Named after two adjacent hills in San Francisco, Russian Telegraph mixes the funk and soul of Curtis Bumpy, the art song  of the Beth Custer Ensemble, and the worldly compositional stylings of David James's GPS. Along with presenting original music by its members, the collective also performs their arrangements of songs by Caetano Veloso, Soundgarden, Paolo Conte, Nelson Cavaquinho, and others. "(The) fusion of these amazing written arrangements, especially the melodies and passages with clarinets and trumpet, with some of the more open and dynamic groove sections ... seems really satisfying for both players and audience"
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