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New York United: If I Could Make A Wish

by Elliott Simon
May 5, 2005

For some time now, Brooklyn's jazz scene has been attractive to both musicians and patrons for its freedom, openness, intimacy, and honesty. Clubs like the Up Over Jazz Café, Sista's Place, and BAMCafé have fostered an atmosphere where the music comes first. The quartet behind If I Could Make a Wish celebrates this environment as it effectively translates to disc the excitement of a live and loose night of burnin' Brooklyn B3.Ostensibly led by drummer Masahiro Sakuma but ...

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The New York University Concert Jazz Ensemble: Works for Jazz Orchestra

by Jack Bowers
June 1, 2001

Four of these seven works for Jazz orchestra were penned by the renowned tenor saxophonist and NYU artist in residence Frank Foster who played in and later led the Count Basie Orchestra and writes with the Count always in mind. Basie would have been quite comfortable playing any of Foster’s charts, as is the well–disciplined NYU Concert Jazz Ensemble. If the other three compositions are more troublesome it’s in no way apparent; these students have clearly mastered their homework and ...