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Shifty Paradigms by Dave Slonaker
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Album Title: Shifty Paradigms
Label: Origin Records
Released: 2026
Duration: 01:02:19
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About the Album
It was Dave Slonaker's fascination with the sounds of big bands in his early teens that led him to Pittsburgh's Carnegie Library to research the nuts & bolts of how it was created. An orchestrator, arranger, and composer for film & TV over decades now, it's with his 15-year-old Grammy nominated ensemble—comprised of LA's finest jazz and studio musicians—where he explores the paradigm shifts within his own writing and aesthetic as time goes on. With this third album for Origin, his exploration of orchestration, harmony and rhythm is as expansive and vivid as ever, as band members including Peter Erskine, Bob Sheppard, Clay Jenkins and Bill Reichenbach lend world-renowned musicality to whatever twists and turns he conjures up—always celebrating the big band legacy while joining the other visionary composers in charting the path forward.
"His charts are modern, invigorating, full of variety, and clearly an inspiration for his sidemen." Scott Yanow, LA Jazz Scene
Tracks
Dash Cam; Bye Bye Blues; Comin’ Home; Blue Windows; Shifty Paradigms; 3rd and Four; Cathedrals; Roundabout.
Personnel
Dave Slonaker
composer / conductor
Bob Sheppard
saxophone, tenor
Brian Scanlon
trumpet
Rob Lockart
clarinet
Tom Luer
saxophone, tenor
Adam Schroeder
saxophone, baritone
Alex Iles
trombone
Charlie Morillas
tromboneIdo Meshulam
trombone
Bill Reichenbach Jr.
trombone
Wayne Bergeron
trumpet
Dan Fornero
trumpet
Clay Jenkins
trumpet
Ron Stout
trumpet
Ed Czach
piano
Edwin Livingston
bass
Peter Erskine
drumsAndy Waddell
guitar
Brian Kilgore
percussionReviews
- Shifty Paradigms by Jack Bowers
Date featured
February 19, 2026
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