Uploaded October 2019 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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Our live cover of "Mauville/Rustboro/Mossdeep City" from Pokemon Ruby/Sapphire/Emerald, originally composed by Go Ichinose. This arrangement by Patrick Bartley.

This song has got to be on my (Pat) top 3 favorite Pokemon songs of all time. This has a sentimental place in my heart, being that Sapphire was my first Pokemon (at age 17, yep. Go ahead and comment), but that's not even the reason why I think it's so great. This song is so perfectly composed that it totally works outside of the game as its own tune, and no one would know it's from a game. This song has also been performed for the United Nations (infiltration complete)! Everything about this song is beautiful, and the feeling it creates is truly unmatched by anything but the great works from artists like Antonio Carlos Jobim. Being that this was among the first few songs ever arranged for the Pocket Band, this one has become somewhat of a standard for us, meaning we're now able to get to all sorts of things on this by now. You can enjoy some nice solos from everyone in the band before we take it out!

Also, you can get this song on our first free demo collection on Bandcamp, as well as downloading free sheet music for this one in our VGM Real Book vol. 1, hosted on our Facebook group!

Pocket Band demo: pocketband.bandcamp.com

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***HAPPY 1-YEAR ANNIVERSARY TO THE JAM SESSIONS!***
Thank you so much to everyone involved for making these possible!

Pocket Band now has a new home in New York City! We're hosting VGM+ (vgm and more) jazz jam sessions at Black Cat LES every 1st Sunday of the month. If you're a musician, bring your axe, and if you're not a musician, bring your DS, Switch, or your good vibes! Everyone is welcome. We want to make this a nice haven for J-culture lovers and music lovers alike. Go to our official Facebook group below for more info!

**NYC Official VGM Jams (Group):
bit.ly/vgmjamnyc

Patrick Bartley (@patbartmusic) - Alto Sax
Max Boiko (@maxboikomusic) - Trumpet
Benjamin Rosenblum (@benrosenblummusic)
Jake Chapman (@chappymilkshake) - Vibraphone
Mat Muntz (@muuuuuuuuuntz) - Bass
Ben Zweig (@benzweigdrums) - Drums


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----"Time To Play" J-MUSIC Ensemble debut album -- bit.ly/timetoplayalbum

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