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Featuring special guest Tito Uquillas of The Hipwaders! These 12 jumpin' jazzy, sweet silly new songs are filled with fun. Quirky lyrics, sing-a-long melodies, and rich harmonies make each song a unique and memorable adventure. Great Family Fun. Last year you had Elephants In Your Ears and did the Pachyderm Twist. THIS year you can eat pizza with pink bubble gum and do the Hi-5, Lo-5 Jam 'N' Jive with Ava and The Mystic Mangos. Composed, arranged and produced by Ava Scofield With Artwork by Brian Clarke and Jasmine Ojeda Featuring Special Guests: Tito Uquillas of The Hipwaders, Violinist Jeremey Cohen, Singers Shari Bennett-Jackson and Keith Sheppard, Steel Drum player Tom Miller, Saxophonist TomE Politzer from Tower of Power, Flute-player Nika Rejto, Percussionist Michaelle Goerlitz, DJ Saurus, with Harmonica by Jamie Faifua of Jamie Faifua and The Jukes! Plus, Ava and The Mystic Mangos, and of course, The Mangoettes!! Ava and The Mystic Mangos is an ensemble of five accomplished musicians and special guests whose collective experience makes JAM 'N' JIVE a wonderfully-fun CD for young people of all ages. Like Elephants, JAM 'N' JIVE is a funky eclectic mix of all original songs by Ava Scofield: pop, rock, reggae, hip hop, brazillian-grooved, you name it. JAM 'N' JIVE is an all-ages family-fun CD with sing-a-long songs for folks under 3 ft and for those above. Ava Scofield, accomplished versatile singer/songwriter has packed Elephants In My Ears full with twelve sweet, silly swingin songs delightful to the ears of children and adults alike. With a beautiful cover by artist Brian Clarke, and equally delightful inside artwork by illustrator Jasmine Ojeda, JAM 'N' JIVE is visually pleasing as well. All the musicians on JAM 'N' JIVE! have their own wealth of experience: Singer/songwriter Ava Scofield has been composing music and performing since the age of 5. With 3 CDs of original music under her patooka, She is versed in a number of styles of music. She's also been a featured soloist in countless productions and at events. Career highlights include performing with former Metropolitan Opera singer Jerome Hines and learning jazz-singing technique from Bobby McFerrin and the great now-deceased Carl Anderson. She has been teaching music to children and adults for 19 years. Along with being a musician, Ava is currently pursuing a Masters in Speech Language Pathology. Pianist John R. Burr, along with being a Mango, performs with the Grammy-winning Alison Brown Quartet. Bass-player Bill Lanphier recorded on Joanie Bartels Silly Time and Bath Time and also toured with Madonna on her Like a Virgin tour. Sax-player Tom Politzer, guest-artist, is with Tower Of Power. Grammy nominee Jeremy Cohen is a virtuoso violinist. Drummer Bili Turner is a wonderful blues drummer who has played with Albert King, Chuck Berry, Junior Wells and other great artists. Nimble-fingered Guitarist Mark Holzinger also performs with the country-western swing band Lost Weekend. Acoustic bass-player Ruth Davies played regularly with the late Charles Brown and many other musicians. Michaelle Goerlitz added her skilled conga-playing and percussion to a number of JAM 'N' JIVE songs. Flute-player Nika Rejto also added her wonderful skilled sound to this CD! And of course, there are the Mangoettes, the very talented children who joined Ava and added their vocal prowess and whimsy to a number of the songs on this delightful CD, including adding their beautiful voices to the powerful song, Millions of Voices. Ava and The Mystic Mangos hope you enjoy the Jam 'n' Jive!