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New Orleans Studio Session - December 2010

Photos from the recording session for "Dream of Nekyia", to be released in Spring/Summer of 2011. Loren Pickford - alto sax, piano Eric Traub - tenor sax Mark Growden - baritone sax Wendell Brunious - B flat trumpet Charlie Kohlmeyer - trap set Peter Harris - upright bass Music composed and arranged by Mark Growden in New Orleans, LA. Recorded Richard Bird at Audiophile Studios in New Orleans, LA. Photos by Craig Morse www.culturesubculture.com

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    The team in front of Audiophile Studios in the French Quarter. From left to right: Mark Growden, Wendell Brunious, Eric Traub, Charlie Kohlmeyer, Kristina Nekyia, Boop the Dog, Loren Pickford, Peter Harris Photography: Craig MorseSheet music and other instruments of inspiration Photography: Craig MorseMark Growden, Eric Traub, Wendell Brunious, Peter Harris, in rehearsal for the recording session. Photography: Craig MorseMark Growden points out some of the grind and wail for trumpet titan Wendell Brunious Photography: Craig MorseEngineer and producer Richard Bird at the sound board in Audiophile Studios. Photography: Craig MorseEric Traub, Mark Growden, and Wendell Brunious go over the sheet music. Photography: Craig MorseMark Growden, Eric Traub, Wendell Brunious, and Loren Pickford lay it down Photography: Craig MorseEric Traub and Wendell Brunious Photography: Craig MorseMark Growden composed, arranged, conducted, and played sax. Photography: Craig MorseWendell Brunious plays the voice of temptation through his trumpet. Photography: Craig MorseA legend on saxophone, Loren Pickford winds magic through the music. Photography: Craig MorsePeter Harris builds the backbone of the song with drummer Charlie Kohlmeyer. Photography: Craig MorseThe baritone sax holds the song like a cradle full of gold. Photography: Craig Morse

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