Jazz Articles about James Hamilton Jazz Orchestra

James Hamilton Jazz Orchestra: James Hamilton Jazz Orchestra: The Causeway Suite

by Mark Sabbatini
March 24, 2011

James Hamilton is an idiot and the world is a better place as a result. The debut album by his 19-member orchestra, The Causeway Suite, is the 2010 British Composer Awards' 2010 winner for Contemporary Jazz Composition. The live performance is a bold and abruptly shifting mix of classic and modern concepts, full of innovation in group and individual passages, and a worthy acquisition even for those who (like me) don't always cotton to big band.