Results for "Temple Jazz Orchestra"

Temple Jazz Orchestra

This Is TJO

By Temple Jazz Orchestra

Label: TJO
Released: 2006
Track listing: Bohica; African Skies; Catch the Early Trane; Third Ear; It Is Time; Gibraltar; A Nod to Cee Cee; Your Mileage May Vary; Ludis Blues (64:57).

Temple Jazz Orchestra: This Is TJO

by Jack Bowers
May 20, 2006

The Temple Jazz Orchestra, which began life about fifteen years ago as a part of the Jazz Studies program at Temple College, has evolved into a professional ensemble whose members include a number of the best big band musicians and educators in central Texas. The TJO was founded by its current director, Tom Fairlie, who triples ...

Soft Lights, Sweet Music Live!

By Temple Jazz Orchestra

Label: TJO
Released: 2002
Track listing: Blues and the Abscessed Tooth; The Messenger; You

The Temple Jazz Orchestra: Soft Lights, Sweet Music Live!

by Jack Bowers
April 12, 2002

On first hearing, Soft Lights, Sweet Music left me shaking my head in disbelief. How, I wondered, could a Jazz ensemble from a two–year college in an undersized east–central Texas town possibly be that good? Something in the drinking water, perhaps? Seeking an explanation for the TJO’s remarkable proficiency, I turned to the liner notes and ...