This MetaJAX production features Tony Guerrero and pianist Jeremy Siskind performing the Duke Ellington classic from 1939, In A Mellow Tone 1939, based on the 1917 standard "Rose Room" by Art Hickman and Harry Williams. The song uses the same chord changes with an added riff and a number of solos. This live presentation was captured on the stage at Campus JAX in Newport Beach, California on Thursday, July 6, 2023 as part of Steamers Jazz at JAX, hosted by Terence Love.

TONY GUERRERO trumpet
JEREMY SISKIND piano

TONY GUERRERO: Contemporary jazz flugelhornist, trumpeter, composer, and producer has garnered both critical success and a worldwide audience. He has toured the United States and much of the world as a headliner in major jazz festivals, concert halls, and clubs and has enjoyed commercial radio as well as music for film and television.

JEREMY SISKIND: Jeremy Siskind is an American pianist, composer, and educator known for his innovative blending of jazz and classical music. He is a two-time laureate of the American Pianists Association and the winner of the 2012 Nottingham International Jazz Piano Competition. Siskind has performed jazz and classical music at Carnegie Hall, the Kennedy Center, in Japan, Switzerland, Thailand, Cyprus, England, Lebanon, India, Tunisia, France, and China. He has written 13 publications with Hal Leonard, including the landmark instructional books Playing Solo Jazz Piano and Jazz Piano Fundamentals. Siskind teaches at California’s Fullerton College, chairs the National Conference for Keyboard Pedagogy’s “Creativity Track,” and spreads peace through music in places like Lebanon, Tunisia, and Thailand with the non-profit organization, Jazz Education Abroad.

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Tim Ellis-- Executive Producer
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Terence Love-- Host
Golden Preciado-- Live Audio and Recording Engineer
John Nguyen-- Director of Photography and Video Editorial
Tom Daniels-- Camera Operator

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