February 7, 2006 To: Listings/Critics/Features From: JAZZ PROMO SERVICES Press Contact: JIM EIGO, [email protected] IRIDIUM JAZZ CLUB 1650 BROADWAY (Corner of 51st) NEW YORK, NY 10023 RESERVATIONS: 212-582-2121 www.iridiumjazzclub.com Sets at 8 & 10PM
The Iridium Jazz Club is Pleased to Present... THE CHARLES MINGUS ORCHESTRA Seamus Blake - tenor saxophone/soprano David Lee Jones - alto saxophone/clarinet/flute/soprano Luis Bonilla - trombone Alex Sipiagin - trumpet Donald Edwards - drums Hans Glawischnig - bass Michael Rabinowitz - bassoon Bobby Routch - French horn Jack Wilkins - guitar Douglas Yates - bass clarinet Orrin Evans - piano
“The Orchestra upholds the boisterous Mingus legacy while delving even deeper into his repertory." - The New York Times “The lean, sharp ten-piece band features such uncommon instrumentation as a bassoon and a French horn, but this isn't staid chamber jazz. When the spirit of the late, great one hits them, they steam." - The New Yorker.
WHAT THE CRITICS ARE SAYING ABOUT GRAMMY-NOMINATED “I AM THREE": “Three ensembles dedicated to the work of Charles Mingus - Mingus Big Band, Mingus Dynasty, and Mingus Orchestra - keep it fresh and accessible. Try “Orange Is the Color of Her Dress. A-" -Jonathan Takiff, Philadelphia Daily News “The album's excellence...is a product of tight, ensemble performance...and fiercely emotional commitment on the part of the musicians to the composer's music...one never gets the impression these players are covering Mingus because it is a gig. It's this unity of purpose that energizes I Am Three...the composer is alive on these recordings." -Paul Olson, All About Jazz “It's wild, eruptive, disruptive and ambitious music on its own that grabs you by the throat and holds on. It isn't just Mingus' music that musicians like John Hicks, Jack Wilkins, Craig Handy, Randy Brecker and Seamus Blake are preserving but his unique and primal American musical spirit. One of the year's great jazz discs. Review: 4 stars.-Jeff Simon, Buffalo News
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The Iridium Jazz Club is Pleased to Present... THE CHARLES MINGUS ORCHESTRA Seamus Blake - tenor saxophone/soprano David Lee Jones - alto saxophone/clarinet/flute/soprano Luis Bonilla - trombone Alex Sipiagin - trumpet Donald Edwards - drums Hans Glawischnig - bass Michael Rabinowitz - bassoon Bobby Routch - French horn Jack Wilkins - guitar Douglas Yates - bass clarinet Orrin Evans - piano
“The Orchestra upholds the boisterous Mingus legacy while delving even deeper into his repertory." - The New York Times “The lean, sharp ten-piece band features such uncommon instrumentation as a bassoon and a French horn, but this isn't staid chamber jazz. When the spirit of the late, great one hits them, they steam." - The New Yorker.
WHAT THE CRITICS ARE SAYING ABOUT GRAMMY-NOMINATED “I AM THREE": “Three ensembles dedicated to the work of Charles Mingus - Mingus Big Band, Mingus Dynasty, and Mingus Orchestra - keep it fresh and accessible. Try “Orange Is the Color of Her Dress. A-" -Jonathan Takiff, Philadelphia Daily News “The album's excellence...is a product of tight, ensemble performance...and fiercely emotional commitment on the part of the musicians to the composer's music...one never gets the impression these players are covering Mingus because it is a gig. It's this unity of purpose that energizes I Am Three...the composer is alive on these recordings." -Paul Olson, All About Jazz “It's wild, eruptive, disruptive and ambitious music on its own that grabs you by the throat and holds on. It isn't just Mingus' music that musicians like John Hicks, Jack Wilkins, Craig Handy, Randy Brecker and Seamus Blake are preserving but his unique and primal American musical spirit. One of the year's great jazz discs. Review: 4 stars.-Jeff Simon, Buffalo News
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