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1/31/05

LATIN JAZZ PERFORMANCE SLATED AT ST. LAWRENCE

CANTON – Latin jazz musicians Chris Washburne and SYOTOS will perform at 
St. Lawrence University on Wednesday, February 2, at 8 p.m. in the 
Laurentian Room of the Student Center. It is open to the public, free of 
charge.
	SYOTOS (See You On The Other Side) was founded in 1992 by 
trombonist Washburne and features some of the best Latin jazz players 
on the New York scene. The group's regular performance schedule, 
performing at various venues throughout the New York area, as well as 
hosting the longest-running New York Latin jazz jam session at the 
Nuyorican Poet's Cafe for the past seven years, has enabled it to function 
as a workshop for developing new composing and arranging techniques that 
bring together Afro-Cuban, Puerto Rican, Brazilian, Armenian and various 
jazz styles. Washburne's goal for the group is to forge new sounds that 
bring a vitality and freshness to the Latin jazz arena and represent the 
next generation of Latin jazz performers.
	The group's name refers to a time in 1992 when Washburne was 
diagnosed with severe nerve cancer and told that he had only a 50-50 
chance of surviving an operation but no chance whatsoever of ever playing 
the trombone again. He insisted that before going into the hospital he 
play one more gig. After the show, he turned to his bandmates and said 
"see you on the other side." Washburne survived the operation but was left 
with severe nerve loss and damage to one side of his face. Proving the 
experts wrong, he managed to re-master his instrument and become an even 
better player.

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