LA Smooth Ensemble Concert - February 26th, 2005 At Rainy Faye Bookstore

LOS ANGELES (www.lapeachproduction.com) The LA Smooth Ensemble will perform at Rainy Faye Bookstore in Bridgeport, CT on Friday Feb. 26th. It promises to be an amazing evening with this great jazz trio. The group will perform from 6pm-9pm. Cover is $ 15 which also includes refreshments. Rainy Faye Bookstore is located at 940 Broad Street in Bridgeport. The phone number is (203) 336-6911. For all LA Smooth Ensemble tour info and CD ordering, please go to www.lapeachproduction.com.

This Bridgeport, CT jazz trio consists of three amazing musicians. Bassist and vocalist LA Smooth has performed with distinguished conductors such as the late great Leonard Bernstein of the New York Philharmonic, Seji Osawa of the Boston Symphony, and Carol Ann Coyne-Maxwell, artistic director of the Mendelssohn Choir. He has also shared billing with Dion, Little Anthony, The Marvelettes, The Kingston Trio, Peter Newcomb and Speedo and the Cadillacs. Saxophonist Francis M. Derico has been Program Director for the Music and the Arts Center for Humanity in Bridgeport, CT, and is working to provide arts activities for youth with special needs and others in the Greater Bridgeport community. Percussionist George W. Johnston III is a veteran and accomplished musician who has performed with the likes of James Brown, Curtis Mayfield, The Drifters, Yolanda Adams, Ashford and Simpson, Fred Hammond, Santana, Bob Baldwin and many others.

The men have amalgamated all their talents to create a fusion of eclectic jazz and melody. This is evident through their first CD release entitled, In The Hollow, which has garnered worldwide airplay and outstanding sales. Locally, the CD has been heavily featured on WVOF 88.5 FM in Fairfield, CT.

Currently, The LA Smooth Ensemble can be found performing their songs throughout the tri-state area. You can find them performing at Rainy Faye Bookstore during the store's Jazz Series and other venues like Viola's French Bistro in Fairfield, CT. Also, the trio will soon commence hosting a Christian Caf� series where audiences can enjoy The LA Smooth Ensemble in an intimate setting. The men are also expected to perform at upcoming Jazz Festivals with more details to be announced.

The LA Smooth Ensemble is now working on their second CD which is presently untitled. They are also creating music for the soundtrack to the screenplay, Marginal Saints, which will be seen in cinemas in early summer 2005.