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John Allmark Jazz Orchestra: The John Allmark Jazz Orchestra Featuring Clay Osborne
by Dave Nathan
John Allmark has been fine tuning his jazz orchestra for six years culminating in this their maiden album. Not only has Allmark garnered top jazz players from the New England area, e.g., trombone player Rick Stepton and first call bassist, Marshall Wood, he has also obtained the services of New York arranger Robert Freedman. The outcome is a session of arousing interpretations of well-written band charts, great ensemble playing and high-flying solos. Mix in the crooning of Clay Osborne and ...
read moreBig band bebop at its finest
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Ken Franckling's Jazz Notes
A 17-day family road trip brought me back to Rhode Island for the second time in a month, returning in September, not long after my August visit to cover the Newport Jazz Festival. The scheduling gods worked their magic for this September journey. In other words, I got to hear the splendid John Allmark Jazz Orchestra on Monday, September 9 at The Met Cafe, a premiere RI music emporium that is located in a former mill building in Pawtucket. The ...
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Exceptional jazz with firepower
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Ken Franckling's Jazz Notes
John Allmark’s Monday evenings at the Met Café in Pawtucket, RI generally feature his very fine big band. This past Monday, Allmark presented his octet, a brass-rich band that gives each player a bit more time in the spotlight than the big-band format permits. For that evening, the horn line included Allmark on trumpet, Tucker Antell and Mark Vint on tenor saxophone, Angel Subero on trombone and Bob Bowlby on baritone sax, Dennis Hughes (piano), Bill Miele (electric bass) and ...
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