California swing band, the Alpha Rhythm Kings, release their debut full-length album, Sharp Dressed Men. The album follows their 2017 EP offering, California Boogie, a "truly happening party record" (Jazz Corner), and one of the "greatest swingin' releases worldwide" (Hey Mister Jesse).

Sharp Dressed Men is one of the last recordings made at the world-famous Fantasy Studios in Berkeley, California, before it closed its doors in the summer of 2018. This classic recording environment helped the band to summon and capture their vintage vibes. Mixed by Bob Skye (Grammy-winning engineer with Gold and Platinum-selling credits), the recording captures the group's energy in a way that feels like a live show.

Frontman Rob Dehlinger leads the band as vocalist and trumpeter, in the tradition of Louis Prima, Louis Armstrong, and Chet Baker. The Alpha Rhythm Kings' instrumentalists have worked on the road and in the studio with a wide array of well known acts from Huey Lewis and the News to Prince, the Doobie Brothers to Adam Sandler, and Rufus Wainright to Mel Brooks.

This combined performance experience makes Sharp Dressed Men a force to be reckoned with as musicianship goes: full of energy and packing a punch. The band's standout quality has led to rave reviews, such as Stacy Zering's quote from No Depression, where she writes, "There have been many young groups that have attempted digging up these vintage styles but too often the results feel cheesy... The Kings have the badge of authenticity. This is a band that lives and breathes its inspirations and is faithful to them. They are wonderful."

The Alpha Rhythm Kings' robust performance schedule has included festivals in Oregon, Nevada, and California, special appearances at Disneyland and top Los Angeles nightclubs, and the group has remained active online with livestreams (Live From Mr. Tipple's), specialty radio shows, and podcasts (Racketeer Radio, Hey Mister Jesse). A Sharp Dressed Men album release party, virtual and/or in-person (depending on current guidelines) is scheduled for Friday, July 24th at Mr. Tipple's in San Francisco.

Sharp Dressed Men will be available on all major streaming and download platforms including Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music, and more.

B3B4 is a long-awaited musical conversation between four Bay Area jazz veterans, combining the soulful growl of the Hammond B3 organ, the resonant bite of the tenor saxophone, the bluesy fluidity of the electric guitar and the propulsive groove of the drums.
Their performances range from mid-tempo blues to warm, intricate ballads to driving up-tempo barnburners, and they reveal the fluency and experience of the group's members in a wide range of genres.
The quartet is heavily steeped in blues and bop, drawing upon the classic organ combos led by legends such as Jimmy Smith, Jack McDuff, Larry Young and Jimmy McGriff. The group is also building an extensive repertoire of original compositions.
Organist Kevin Gerzevitz composed the bulk of the tunes for B3B4's debut CD, and tenor saxophonist Tom Griesser and guitarist Scott Foster both contributed two pieces of their own to the recording. Drummer Dan Foltz is a stylistically diverse and rock-solid rhythmic anchor of the group, which made its debut in 2016.
B3B4 has been making its presence heard and felt on the San Francisco Bay Area scene, holding down a residency at San Francisco's legendary Club Deluxe and making a splash at Oakland's Woods Bar. The quartet's debut CD, released in late 2017, has garnered airplay on KCSM, KPFA and KZSU.

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