Gary Morgan

Gary Morgan & PanAmericana!: Felicidade

by Terrell Kent Holmes
April 10, 2008

Gary Morgan's orchestrations are an absolute feast. He thrives on the diverse rhythms of Latin America and the Caribbean and his arrangements are clever and energetic. Recently he led his powerhouse big band, PanAmericana, through a show at the New York City Baha'i Center in support of their new release Felicidade. There was little overlap between the songs played at the set and those on the disc, but the lineup was the same: a combination of Morgan originals and songs ...

Gary Morgan: Gary Morgan & PanAmericana! Live at Birdland

by Dr. Judith Schlesinger
April 2, 2005

Gary Morgan is an unusually gifted composer and arranger. Veteran of the BMI Jazz Workshop, recipient of compositional grants from the NEA and the New Jersey Council on the Arts, he's put together a crisp 20-piece band that's studded with top-level players. Live at Birdland , recorded in 1998 and released in 2003, is lush and lively. Morgan's charts meld a Latin/Brazilian feel with shades of Gil Evans and modern classical music; it's a terrific mix, full of surprising textures ...

Gary Morgan's 20-piece Big Band "PanAmericana!" at Gillespie Auditorium, Tues. Dec. 13

Source: All About Jazz
December 8, 2005

You won't want to miss Gary Morgan's 20-piece Latin jazz band “PanAmericana!" on Tuesday, December 13 at Jazz Tuesdays in the Gillespie Auditorium at the NY Baha'i Center (53 East 11th Street between University Place and Broadway). There will be 2 shows: 8:00 and 10:00 p.m. Leader Gary Morgan, a native of Santiago, Chile, is a lifelong lover of Latin music with many trips to Brazil and Cuba to his credit. He started “PanAmericana!" six years ago to combine the ...
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Gary Morgan & Panamericana! to Perform at Birdland, May 12, 19 and 26

Source: All About Jazz

AT BIRDLAND 315 W. 44th ST. NYC May 12, 19 and 26, Two Shows, 9 & 11 PM Music Charge $20**, Minimum $10 Reservations & Info (212) 581 3080 www.birdlandjazz.com

PANAMERICANA! is a 20 piece Jazz Orchestra that plays music from the New World. the US, Cuba, and especially, the contempoary music of Brazil. Featured composers are: Chico Buarque, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Milton Nascimento, Egberto Gismonti, Hermeto Pascoal, Jovino Santos Neto and ...
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