About Koinonia

There are multiple artists with this name: 1) A christian jazz band. 2) A 60s/early 70s Christian psychedelic band. 1) Koinonia was a Christian jazz band that published several primarily instrumental recordings between 1982 and 1990, when the band disbanded. 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)