Airborne (band)

Airborne is an American contemporary jazz / smooth jazz / world fusion band, formed in the late 1980s. Airborne the proclaimed “Musical Peacemakers” of Contemporary Jazz sends out an Inspirational Message of Hope to the World. They are a multi-cultural jazz band from New Haven, Connecticut who has received worldwide airplay and international acclaim. Airborne has a trademark jazz sound of Island Passion and Urban Emotion. Airborne has set up a Non-Profit Cause called, Musicians –Humanitarians – Peacemakers to help in the fight against Hunger and to establish Global Unity.

Awards

Airborne has been awarded a Merit of Honor by the World Peace Organization for their Excellence in World Music and as Humanitarians.

• Musician Magazine # 1 Jazz Band
• Performing Arts Touring Roster New England Foundation for the Arts (since 1992)
• Performing Arts Touring Roster CT Commission on the Arts (since 1992)
• Jazz Advocates Readers Poll #1 Jazz Band
• International Association of Jazz Educators (IAJE)
• As Performing Artists, Recording Artists, Educators, and as Humanitarians the band’s quality of excellence and compassion has kept them on the road to success.

Discography

• Take Off - Tilt Records - 1990
• Across the Sky - Tilt Records - 1995
• Lifetones - Tilt Records - 1999
• Heavy Vibes - Tilt Records - 2004
• Turbulence - Tilt Records - 2007
• Winds of Change - Tilt Records - 2008
• New Horizons - Tilt Records - 2010
• Back in the Dayz - Airborne Anthology - Tilt Records - 2011

Members

• Thomas Borino: Piano, Organ, Keyboards, Vocals
• Thomas Sansone: Sax, Flute, Vocals
• Gregory Borino: Guitars, Vocals
• Dave Ramsey: Drums
• Donnel Roberts: Bass
• Asher Delerme: Latin & African Percussion
• Randy Bost: Trumpet, Flugelhorn, Vocals

External links

• Official Site
• AllMusicGuide entry