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The Quarterly Review Edition
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October 2nd, 2005
A
veteran musician and a versatile performer, Larry Gittens had his musical
story begin in a small town in New Jersey just outside of Philadelphia.
Self-taught on trumpet as well as on keys, Larry was named Best Jazz
Trumpeter in the state by Down Beat magazine and then went on to study
at Berklee in Boston. He spent some time teamed with the late Grover
Washington Jr., before landing a gig in Wonderlove. Gittens appeared
on six albums and readily acknowledges the encouragement that Wonder
provided for him to pave his own way in music.
More
recently, Larry performed with Kool & the Gang. He's also been associated
with projects by bassist Jimmy Haslip and another from Bobby Caldwell.
A couple of years back
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