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Jim Knapp Orchestra: It's Not Business, It's Personal
by Jack Bowers
The Jim Knapp Orchestra's CD It's Not Business, It's Personal, recorded in February 2009, was set to be released on November 19, 2021six days after Knapp died at age eighty-two in Kirkland, Washington. Apart from his role as bandleader, Knapp was a trumpeter, composer, arranger and longtime faculty member at Cornish College of the Arts in Seattle. Described by Grammy-winning composer/pianist Jim McNeely as a brilliant musician, great teacher and a humble, sweet [and] generous man," Knapp was widely recognized ...
read moreGreg Yasinitsky YAZZ Band: New Normal
by Jack Bowers
As one good album clearly deserves another, Greg Yasinitsky, who wears many hatscomposer, arranger, woodwind specialist and educator among themhas released New Normal, the second impressive outing by his admirable Washington state-based ensemble, the YAZZ Band, which varies in size from septet to tentet. Unlike Yasinitsky's earlier album, YAZZ Band, which was recorded basically in one session with fixed personnel, the coronavirus pandemic upended any such plan this time, forcing an end to in-person studio sessions after five tracks had ...
read moreRob Scheps Big Band in Portland with Guests Joe Romano & Vern Sielert
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All About Jazz
Saxophonist/composer Rob Scheps brings his 16 Piece Big Band back to Portland State University on Tuesday January 11,2005. Featured in addition to Scheps are brilliant 73 -years- young saxophonist Joe Romano, a vet of the Buddy Rich & Woody Herman bands;and Seattle trumpeter Vern Sielert , a well- kept bebop secret. These fine soloists join Scheps's regular cadre of Oregon/Washington area all stars: Trumpeters Rich Cooper, Greg Garrett & Mike Hankins ;trombonists Stan Bock & Lars Campbell ; bass trombonist ...
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From: It's Not Business, It's PersonalBy Vern Sielert
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From: New NormalBy Vern Sielert