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Tossup
Tossup is an American contemporary jazz ensemble hailing primarily from Omaha, Ne. Founding members are Randy Long (keyboards, engineering) and Christopher Joseph (percussion), with the key member being lead tenor saxman Matt Wallace, longtime member of Maynard Ferguson's bands, appearing around the world and on multiple commercial recordings with him. and a series of talented session musicians.

Tossup began when Chris and Randy reconnected after each moved back to their hometown of Omaha. The two former bandmates reunited just to jam when fresh musical creations sprang forth and the group Tossup was born. The tracks for the first CD were recorded, and soon Tossup was graced by the contributions of the incredibly talented Matt Wallace, Tim Kobza (Professor of Music, USC), Perrin Issac (longtime New Orleans session musician/performer), and Camille Devore (recording artist ).

Their first CD Contents Under Pressure was released in 2012 and is available in all major online outlets. www.tossup.biz

Biographies
Randy Long was born in the town of Lexington, Ne. His family moved to Omaha when he was 8 where talented instructor/composer/performer Tony Gulizia lit a musical fire in him, opened his musical eyes to the world of jazz, and connected him with young musicians. This led to a performing career on keys that began at age 16. He played lead tenor sax in the high school jazz band, then went on to complete a BA in music (composition/sound engineering: North Texas State University, Brigham Young University). While working to establish a career in music Randy worked in the film industry in set construction (Dumb and Dumber, Touched by and Angel, others). Randy has 3 daughters, two dogs, lots of musical equipment, and a garden. Christopher Joseph was born in Omaha, son of a world-renowned researcher. He began his musical career at a young age, performing professionally while still in high school. Chris went on to earn a degree in Music Therapy from Loyala University, New Orleans, La. While there he absorbed the music of the town and played regularly. He eventually found his way back to Omaha with wife and kids, earning a doctorate in Psychology along the way. He has no dogs. In fact he's allergic to them. But he has a really cool music room.

Matt Wallace earned a degree in Political Science from the University of Nebraska at Lincoln. Afterwards, he was spotted playing one evening by the great Maynard Ferguson and offered a position in his band. Matt has been called the "premier sax man in the Midwest" (Aberdeen Summer Jam 2005). From 1987 to 1998, Wallace toured the world with jazz legend Maynard Ferguson. He has performed with the likes of Arturo Sandoval, Dizzy Gillespie, Al Hirt, Willie Nelson, Gregg Allman, Herbie Hancock, Paul Shaffer, Diane Shuur, Billy Eckstine, Chick Corea, George Benson, and Chuck Mangione, as well as performing on TV and radio and the national anthem at NBA, MLB, and NCAA games across the country and in Canada. Matt is a very active performer, bandleader, and session musician in the midwest. Matt doesn't have any dogs either.