The Manhattan Transfer's CD, "The Offbeat of Avenues" marked a milestone in the career of the world's most prestigious vocal group. Janis, Cheryl, Tim, and Alan perform with Yaron Gershovsky/piano, Alex Blake/bass, Frank Colon/percussion, Jamie Glaser/guitar, Tommy Campbell/drums, and Chris Hunter/sax.
Tania Maria is one of the most dinamic musicians and composer from Brazil! Her band in this clip of her song, "Funky Tambourine" features Leo Traversa/bass, Frank Colon/percussion, and Kim Plainfield/drums... with slammin' solos by saxophonists Chris Hunter and Jim Clouse!
From their CD, "Tonin'", The Manhattan Transfer interprets this Do-Wop classic: "Just Hang On". The musicians in the band include Buddy Williams/drums, Chris Hunter/sax, Alex Blake/bass, Wayne Johnson/guitar, and Frank Colon/percussion. Frank Colon is featured on percussion during the a-capella interlude!
Manhattan Transfer's "Brasil" CD is one of the finest music albums that this group ever recorded! This video features a percussion solo by Frank Colon, as well as the participation of Yaron Gershovsky/piano-key s, Buddy Williams/drums, Wayne Johnson/guitar, Don Roberts/sax, and the virtuosic Alex Blake/bass.
This Manhattan Transfer clip is from a 1987 tour of Japan.
The vocals are, of course, performed by Janis Siegel, Tim Hauser, Alan Paul and Cheryl Bentyne. The MT band, during this tour, included Yaron Gershovsky (MD-piano-keyboards) , Alex Blake (bass), Buddy Williams (drums), Don Roberts (sax), and Frank Colon (percussion).
Pianist and composer, Michael Wolff, leads his "Impure Thoughts" band. Players include John B. Williams/bass, Frank Colon/percussion, Alex Foster/sax, Badal Roy/tablas, and Victor Jones/drums. This composition is titled, "Eritrea", penned by Michael Wolff.
This Latin-jazz "descarga", led by flautist Nestor Torres, took place in Honolulu and was simulcast in Japan and Asia. Members of Nestor's band include Dave Meade/drums, Frank Colon/percussion, Doug Kirshner/bass, and Onaje Allen Gumbs/piano. Percussionist Frank Colon is featured on various instruments, including a blazing timbale solo towards the end of this clip!