cartwright/oppenheim ENSEMBLES
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richard oppenheim (sax) and katharine cartwright (voice, flutes) play solo engagements and perform with specialized ensembles, including...
stompy jones & the jumpin' punkins, featuring rich oppenheim & katchie cartwright
Stompy Jones & the Jumpin' Punkins features saxophonist Richard "Filthy Rich" Oppenheim and singer Katchie "Katchmo" Cartwright. This is a cookin' little jazz band with dancing on its mind, serving up swinging classics. An all-star rhythm section with Ed "Fast Eddie" Torres on the drum throne. “The Jumpin' Punkins is staffed by some of the best jazz players around…” Jim Beal, Jr. San Antonio Express News
Richard Oppenheim's A&R Band matches some of San Antonio's finest improvising artists with rare repertoire composed by some of the greatest jazz musicians of the past fifty years. photo
Katchie & Le Monde Caché ("the hidden world") offers treasures from the "Great Global Songbook"; a jazzy mix of modern and antique genres from Europe, the Americas, and the Caribbean: chanson, samba, choro, Yiddish swing, bolero, tango. Katchie plays flutes and sings songs of life and love in French, Portuguese, Yiddish, Spanish, Italian, and German. le monde caché on MySpace
cartwright/oppenheim's popular front
Cartwright/Oppenheim's Popular Front is a festive ensemble with horns and percussion, many shapes and sizes. Carnival party music with a twist. Will stomp in the street.
Rich & Katchie play jazz favorites in a variety of duo, trio, quartet, and quintet settings with some of the best jazz musicians in San Antonio...
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