FEATURING CHIELI MINUCCI
Grammy-nominated Jazz supergroup featuring guitarist, bandleader & 3x Emmy-winner Chieli Minucci, joined by Elliott Yamin, Brian Bromberg, Jeff Kashiwa, Lao Tizer & Gene Coye.
Jazz group of the year nominee and “one of the genre’s most lasting and relevant bands”
Guitarist, composer, producer and arranger Chieli Minucci is the longtime leader of the Grammy-nominated Special EFX All-Stars. Besides writing and performing his own music, he is renowned in the jazz and pop world as a gifted television and film composer.
Three and a half decades since the release of their self-titled debut album, Minucci and Special EFX All-Stars find themselves still blazing new trails of innovation with their unique brand of contemporary jazz seamlessly blending progressive pop, soul and funk with an undercurrent of freewheeling world fusion.
Following recent “Song of the Year” honors from Billboard magazine, the All-Stars again move the musical bar and paint a vivid portrait of their musical journey with all the colors and moods that have come to define one of the genre's most lasting and relevant bands.
In addition to Chieli Minucci, Special EFX All-Stars include:
Elliott Yamin | Vocalist who vaulted to stardom as American Idol finalist
Jeff Kashiwa | Compelling saxophonist since early days with The Rippingtons
Brian Bromberg | One of the world’s most versatile acoustic & electric bassists
Lao Tizer | Keyboardist & rising star of the world-fusion genre
Gene Coye | Drummer extraordinaire and 2-time Grammy winner