Jazz Articles about Bob Brookmeyer New Art Orchestra

Bob Brookmeyer New Art Orchestra: New Works (Celebration)

by Douglas Payne
January 1, 2000

Bob Brookmeyer, at age 70, is enjoying renewed celebrity as an artist. But, unlike so many others who ascend to legendary status late in life, it's not because he's out-survived his peers. Still known primarily for his distinctive and lyrical valve trombone playing (he's also an especially deft touch on piano), he's now evolved into a magnificent composer. Indeed, much of the music he records these days - notably issued by the more artistically inclined European labels - ...