CD reviews for September 14, 2006: "Jazz Palette," Gene Burkert; "Billy's Theme," Jessica Williams; "Meeting Place," The Davis Enterprise
Published Sep 14, 2006 - 14:26:53 CDT. This column's reviews include releases by two old pros - Roy Hargrove and Jessica Williams - and four newbies: Gene Burkert, Chris Walden, Erin McDougald and the Tony Gairo-Gary Rissmiller band).
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Saxophonist and great explorer of the jazz unknown Joe Lovano pays a gallant tribute to Miles Davis and everything for which Davis’s name stands. Lovano is especially inventive in the way he constructs Davis’s “The Birth of The Cool Suite.”
Richie Cole All About Jazz
Biography Richie Cole fans continue to toot his horn in praise of the jazz/bebop artist who was recently listed in the 2006 edition of Marquis Who’s Who in America. Cole is recognized worldwide for the sweet sounds of his alto sax and the creativity behind his Alto Madness Orchestra.
Music Review: Accademia Amiata Ensemble The Music of Frank Zappa and Tommy Fortmann - Strictly Off Limits Blogcritics.org
Normally when one associates popular music with orchestral arrangements they think of either sappy elevator music or the occasional interpretative gem like the Kronos Quartet's performance of "Purple Haze". The possibility of a pop musician being a composer of what someone might call "serious" music, or contemporary orchestral, is usually considered minimal. Aside from occasional forays by the
Don Byron All About Jazz
Biography For well over a decade, Don Byron has been a singular voice in an astounding range of musical contexts, exploring widely divergent traditions while continually striving for what he calls “a sound above genre.”
Thai King’s music at CCP ABS-CBNNEWS.com
The Bangkok Symphony Orchestra, Thailand’s premier orchestra, will perform at the Cultural Center of the Philippines’ Tanghalang Nicanor Abelardo on the evening of October 11. Their repertoire, music composed by His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand.
POP + CULTURE Fort Worth Star-Telegram
You hear a catchy new pop song over the radio, TV or Internet. Or maybe at a club or live concert. It inspires you to sing along or maybe to rush out and buy the album.
One long magnificent day Greater Milwaukee Today
Dr. Nick Contorno can cause riots and help win basketball games. When he brings that baton down and the pep band pumps out "Johnny Be Good" or "Ring Out Ahoya," Marquette University fans simply go nuts.
A violin concerto conceived on a 'crazy drunk' car romp Philly.com
Concertos can arise at such unlikely times and places, even the composer is left surprised. Slim, elegant Clarice Assad, for example, looks as if she just walked off a Lower East Side fashion shoot rather than emerging from the kind of sunless, airless composing studio where classical composers tend to live. In truth, the 28-year-old daughter of the beloved Brazilian guitarist Sergio Assad lives
100 Influentials List 2006 HispanicBusiness.com
David V. Aguilar Chief of Border Patrol U.S. Customs and Border Protection As the nation's highest-ranking Border Patrol officer since May 2004, Chief Aguilar directs the enforcement efforts of more than 12,000 Border Patrol agents nationwide, stepping into a post-9/11 atmosphere of heightened security and immense pressure to protect U.S. borders.
NEA Touring Program: Stories
In October, 2003 the Knoxville Jazz Orchestra presented composer/pianist Mulgrew Miller, with the help of NEA Regional Touring Program funds,
JAZZ ARRANGING AND COMPOSING
Jazz Composing and Arranging from basics to advanced techniques, a comprehensive Midland Youth Jazz Orchestra "One of the finest bands of its type I
Composing For The Jazz Orchestra. - Theodore Front Musical Literature
Composing For The Jazz Orchestra. Russo, William, (1928-) Chicago: Univ. Chicago Press ©1961 20 cm.; vi, 90 p. Edition #/ISBN: 0226732096
MUSC304 - Arranging and Composing for Jazz Orchestra
An examination of techniques of arranging composing and orchestration for the jazz orchestra. The language of the jazz orchestra will be analyzed from all
Ladislav Simon - Czech Contemporary Composer
Beaides his work in the theatre and composing, Simon again started teaching Fresco for jazz orchestra (1971) r MPS - European Jazz Federacion 1975 8,5'
Composing For The Jazz Orchestra. - Theodore Front Musical Literature
Composing For The Jazz Orchestra. Russo, William, (1928-) Chicago: Univ. Chicago Press ©1961 20 cm.; vi, 90 p. Edition #/ISBN: 0226732096
MUSC304 - Arranging and Composing for Jazz Orchestra
An examination of techniques of arranging composing and orchestration for the jazz orchestra. The language of the jazz orchestra will be analyzed from all
Ladislav Simon - Czech Contemporary Composer
Beaides his work in the theatre and composing, Simon again started teaching Fresco for jazz orchestra (1971) r MPS - European Jazz Federacion 1975 8,5'
Marcus Shelby
MSJO explores jazz composition primarily thru commissions to Marcus Shelby to composer for The Marcus Shelby Jazz Orchestra.
CD Baby: THE BRUCE ESKOVITZ JAZZ ORCHESTRA: REGIONS
The Bruce Eskovitz Jazz Orchestra (BEJO) features world-renowned jazz masters, led by veteran saxophonist and composer Dr. Bruce Eskovitz,
Manhattan School of Music Jazz Orchestra | Contemporary Jazz
The premier Jazz website. Contemporary Jazz Composition. Manhattan School of Music Jazz Orchestra | MSM (2005). By Jack Bowers
Jazz Orchestra & Big Band Arranging
Big band & jazz orchestra - composition, orchestration & arranging tutorials and Jazz composition and arranging, whether for small band or big band,
BMI & Jazz Music
Michael has also appeared as featured pianist and arranger/composer with the UMO Jazz Orchestra in Helsinki, WDR Big Band in Cologne, Germany, the Rotterdam
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