Jazz Articles about Jason Hainsworth

Jason Hainsworth Jazz Orchestra: Kaleidoscope

by Edward Blanco
April 20, 2009

Originally penned for a student big band, educator/saxophonist Jason Hainsworth, Director of Jazz Studies at Broward College in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, took his charts to New York, assembled a first-rate orchestra, added some special guests and recorded a compelling big band debut with the impressive Kaleidoscope. An attention-grabbing album for sure, Hainsworth's first effort includes original compositions and arrangements, as well as creative new readings of classic standards from Cole Porter, Edward Heyman/Victor Young and Arthur Schwartz.

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