Jazz Small and Large Ensemble

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Comment by Ed Sharpe on October 8, 2009 at 7:35pm

Black Fire

Well I have finally posted the score to “Black Fire” and it is now available along with a preliminary recording to listen to. Please take some time listen. Thank you.


This a straight ahead Jazz tune that owes some of its inspiration to such classic Jazz tunes as “So What” and “Killer Joe”, with perhaps a very small dash of “City of Glass” thrown in. In a 5/4 time and the Dorian mode; “Black Fire” for a large Jazz Orchestra (555+rhythm) is a bit dark, a bit edgy late at night, give me another Scotch sort of piece.

Ed

http://www.sibeliusmusic.com/index.php?sm=home.score&scoreID=149060

Comment by phil Kelly on March 28, 2009 at 1:42pm

CD#3 Update!

With any luck, I finally have the whole band corralled at last to get the new CD recorded the last weekend of May!

I'll keep y'all updated on the progress from there!

Phil Kelly
www.phil kellymusic.com

Comment by Andy Farber on August 18, 2008 at 2:09pm

Hi all. When in NYC, stop in at Birdland. My big band is there every Sunday from 6-8.

Comment by Graham Robb on August 18, 2008 at 6:49am

Hi all,

I've just joined and really I'm just saying hello!

I have a few short tracks on my website at grahamrobb.com; it would be good to hear from you here, or there!

Comment by phil Kelly on May 27, 2008 at 3:58pm

SNEAK PREVIEW OF MY NEW CD!!

On the playlist , I've added two new charts
that have been recorded by my "beta test " band -
the INCREDIBLE UNTx 2 O Clock lab band led by Jim Riggs ( who is retiring this year after 30 some years @ UNT ) These guys have tested all of my new stuff for the first two CDs, and are doing it again this year.

The tunes are @ the top of the playlist:
Play Tonic, Buds!
Limehouse Blues

I may a bit biased, but I think the 2 is easily the equal of the better known 1 O Clock . In fact , Riggs and the 2 O Clockers were selected as BEST college band in the recent Downbeat poll ( june issue ) and hopefully will have a great new CD of their own out soon.

I'm hoping to record my new one sometime this coming fall / winter. I have most of the writing done and about 66% of the production bread -so I'm fixin' to head towards the barn on this'n !

Watch this space!! :)

( and check out these kids on the playlist )