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“So To Speak” : New Album released Feb 1st, 2010 !!

The much anticipated new album from Damian is now available Feb 1st!! It will be hitting CDBaby first and spreading from there (and can, of course, always be picked up at any of Damian’s shows). 8 original compositions with an absolutely killing band. Check it out!!

Track Audio Samples

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Featuring:

Damian Erskine: Bass

Reinhardt Melz: Drums, Percussion

Ramsey Embick: PIano

Chris Mosley: Guitar

Rafael Trujilo: Percussion

John Nastos: Tenor

Jason Dumars: Soprano

Paul Mazzio: Trumpet

Derek Rieth: Percussion

Places to buy the album

3 Responses to ““So To Speak” : New Album released Feb 1st, 2010 !!”

Keith says:

January 20, 2010 at 7:07 pm

The track samples on you new CD sound great, Damian!!! I will definitely be picking this up! By the way, you sound awesome on your new Skjold bass along with David Dyson at NAMM 2010. That video is hot!!!!

God Bless,

Keith
damian says:

January 21, 2010 at 12:14 am

Thanks so much man!!!
Federico Stempler says:

August 1, 2010 at 6:10 pm

I saw you play last night with Peter¨s Trio in Buenos Aires, you sounded awsome. Thanks so much for coming.
Damian, do you know where i can get your cds here in Argentina?

Federico Stempler

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