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 SONJA RASMUSSEN has sung all around the world (in Japan, New York, Germany, Israel, just to name a few places). She has recorded with Steve Reich, John Cougar Mellencamp, Helmuth Rilling, and Bimbetta (the groundbreaking five-woman group she founded, which performed 17th-century music in cabaret style). Critics have called her clear and elegant voice “rapturous” and “sublime”, and her performances “riveting” and “daring”. |
 DON LATARSKI has been described by Vintage Guitar Magazine as “a guitarist of great taste and chops to match”. His lyrical and rhythmically engaging playing draws on blues, jazz, and popular traditions, and his compositions provide the basis for enjoyable musical explorations. For more on Don, visit his web page at DonLatarski.com. |
 MARK SCHNEIDER plays elegantly lyrical and viscerally swinging double bass. Many in the Northwest know his wonderful electric bass playing from his decades of work with local ensembles such as the Don Latarski Group and the Steve Larson Trio. But with BLUE SONJA, Mark explores his passion for the double bass — an instrument that gives direct voice to his superb melodic invention, expressive tone, and deep groove. |
 STEVE LARSON creates piano textures that are sophisticated and elegant, yet rich with the simplicity and catchiness that make for compelling melody. His influences include jazz greats Charlie Parker, Bill Evans, Oscar Peterson, and Dave McKenna — as well classical piano composers like Bach and Chopin and the great rock-and-roll and boogie-woogie traditions. For more on Steve, visit his web page at SteveLarsonJazz.com. |