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The New Orleans Jazz Orchestra was formed in 2002 and was designed to celebrate and fortify the American Jazz portfolio while providing infrastructure for developing the New Orleans Jazz Industry. Led by Artistic Director Adonis Rose, this 20-piece big band has an ever-increasing repertoire that exemplifies the influence of Jazz as the grandfather of all modern American music. NOJO has headlined all of America’s major performing arts venues and clubs and produced the first local, ticketed Jazz Concert Series in the history of New Orleans. NOJO’s album, BOOK ONE on World Village, a subsidiary of the Harmonia Mundi label, won the 2010 Grammy Award for “Best Large Jazz Ensemble.” It’s most recent album, Dee Dee’s Feather’s was released in 2015 and featured Grammy and Tony award-winning vocalist – Dee Dee Bridgewater.
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New Orleans Jazz Orchestra: Songs - The Music of Allen Toussaint
by C. Michael Bailey
After a harrowing experience of administrative scandal, followed by near extinction, the New Orleans Jazz Orchestra, under the direction of drummer Adonis Rose, rises phoenix-like from the ashes to release the first large orchestra consideration of New Orleans son Allen Toussaint. Songs: The Music of Allen Toussaint is a celebration of the late composer, featuring nine selections either penned by or associated with him. Toussaint is NOLA royalty, whose name exists in the same breath as Cosimo Matassa, the Neville ...
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by Jack Bowers
Allen Toussaint (1938-2015), a composer / producer who made his mark in the broad spheres of R&B, rock and roll, funk, country and pop music, may seem at first glance an unusual choice for a big-band jazz tribute. On the other hand, the New Orleans native never strayed far from the pivotal music of his home city, embracing and supporting jazz even as he found other musical worlds to conquer. So when vocalist Dee Dee Bridgewater remarked to Adonis Rose, ...
Continue ReadingNOJO with Sam Rivers: City of Neighbourhoods
by Brandt Reiter
Led by pianist-tubaist Paul Neufeld and guitarist-conductor Michael Occhipinti, the Toronto-based Neufeld/Occhipinti Jazz Orchestra (NOJO) has been wowing audiences up North for a decade now, but has received scant attention here in the States. City of Neighbourhoods , the group's fourth recording and its first to get an American release, ought to change that. The ensemble, which has expanded as large as sixteen pieces, is down to a tight nonet this time around, but it's called in a ringer guest ...
Continue ReadingNOJO (The Neufeld / Occhipinti Jazz Orchestra: You Are Here
by Jack Bowers
NOJO (Canada’s Neufeld / Occhipinti Jazz Orchestra) is back with its second engaging album of unclassifiable music, this time with poll–winning guest clarinetist / bass clarinetist Don Byron on hand to add his elliptical commentary. Whereas many undernourished ensembles exert every effort to sound larger than they are, NOJO’s seventeen members seem to go out of their way to emulate a much smaller group, seldom sounding like there are more than nine or ten sidemen playing at any one time. ...
Continue ReadingNOJO (Neufeld Occhipinti Jazz Orchestra) with Don Byron: You Are Here
by Glenn Astarita
Canadian’s - guitarist Michael Occhipinti and pianist Paul Neufeld are well-known in their native homeland and now that American jazz label “Koch” has released, You Are There, the large ensemble, “NOJO” (Neufeld Occhipinti Jazz Orchestra) should soon be the recipients of some widespread attention with this fine release! An added bonus here is the appearance of clarinetist Don Byron who is the prime soloist throughout these thirteen Neufeld and Occhipinti compositions.
With the opener, “Grassfire” it becomes immediately apparent that ...
Continue ReadingNOJO: You Are Here
by Joel Roberts
If, like me, you live outside Canada, you may not know about NOJO--the Neufeld-Occhipinti Jazz Orchestra. But major talents like Joe Lovano, Kenny Wheeler, and Ray Anderson know NOJO, and have all played or recorded with the group. The 16-piece Toronto-based ensemble has won numerous Canadian jazz awards for their highly original, progressive big band sound, but for some reason they still don't have an American distribution deal. That ought to change after record companies south of the border get ...
Continue ReadingMaster Drummer And Artistic Director Of The New Orleans Jazz Orchestra Releases His First Standards Album, 'For All We Know'
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Vivo Musique Internationale
Renowned drummer and Artistic Director of the New Orleans Jazz Orchestra, Adonis Rose, releases his new ballads album For All We Know, featuring his trio and vocalist Gabrielle Cavassa, on Storyville Records. Gabrielle Cavassa (winner of the Sarah Vaughan competition in 2021) represents a new generation of wonderful and very talented new vocalists who knows the tradition. Behind her she has the Adonis Rose Trio, two young and very talented musicians, pianist Ryan Hanseler who has also contributed with two ...
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Jazzascona Holds Its 39th Festival Edition From June 22-july 1 In Ascona, Switzerland With Stefano Di Battista Presenting A Tribute To Ennio Morricone, Adonis Rose & New Orleans Jazz Orchestra Featuring China Moses, And More
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ARE Group
After a much-appreciated post-pandemic edition that highlighted the official partnership between New Orleans and Ascona, JazzAscona looks forward with renewed momentum and optimism to its 39th edition from June 22 to July 1, 2023, which offers a rich program with approximately 300 concerts and 270 invited artists, with over seventy musicians coming directly from New Orleans. New Orleans will again be the keystone of a program that promises to be full of emotion and nuances. The program will reintroduce a ...
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The Grammy Award-Winning New Orleans Jazz Orchestra Will Celebrate Its 19th Season With The Annual Big Beat Gala Fundraiser Hosted By Big Freedia On December 4th
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ARE Group
The Grammy award-winning New Orleans Jazz Orchestra will celebrate its nineteenth season with the first annual Big Beat Gala fundraiser hosted by Big Freedia on Saturday, December 4th. The gala is co-chaired by renowned author Walter Isaacson, Laverne Toombs, Executive Director of the New Orleans Black Regional Chamber of Commerce, and Adonis Rose, Artistic Director of the New Orleans Jazz Orchestra. Songs: The Music of Allen Toussaint, was the fourth studio recording by the Orchestra and the first under new ...
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Adonis Rose, New Orleans Jazz Orchestra, & Vocalist Cyrille Aimee Explore New Orleans' French Connection On New CD 'Petite Fleur'
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Terri Hinte Publicity
The celebrated New Orleans Jazz Orchestra examines and the profound relationship of its hometown to the nation of France with its fall release of Petite Fleur on Storyville Records (digital release September 24, physical release October 15). The second album under the artistic directorship of drummer Adonis Rose features ten songs, nine of them standards associated with French and New Orleans musicians. The tenth tune is an original by Cyrille Aimée, the acclaimed jazz vocalist who was born and raised ...
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New Orleans Jazz Orchestra Returns From 3-Year Recording Hiatus With "Songs: The Music Of Allen Toussaint" On Storyville Records
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Terri Hinte Publicity
The renowned New Orleans Jazz Orchestra reflects on the wide-ranging influence of the Big Easy’s own Allen Toussaint, the legendary composer, singer, pianist, and producer, with the March 29 digital release of Songs: The Music of Allen Toussaint on Storyville Records (physical release is set for April 19). The album features six songs by Toussaint and one associated with him, as well as two original tribute pieces. It also marks the NOJO leadership debut of drummer/artistic director Adonis Rose, who ...
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Irvin Mayfield And The New Orleans Jazz Orchestra Kick Off 12-City Tour
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Carolyn McClair Public Relations
IRVIN MAYFIELD AND THE NEW ORLEANS JAZZ ORCHESTRA KICK OFF 12-CITY TOUR FEBRUARY 5-22, 2015 NEW ORLEANS, LA – Irvin Mayfield and the New Orleans Jazz Orchestra (NOJO) hit the road for a 12-city tour beginning in Miami, FL on February 5 and wrapping up in Fairfield, CT on February 22. In addition to Mayfield on trumpet, the 18-piece Orchestra includes such respected musicians as Victor Atkins on piano and Ed “Sweetbread” Petersen on saxophone. Jazz music was born in ...
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New Orleans Jazz Orchestra Celebrates 10th Anniversary At Carnegie Hall, 10/8
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Carolyn McClair Public Relations
THE NEW ORLEANS JAZZ ORCHESTRA ANNOUNCES 10 YEARS, ONE NIGHT AT NEW YORK CITY’S PRESTIGIOUS CARNEGIE HALL ON OCTOBER 8, 2012, 8:00 pm This performance is part of a New Orleans concert series entitled THE NOJO 10, which celebrates the New Orleans Jazz Orchestra’s 10th anniversary with 10 signature Jazz events. NEW ORLEANS, LA: Grammy Award-winning Irvin Mayfield and the New Orleans Jazz Orchestra (NOJO) will perform at Carnegie Hall’s Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage on October 8, 2012. In ...
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Irvin Mayfield and the New Orleans Jazz Orchestra's "Book One" Nominated for a 2010 Grammy Award
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Lura Belle Productions
IRVIN MAYFIELD AND THE NEW ORLEANS JAZZ ORCHESTRA'S “BOOK ONE" NOMINATED FOR A 2010 GRAMMY AWARD Debut CD features original compositions, confirming a Jazz renaissance in New Orleans! (NEW ORLEANS, LA -- The New Orleans Jazz Orchestra (NOJO) is proud to announce that BOOK ONE, its latest release on World Village, has been nominated for the 2010 Grammy Award for the “Best Large Jazz Ensemble". Under the artistic direction of founder Irvin Mayfield, NOJO's BOOK ONE is a contemporary and ...
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Irvin Mayfield and the New Orleans Jazz Orchestra Release New CD, "Book One"
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All About Jazz
IRVIN MAYFIELD AND THE NEW ORLEANS JAZZ ORCHESTRA RELEASE NEW CD, “BOOK ONE” DURING JAZZ FEST! Book One will be available at the New Orleans Jazz Fest Music Tent, LA Music Factory and Peaches Records. New Orleans -- Irvin Mayfield and The New Orleans Jazz Orchestra (NOJO) announced today that they are issuing a limited local release of their new CD, Book One during The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival presented by Shell April 24 - May 3, 2009. ...
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Seattle Times: New Orleans Jazz Orchestra Captures Heartbeat of the City
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Seattle Jazz Scene
from The Seattle Times: The stage in Benaroya Hall was an ocean, vast and endless, the 16-piece New Orleans Jazz Orchestra an island. To encourage intimacy and interaction among the musicians, the men faced one another in a shape that resembled a horseshoe, the way a choir might arrange itself. Early in Thursday night’s performance, the first of five through Sunday afternoon at Benaroya, trumpeter and bandleader Irvin Mayfield announced they were going to turn the symphony hall into their ...
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"...above all, these guys are about playing New Orleans Jazz with blistering Creole fire, a kind of unrestrained fun and virtuosity..." —OMAHA WORLD-HERALD "...a free-playing jam, it's like a savory dish of musical gumbo...swinging sound of horns, piano, bass and drums, along with the cool-cat musicality..." —DESERET NEWS, SALT LAKE CITY, UT "...the orchestra is the only major performing Jazz institution in post-Katrina New Orleans and has become the most prominent representative of Jazz culture in the Big Easy..." —METROMODE, DETROIT, MI
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New Orleans Jazz Orchestra
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