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The Jim Knapp Orchestra: Things for Now
by Jack Bowers
On Things for Now, Jim Knapp has managed without using smoke or mirrors to raise my emotional response from lukewarm (to his earlier release, On Going Home ) to near–molten. He has done so simply by presenting a series of colorful charts that gladden one’s ear and swing under any and all conditions. While the band is essentially the same as on the previous album, the soloists seem sharper and more focused than before, especially trumpeter Jay Thomas (a personal ...
Continue ReadingJim Knapp Orchestra Goes On Hiatus
Source:
Seattle Jazz Scene
from Jim Knapp:
The Jim Knapp Orchestra will no longer be performing on a regular basis. We have been going 18 years and that seems to be the lifespan for this group as a regular performing organization. I am eternally grateful for the musicians of such great talent who have made up the band including several who have been in the group since its inception.
And thanks to you listeners, friends and fellow musicians. It has been a particular pleasure ...
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Jim Knapp Orchestra at the Seattle Drum School
Source:
All About Jazz
JIM KNAPP ORCHESTRA
827 NE 130th St., Seattle, WA 98125
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Recordings: As Leader | As Sideperson
