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Downbeat Magizine - December 2015
The Fred Hughes Trio contributes to the special time of year with I'll Be Home For Christmas (ShoreThing Records 1215; 45:36; 3.5 Stars). This well-regarded Washington, DC based pianist and his bandmates demonstrate that with the right melody, harmony and rhythm sensibilities even the most comatose of standards can breathe again.

Get Your Swing On In Time For Christmas
I'll Be Home For Christmas, the seventh release by the critically acclaimed Fred Hughes Trio, will be in stores and available for online digital distribution beginning November 27, 2015.

I'll Be Home For Christmas features swingin' jazz renditions of your favorite holiday tunes including O Christmas Tree and Let it Snow. Latin flavored takes on Winter Wonderland and White Christmas. A funky version of Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town and a beautifully slow rendition of the title track, I'll Be Home For Christmas.

Featuring Fred Hughes on piano, Amy Shook on bass and Frank Russo on drums, the Fred Hughes Trio has been performing, recording and presenting clinics and workshops since 1989 and brings over four decades of musical experience to the stage. A sampling of the groups performing credentials includes the Elkhart, Rehoboth, Cape May, East Coast, Clifford Brown and Mid-Atlantic Jazz Festivals, the 1996 Summer Olympics and tours to the Republic of Korea in 2001 and 2002.