Jazz Articles about Central New York Jazz Orchestra

Central New York Jazz Orchestra (CNY): Then, Now & Again

by Michael P. Gladstone
October 24, 2008

CNY is not an acronym for Crosby, Nash and Young; it is the musical abbreviation for the Central New York Jazz Orchestra, formed in the mid-1990s and led by musical director Bret Zvacek. The band performs for schools as well as the public in upstate New York. The album consists of a CD and a short DVD which documents the orchestra's performance at the historic Hotel Syracuse in November 2007. The cover art of this package shows a blazing sunrise ...