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Manhattan Jazz Orchestra

The Manhattan Jazz Orchestra was formed in 1979 by famed Tokyo based record producer Shigeyuki Kawashima and New York arranger extraordinaire Dave Matthews as an expansion of the award winning Manhattan Jazz Quintet (MJQ). In 2002 and 2003 Swing Journal’s Readers Poll has voted Manhattan Jazz Orchestra the number one big band. In 1995, David and his co producer Shigeyuki Kawashima received the Swing Journal Critic's Award for producing the Manhattan Jazz Orchestra CD "Get It On". Members of the MJO have included Lew Soloff, Ryan Kisor, Scott Wendholt, Jim Pugh, John Fedchock, Andy Snitzer, Bill Evans, Chip Jackson, and Terry Silverlight.

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Walter White: BB XL

by Chris M. Slawecki
January 21, 2021

Born in a musical family near Detroit and classically trained at Juilliard, trumpet and flugelhorn player Walter White keeps a hectic schedule as leader of Atlantic Bridge, the Walter White Jazz Quartet, Walter White & Small Medium @ Large, and of the fusion ensemble IFUNU; as a member of the Beige Trio; and as lead trumpet ...

Article: From the Inside Out

Soul Songs, Mose Songs & COVID Aid for Djibouti

by Chris M. Slawecki
January 9, 2021

Bahama Soul Club Bohemia After Dawn Buyú Records 2020 Soulful original music laced with judicious and striking samples, Bohemia After Dawn serves a textbook example of music that packs an impact larger than the sum of its parts. Written, arranged, produced and performed by Oliver Belz ...

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Get It On

Featuring the music of Manhattan Jazz Orchestra
Duration: 5:26
November 8, 2007

David Matthew's Manhattan Jazz Orchestra plays Bill Chase's "Get It On" in concert in Japan. Members of the band include Lew Soloff, Ryan Kisor, Jim Pugh, John Fedchock, Larry Farrell, David Taylor ,Roger Rosenberg, George Young, Chris Hunter, Terry Silverlight and Chip Jackson.

Album

Swing Swing Swing

By Manhattan Jazz Orchestra

Label: Self Produced
Released: 2006

Album

Moanin'

By Manhattan Jazz Orchestra

Label: Timeless Records
Released: 1989