Jeff and Sandy are excited to play and sing Tuesday Nov. 20 with Alma Matters at Yoshi's Oakland--we will have some amazing guests: John Santos, Terrance Kelly, Colin Hogan, Steve Hogan, Tony Lindsay, Peter Apfelbaum, Adam Theis and of course Jeff Weinmann Here's a video we did last March of our sessions at Fantasy Studios of a tune by Natalie Cressman which we will play but unfortunately she is busy working in NYC: "Mama Knows"
"A singer's singer who has graced the work of artists like Ray Obiedo, Pete Escovedo, and Rebeca Mauleon, Sandy has carved a name for herself...'Homenagem Brasileira' is a cool shower of interpretive works that showcases the warmly superb and crystalline voice of this emerging diva." - Latin Beat Magazine
"Cressman's solos stormed across the entire tradition of trombone techniques.....
Standout performers included trombonist Jeff Cressman, who took a few monster solos"
-Los Angeles Times
“A future star! Natalie Cressman’s got a great sound and some knockout credentials for her age.” - tromboneforum.com
Welcome
Welcome to the online home of Cressman Music.
Jeff, Sandy and Natalie Cressman are renowned for their talents as performers. In addition, Sandy provides educational workshops internationally to students of all levels. Jeff is sought after as a recording engineer of both live and studio sessions, as well as for his music production. Natalie, now transplanted to New York, has garnered a reputation as a promising trombonist, vocalist, and composer. Julianna just completed her B.A in Dance at U.C. Irvine.
Enjoy your time browsing, and please feel free to contact us.
New Classes @ California Jazz Conservatory starting Sept. 18!
Sandy will be reprising her new course Canta Brasil at the California Jazz Conservatory beginning Tuesday January 8:
This class will explore various genres of Brazilian songs, including samba, bossa nova, choro, baião and frevo. We will learn a song from each genre and its historical and regional roots. We will study the unique rhythmic feels and phrasing of each genre, incorporating some simple percussion instruments while preparing songs for the end-of-quarter student performance.
Tuesdays 6:30 – 8 pm
1/8 - 3/12 (10 weeks)
Performance date: Tuesday 3/19
"Phrasing in Brazilian Vocal Jazz" Article in August downbeat!
The August issue of downbeat magazine features and article by Sandy Cressman called "Phrasing in Brazilian Vocal Jazz" in the Pro Session section of the magazine. Get your issue now!
English Translations of lyrics from "Entre Amigos"
I have added a new page with the English Translations of the lyrics from the "Entre Amigos" CD. Click on TRANSLATIONS to access. Aproveitam! Enjoy!
New Music Video for "Não Me Acorde Não"
We have just released a Music Video for the song "Não Me Acorde Não" (Please Don't Wake Me), filmed in Recife, Brazil with Spok and members of SpokFrevo Orquestra. The song tells the story of the wonderful and surreal experience of Carnaval in Recife that Sandy and Jeff experienced in 2015. Spok arranged Sandy's composition, and in 2016, she returned to Recife to record the song for the "Entre Amigos" CD; and in February 2017, Sandy, Jeff and Natalie went to Recife to perform as part of a project "Do Jazz ao Frevo" (From Jazz to Frevo), performing with Spok and his musicians, and filming the video. Click on "Não Me Acorde Não" to see the video (and it is also on our Photos/Video page).
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