The noted Charles Mingus band alumnist Jackie Bayard(ph) gave him a leg-up on other studio wizards with some real jazz chops and a unique sonic sensibility.

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Police commissioner Alan Charles said the tax rate in the A band will increase by just under 2%.

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The Doors' vibe "has more to do with Charles Bukowski than it does with Farrah Fawcett, " said John Doe of punk band X, a friend of Manzarek's for more than 30 years, referring to the poet and 'Charlie's Angels' star, respectively.

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Recalling such maverick Yankee musicians as Charles Ives, it is written with Ms Bley's trademark flair and played with robust authority by her band.

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"It just became apparent that Charles Spearin, Andrew Whiteman, Justin Peroff, Sam Goldberg, Brendan and myself were becoming this tight-knit band, and we toured all over the world in 2008, and it just came together, " Drew adds.

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