Koinonia (band)

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Name = Koinonia

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Genre = Christian
Years_active = Start date|1982 - Start date|1990
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Current_members = Alex Acuña
Abraham Laboriel
Justo Almario
John Phillips
Lou Pardini
Hadley Hockensmith
Dean Parks
Harlan Rogers
Bill Maxwell
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Koinonia was a Christian jazz band that published several primarily instrumental recordings between 1982 and 1990, when the band disbanded.

Members

The band consisted of several Los Angeles based R&B session musicians:
* Alex Acuña (formerly of Weather Report), percussion;
* Abraham Laboriel, bass;
* Justo Almario, sax, flute, and wind controller;
* John Phillips, woodwinds;
* Lou Pardini, keyboards and vocals;
* Hadley Hockensmith and Dean Parks, guitar;
* Harlan Rogers, keyboards;
* Bill Maxwell, drums.

Discography

Koinonia's albums include: [cite web|url=http://bluedesert.dk/koinonia.html|title=Koinonia|accessdate=2007-01-04|publisher=A Closer Look A more extensive discography.]
* "More than a feelin' "(1982)
* "Celebration" (1984)
* "Frontline" (1986)
* "Koinonia" (1989)

In 2005 a live recording from Gothenburg in Sweden called "Celebrate In Gothenburg" (1983) was released on DVD. [cite web|url=http://www.townsend-records.co.uk/product.php?pId=103924&pType=2|title=Celebrate In Gothenburg on Townsend Records website.] [cite web|url=http://www.musicafilm.it/dvd-musicali/celebrate-in-gothenburg.html|title=Celebrate In Gothenburg more information in Italian.]

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