Hip to The Blues Book 2 published by Santorella Publications is everything you enjoyed and appreciated from the first series and more. With 22 new jazz duets edited and arranged by Jonathon Robbins, this time written in accommodating keys. All three winds (Eb, Bb & C) have the ability to play together in any combination. The CD is recorded in the same fashion as Volume 1 whereas the duet is played in entirety (both parts) if your stereo is evenly balanced. Move the balance to right or left channel to isolate the top or bottom (1st or 2nd) part and play along with Chris Tedesco, one of the best studio trumpet players in Los Angeles today. Originally written for trumpet, so this is where this whole series all began. Includes the following Jonathon Robbins originals; The Five Seventeen, Blue Boppin' Bossa, Assembly Line, Ba-do-ba-dee-bop, Lazy Summer, Two Note Blues, Mr. Modulation, Strolling Down the Avenue, The Do Nothing Blues, Road Trip, Runaway Blues, Hazy Sunset, Rainy Afternoon Blues, Blue Lullaby, Variations, Monday Morning Blues, I can't Stop, Making the Best of It, Kickin' Back, Deep in Thought, The River Keeper Blues and Until Next Time. About the Performing Artist Los Angeles based Trumpeter Chris Tedesco has distinguished himself as a jazz soloist, studio player, chamber artist, orchestral player, and musician contractor for over three decades. Tedesco’s trumpet can be heard on numerous recordings for Movies, Television, Records and Commercials as well as performing on countless live dates with many of the biggest names in the music business. Chris’s latest CD release is a self-produced jazz project, Chris Tedesco - “Living the Dream”. The music has been recorded in the style of Sinatra & Basie at Capitol records circa 1962. It features eight Big Band tracks as well as two thirty-piece Studio Orchestra tracks. Vocalist Tony Galla, an incredible West Coast mainstay, makes his presence known on 4 tracks and L.A. based trombonist Jim McMillen, exposes his genius to every attentive jazz enthusiast. Tedesco’s movie credits include: the film Burlesque starring Cher and Christina Aguilera, Ironman, Finding Nemo, For Your Consideration, Four Christmas’s, Road to Perdition, Batman Begins, Best in Show, The Mexican. Tedesco’s televi¬sion credits include: Army Wives, American Idol, America’s Best Dance Crew, Ellen De Generes, Gossip Girl, King of Queens, The SAG Awards, The Latin Grammy’s, MAD TV, Star Trek, Fox NFL, Fox NBA, and Monday Night Football. Recording credits include: Gnarles Barkley, Christina Aguilera, The Pussy Cat Dolls, Josh Groban, Michael Buble, Frank Sinatra Jr., Harry Shearer, Joe Cocker, Natalie Merchant, Cheryl Bentyne, Pat Boone, Dwight Yoakum, Royal Crown Revue, Diane Schuur, Cher, Paula Abduul, and Robert Goulet. Tedesco has also recorded hundreds of TV & Radio commercials including playing jazz trumpet for Lexus radio & Cars.com. Among the numerous live performances some of his notables include: Blood Sweat & Tears, Tom Jones, Shakira, Frankie Valli, Don Rickles, Johnny Mathis, Donna Summer, Michael Feinstein, Jim Belushi, John Tesh, The Moody Blues, Mel Torme, Sammy Davis Jr., Frank Sinatra Jr., Nancy Wilson, Jack Jones, Lionel Hampton, Joe Cocker along with many classical, jazz and pop groups throughout the Los Angeles area. Chris has conducted master classes and concerts at numerous educational facilities yet enjoys teaching privately and maintains a full roster of students. Chris also has a Christmas CD titled “Joy to the World” and a classical CD titled “Introducing Chris Tedesco”, but dearest to his heart is his incredible big band release, “Living the Dream”. --undefined Jonathon Robbins grew up in a traditional family where he was the youngest of three children. Music was always present in the home since all three children played multiple instruments. Jonathon began studying the piano at age seven and studied privately with a focus on classical literature. At the age of twelve, he supplemented his piano studies by learning to play the trumpet. Although piano was still his main instrument, at seventeen years old, he traveled to Europe to tour and play the trumpet with a nationally recognized ensemble. When it came time for college, family values led him away from the study of music, but after a year of college, Jonathon realized that his interests did not lie elsewhere. Jonathon chose a path that led him to Florida where he continued studying piano and began teaching students of all ages. While in Florida, he played and toured with a local stage band led by Fred Dean, a veteran of the “Big Band” era. After three years, Jonathon auditioned at several world-class institutions and chose the New England Conservatory, in Boston, where his studies included Piano Performance, Music Theory, Piano Pedagogy, and Music History. Jonathon spent many years teaching and performing in Boston while attending school. Later, armed with a world-class music education, he attended the Berklee Coll