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Recordings  ...found
at www.dekajaz.com.
The DekaJaz tentet,co-founded by Glenda Smith, Scheila Gonzalez, and
Megan Foley, burst onto the Los Angeles jazz scene in 1999 with a sound
all its own . This fabulous melding of talent, raw energy and a vast
array of musical experiences gives DekaJaz a sound you won't soon forget.
DekaJaz comes out swinging hard, brimming with energy and doesn't let
up until they've played their last note. Check out this excerpt from
Beija Flor on the CD "Eclectikos" arranged by
Megan Foley and featuring Glenda on Flugelhorn....
 Released
on May 4, 2004, World Radio's "Evolution" was voted
"Best World Music of the Year" and " Best Overall Album
of the Year" at the 2004 International New Age Visionary Awards.
Glenda's good friend Chuck Henry is the creative force behind 10 West
Music and an international recording artist with World Radio on Etherean
Records. Here is a cut from the album and two other excerpts featuring
Glenda....
Caravan  DIVA
is a concert jazz orchestra steeped in the history of jazz but infused
with the progressive harmonies of today. The band is based in New York
City and plays contemporary, mainstream big band jazz composed and arranged
by band members and renowned writers including Tommy Newsom, Ellen Rowe,
Rich Shemaria, and Scott Whitfield. Music critics all over the world
have praised DIVA's most recent CD, "Live in Concert"
which has Glenda in the trumpet section. Here's Did You Do That?
from the album....Did
You Do That?
 (in
Real Player format)
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Glenda
has also recorded with her Alma Mater, the University of Texas Jazz
Orchestra on this album and was a featured soloist on two cuts, Gulf
Coast Blues and Day Break Express.
John
Daversa is an active performer, composer, arranger, director, producer,
and educator based in Los Angeles. John is pleased to announcing the
release of his first CD, John Daversa Big Band "Live at Catalina's"
which was
recorded at the legendary Catalina's Bar & Grill in Hollywood
with John's 17- piece contemporary jazz big band. The John Daversa
Big Band CD features John's original compositions/arrangements and
performances by renowned West Coast artists including Bill Perkins,
Kim Richmond, George Graham, Tom Peterson, Justin Morell, Todd Sickafoose,
and John Guerin. On this album, Glenda plays on Moments of Reality
and holds down the lead book on Strawberry Margarita.
Glenda
is proud to perform with the Hawk-Richard Jazz Orchestra, a conglomerate
of former associates from the University of Texas at Austin. This
recording delivers a master class in the art of contemporary big-band
playing. Hear Glenda performing on one of the cuts from the album,
Valve Job.