Album Notes

Ann Licater & Jeff Oster Collaboration:

Jeff and Ann unknowingly began their collaboration in 2007 when they noticed each other's music being reported by broadcasters worldwide. Tracks such as "Saturn Calling" (Oster’s tribute to N.A.S.A.) and "Following the Call" (Licater’s title track about pursuing artistic dreams) were being played back-to-back and in the same programming schedules on New Age radio stations around the globe. When they eventually met on MySpace and discovered they both live in the San Francisco Bay Area, their real-time collaboration began.
Their music styles, although divergent, have a connection of spirit through a common improvisational nature of playing. Their curiosity begged the question "Flugelhorn with Native American Flute…why not?" During their initial join concert, they decided to perform an improvisational arrangement of "Amazing Grace" and then recorded the duet for consideration to be played at Obama’s inauguration ceremony (the Native American flute represents the heart of the people joined together with Flugelhorn representing honor and heraldry.


BIO:
Ann Licater: Native American and World Flutist. Fresh from her first performance at Carnegie Hall, and a former student of R. Carlos Nakai, Ann is a recording artist, featured performer at the World Flute Fest, and a San Jose Chamber Orchestra soloist. She facilitates healing workshops for Kaiser Permanante Wellness Centers and holds an M.L.A. in Spirituality. Her CD "Following the Call," solo wood and clay flute music was nominated "Best Native American Album" and "Top Twelve Best Contemporary Instrumental Album" of 2007 in the NAR Lifestyle Music Awards. It was co-produced by GRAMMY-nominee Gentle Thunder. Ann's music is heard on NPR stations on the "Hearts of Space" syndicated show as well as on cable and radio stations world-wide. www.annlicater.com

Jeff Oster: Trumpet and Flugelhorn player for over 40 years. His music is described as "Miles Davis meets Enya." Jeff's albums "Released" and "True" each won "Album of the Year" by broadcasters who report their playlists to New Age Reporter in the NAR Lifestyle Music Awards. Jeff has collaborated with NASA and JPL to create music using radio transmissions of aural recordings from space. These can be heard on "Saturn Calling" from the award-winning "True" release. Oster's music is produced by Will Ackerman, GRAMMY-winning guitarist and founder of Windom Hill Records. Jeff's music can be heard on NPR stations including "Echoes" syndicated program, as well as on cable, satellite and radio stations world-wide. www.jeffoster.com