Jazz Articles about The Outtengrand Orchestra

The Outtengrand Orchestra: The Outtengrand Orchestra Presents A Dangerously Groovy Christmas

by C. Michael Bailey
December 11, 2010

Bassist Norm Stockton has a lot of irons in the fire, both in the contemporary jazz and contemporary Christian music arenas. One such project, his Outtengrand Orchestra, released a finely crafted adult contemporary holiday offering in 2006, The Outtengrand Orchestra Presents A Dangerously Groovy Christmas. Contemporary jazz, made by the likes of The Rippingtons and Yellowjackets, is immensely popular among listeners who otherwise would not listen to a genre called “jazz." In the case of A Dangerously Groovy Christmas, this ...