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Instrument: Composer / conductor
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by Jack Bowers
At a time when many contemporary big bands are veering off-course, too often leaving jazz as we know and understand it as an afterthought, foundering and searching in vain for an anchor, it's comforting to encounter an ensemble that is not only as fresh as today's harvest but upholds such time-honored jazz traditions as melody, harmony and good old-fashioned swing. The band in this instance is led by Canadian-born-and-based composer/arranger Jaelem Bhate, whose debut recording, On the Edge, is, on ...
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