by Zach Brown Play Download
5. Theme and Articulations by Marie Budinsky-Maher Play Download
6. String Quartet, #3 by Rochelle Frederick Play Download
7. Lake Worth Psalm 8 by Anne-Louise Turgeon Play Download
8. The World by Anthony Tabacco Play Download
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