A little jazz, funk, blues, and r&b mixed for a laid-back, late-night, drivin' down the California coast highway mood.

10 MP3 Songs
JAZZ: Smooth Jazz, EASY LISTENING: Background Music



Details:
Ron Hutchens spent his early years in Asheboro,N.C., playing piano in local bands. After high school, he performed along the East Coast.Moving to Nashville,he established his career in writing, playing sessions, and performing. He has toured with Slim Whitman,The Girls Next Door,the rock band Blue Tears(MCA).
Tommy Strange, a Nashville native, played guitar in jazz and rock bands during high school and college. After college, he toured the Southeast in dance and show bands. He plays sessions, writes songs, and performs styles from country to funk.
Together, they started as the rhythm section for a Nashville studio, playing on demos and custom album projects. They formed a R&B band and opened for Mark Farner(Grand Funk Railroad). Later they realized jazz was their calling.By blending jazz,blues,funk,and R&B, the result is smooth jazz with character by the Strange-Hutchens Ensemble.
They have played various jazz festivals,and can be heard playing around Nashivlle.
The CD maintains a laid_back, late-night, drivin down the California coast highway mood. No over produced clutter here,says the Tenneesee Jazz and Blues Society.
Tough day at the office? Slip this CD in your car stereo and chill on home.