I decided to record two live CDs: Lonnie Plaxico Group Live At The Zinc Bar in New York, and Lonnie Plaxico Live At The 5:01 Jazz Bar in Columbus Ohio. I started my own record label, Plaxmusic, after receiving letters of rejections from other labels. I released the 5:01 set in August 2002, and also made a video of that performance. Village Records in Japan was sufficiently impressed by it to offer me a contract, which resulted in two recordings. These recordings were Lonnie Plaxico Group Live at the Jazz Standard (2003) and So Alive (2004). Sirroco Records also saw the video of the 5:01 performance and offered me a contract, and I recorded one CD for them entitled Rhythm and Soul in January 2003. The latest CD I released on Plaxmusic label was Westside Stories in April 2006. I decided to finally release Lonnie Plaxico Group Live At The Zinc Bar because I wanted to share with my first group--Jeremy and Marcus who are now leading their own bands, Jeremy is also recording on Max-Jazz label and Marcus and his brother E.J. have their own label, Strick Muzik. George performs with many bands in NYC and is creating many CDs with his band.
I hope you enjoy the music as well as the musicians on this CD. We performed as a group for two years prior to the live recording. On the song Too Young to Go Steady," Marcus sounded as mature as anyone that I've ever heard playing a ballad. Jeremy reminded me of the great trumpet masters Lee Morgan and Freddie Hubbard on the song Old Folks." I cannot say enough about Nate and George. I love the way they performed on Squib Cakes" and throughout the entire CD. Please enjoy Lonnie Plaxico Live At The Zinc Bar.
Yours Truly,
Lonnie Plaxico
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