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Articles by Jack Bowers
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Floyd Domino's All-Stars
Boogie Minor -
The 14 Jazz Orchestra
The Future Ain't What It Used to Be -
Annie Chen Octet
Secret Treetop -
The Gil Evans Orchestra
Hidden Treasures - Monday Night Sessions, vol 1 -
Kristen Strom
Moving Day: The Music of John Shifflett -
Dale Head and the MindWinder Orchestra
Swing On The Rocks -
Entourage Jazz
Wishes You a Cool Yule -
Ayn Inserto Jazz Orchestra
Down a Rabbit Hole -
Darrell Katz and the JCA Orchestra
Rats Live on No Evil Star -
Lucas Pino's No Net Nonet
That's a Computer -
Christine Fawson
Sings Jazz -
Elliot Deutsch
Make Big Band Great Again -
David Caffey Jazz Orchestra
All In One -
The Humanity Quartet
Humanity -
Ralph Peterson's GenNext Big Band
I Remember Bu -
Bootsie Barnes & Larry McKenna
The More I See You -
Felipe Salles Interconnections Ensemble
The Lullaby Project -
The Marie Goudy 12tet
The Bitter Suite -
Sam Dillon
Out in the Open -
Marshall Gilkes / WDR Big Band
Always Forward -
The DIVA Jazz Orchestra
25th Anniversary Project -
Wayne Wesley Johnson & Friends
Jazzamenco -
Stan Kenton and His Orchestra
Jazz Journey -
Chris Monson
Seldom in the Well -
Portland Jazz Composers Ensemble
From Maxville to Vanport -
Houston Person & Ron Carter
Remember Love -
Greg Diaz & The Art of Imagination Jazz Orchestra
Begin the Agora -
Charles Pillow Large Ensemble
Electric Miles -
Ben Paterson
Live at Van Gelder's -
University of Toronto 12tet
When Day Slips Into Night -
Octobop
Live @ Savanna Jazz -
Randy Brecker & Mats Holmquist with the UMO Jazz Orchestra
Together -
UNT One O'Clock Lab Band
Lab 2018, The Rhythm of the Road -
Peter Hedrich
New Hope -
The South Florida Jazz Orchestra
The Music of Gary Lindsay / Are We Still Dreaming -
Paul Heller
Paul Heller Meets Roman Schwaller -
Phil Allen's Concert Jazz Band
North Greenbush Blues -
Bobby Sanabria
West Side Story Reimagined -
Tom Lundberg
Prime Time -
Stan Kenton Legacy Orchestra
Flyin' Through Florida -
Winnipeg Jazz Orchestra
Suite 150 / A Big Band Portrait -
David Ricard Big Band
Parallels -
Antonio Adolfo
Encontros - Orquestra Atlantica -
Greg Yasinitsky
YAZZ Band -
Cory Weeds Little Big Band
Explosion -
Toronto Jazz Orchestra
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The Flying Horse Big Band
The Bat Swings! -
New England Jazz Ensemble
Peter and the Wolf -
Lasse Lindgren Big Constellation
The Unrecorded Fox -
Bob Mintzer Big Band / New York Voices
Meeting of Minds
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Published: 2017-06-05Big Band Report
A Big Band Spectacular? You Bet Your Brass! -
Published: 2016-06-02Big Band Report
Time Check: A Paucity of Riches? -
Published: 2016-01-27
Big Band Report
Buddy Rich Rides Again -
Published: 2014-06-11
Big Band Report
Buddy Rich: The Beat Goes On -
Published: 2013-08-03Multiple Reviews
Leslie Lewis: Midnight Sun / Keeper of the Flame -
Published: 2013-06-14Big Band Report
Swingin' on a Riff . . . Hangin' by a Thread? -
Published: 2013-05-04Big Band Report
Pointing Fingers... And Naming Names -
Published: 2013-04-02Big Band Report
In Tune or Not in Tune... That Is the Question -
Published: 2013-03-08Big Band Report
"Lone Wolf" Finds Plenty to Chew On -
Published: 2013-02-10
Big Band Report
Buddy Rich: In a Zone of His Own -
Published: 2013-01-03
Big Band Report
Dave Brubeck: Small Groups, Large Stature -
Published: 2012-12-11Big Band Caravan
Albert–Hobbs Big Band / Jeff Hamilton–DePaul University... -
Published: 2012-12-11
Big Band Report
After 15 Years, a "Caravan" Ends Its Journey -
Published: 2012-11-17Big Band Caravan
R3: Special Big Band / Gull Lake Jazz Orchestra / Empire Jazz... -
Published: 2012-11-16Big Band Report
Did Stan Kenton Swing? You Bet Your Walkin' Shoes He Did... -
Published: 2012-10-08
Big Band Report
Stars on the Horizon -
Published: 2012-10-07Big Band Caravan
Bob Mintzer Big Band / Bob Wilber and the Tuxedo Big Band / Joe... -
Published: 2012-09-09Big Band Caravan
Kris Berg & the Metroplexity Big Band / Michael Treni Big Band... -
Published: 2012-09-04
Big Band Report
From Charlie Christian to Charlie Parker -
Published: 2012-08-07Big Band Caravan
Budman-Levy Orchestra / Jens Wendelboe Big Band /... -
Published: 2012-08-05
Big Band Report
Ladder Is High, Women Keep Climbing -
Published: 2012-07-12
Big Band Report
June Means Jazz as Festivals Flourish -
Published: 2012-07-12Big Band Caravan
James Morrison / Tall & Small / Millennium Jazz Orchestra -
Published: 2012-06-06Big Band Caravan
Darmstadter Big Band / Alon Yavnai–NDR Big Band / Red Bank... -
Published: 2012-06-04
Big Band Report
Caution: Brief Column Ahead... -
Published: 2012-05-08Big Band Caravan
Bob Lark Alumni Band / Bob Curnow / JazzMN Big Band -
Published: 2012-05-07
Big Band Report
The "Desert Island" Revisited -
Published: 2012-04-05
Big Band Report
Marching to a Jazz Tempo -
Published: 2012-04-05Big Band Caravan
Stan Kenton-UW Eau Claire / Kirk MacDonald Orchestra / Kansas... -
Published: 2012-03-05Big Band Caravan
Nova Jazz Orchestra / Christian McBride Big Band / NYJO -
Published: 2012-03-04
Big Band Report
The AJO: Alive and Swinging at Thirty -
Published: 2012-02-10Big Band Caravan
Skelton Skinner All Stars / Clare Fischer Big Band / Ron... -
Published: 2012-02-05Big Band Report
Bob Brookmeyer: Jack of All Trades, Master of Valves -
Published: 2012-01-13
Big Band Report
SuperSax Me -
Published: 2012-01-10Big Band Caravan
Stan Kenton-NOVA Jazz Orchestra / Baker's Dozen Big Band /... -
Published: 2011-12-08
Big Band Report
Catching Up -
Published: 2011-12-01Big Band Caravan
Cecilia Coleman Big Band / Phil Norman Tentet / UNT One O'Clock... -
Published: 2011-11-13Big Band Caravan
Westchester Jazz Orchestra / Sandvika Storband / Band of Bones -
Published: 2011-11-08
Big Band Report
"Modern Sounds," or: Running a Marathon in Full Body Armor -
Published: 2011-10-11Big Band Caravan
Rodger Fox's Wellington Jazz Orchestra / Sammy Nestico-SWR Big... -
Published: 2011-10-09
Big Band Report
Heigh Ho, Heigh Ho, It's Off To Jazz We Go . . . -
Published: 2011-09-04
Big Band Report
BuJazzO: That's German for Swinging Big Band Jazz -
Published: 2011-09-03Big Band Caravan
John MacLeod & His Rex Hotel Orchestra / Tim Davies Big Band /... -
Published: 2011-08-11Big Band Caravan
Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band / Gerald Wilson Orchestra /... -
Published: 2011-08-04
Big Band Report
Big Band Jazz: It's Not Just for Guys Anymore -
Published: 2011-07-08Big Band Report
Jack's Gone! No He Isn't; Yes He Is; No He Isn't...! -
Published: 2011-07-07Big Band Caravan
H2 Big Band / Tempest Little Big Band / Deutsch Oper Berlin Big... -
Published: 2011-06-15
Big Band Report
Gold Medalists Abound at Big Band Olympics -
Published: 2011-05-27Big Band Caravan
Stan Kenton Orchestra - DePaul University Jazz Ensemble /... -
Published: 2011-05-08Big Band Caravan
George Stone / Fred Hess Big Band / Jamie Begian Big Band
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Album Reviews
Mariel Austin: Runner in the Rain
Publish Day: 22
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Published: 2009-06-08
Big Band Report
"A Swingin' Affair" Outshines Its Name -
Published: 2013-02-10
Big Band Report
Buddy Rich: In a Zone of His Own -
Published: 2013-06-14
Big Band Report
Swingin' on a Riff . . . Hangin' by a Thread? -
Published: 2010-12-03
Big Band Report
Tops in '10: The Best Big Band Albums of the Year -
Published: 2014-06-11
Big Band Report
Buddy Rich: The Beat Goes On -
Published: 2013-04-02
Big Band Report
In Tune or Not in Tune... That Is the Question -
Published: 2013-05-04
Big Band Report
Pointing Fingers... And Naming Names -
Published: 2016-06-02
Big Band Report
Time Check: A Paucity of Riches? -
Published: 2006-09-05Big Band Report
Maynard Ferguson: Gonna Fly Now -
Published: 2013-01-03
Big Band Report
Dave Brubeck: Small Groups, Large Stature -
Published: 2013-03-08
Big Band Report
"Lone Wolf" Finds Plenty to Chew On -
Published: 2009-07-10Big Band Caravan
Resonance Big Band / Sammy Nestico-SWR Big Band / Buselli-Wallarab Jazz Orchestra / Alf Clausen Jazz Orchestra -
Published: 2010-06-03Big Band Caravan
Phil Woods / Stan Kenton / The Les Hooper Band -
Published: 2003-07-25Album Reviews
Jack Cooper: Big Band Reflections of Cole Porter -
Published: 2015-04-02Album Reviews
Michael Waldrop Big Band: Time Within Itself -
Published: 2014-09-23Album Reviews
Jack Cooper: Mists: Charles Ives for Jazz Orchestra -
Published: 2008-12-26
Big Band Caravan
Gordon Goodwin / DePaul University / Wayne Bergeron / South Florida Jazz Orchestra -
Published: 2007-04-01
Extended Analysis
Hy Perbole's Astonishingly Incomparable All-Stars: Hy Perbole's Astonishingly Incomparable Superstars: Platinum-Plated Gold -
Published: 2011-11-08
Big Band Report
"Modern Sounds," or: Running a Marathon in Full Body Armor -
Published: 2006-04-15
Big Band Report
Granddad Does Dallas -
Published: 2012-04-05
Big Band Caravan
Stan Kenton-UW Eau Claire / Kirk MacDonald Orchestra / Kansas City Jazz Orchestra -
Published: 2012-01-10
Big Band Caravan
Stan Kenton-NOVA Jazz Orchestra / Baker's Dozen Big Band / Danny D'Imperio and the Bloviators -
Published: 2009-08-03Big Band Caravan
Bob Florence Limited Edition / Dizzy Gillespie All-Star Big Band / Dana Legg Stage Band / John Burnett Swing Orchestra -
Published: 2004-04-01Album Reviews
Pat Metheny / Kenny G: The Jazz Soul of P.D.Q. Bach -
Published: 2005-04-05Film Reviews
Maynard Ferguson: Live -- At the Top -
Published: 2008-05-07Big Band Report
The IAJE's Collapse: What Happened? -
Published: 2008-07-07
Big Band Caravan
Eric Miyashiro / CNY Jazz Orchestra / No Name Horses / Stockholm Jazz Orchestra / Howard University Jazz Ensemble -
Published: 2009-06-10Big Band Caravan
Jason Hainsworth Big Band / DePaul University Jazz Ensemble / Big Band Ritmo Sinfonica Citta di Verona / Howard University Jazz Ensemble -
Published: 2005-05-09Extended Analysis
Sammy Nestico: Sammy Nestico: A Portrait of Sammy -
Published: 2010-03-05Big Band Caravan
Nova Jazz Orchestra / UNT One O'Clock Lab Band / Frank Macchia / Omar Sosa & NDR Big Band -
Published: 2011-06-15
Big Band Report
Gold Medalists Abound at Big Band Olympics -
Published: 2012-05-08
Big Band Caravan
Bob Lark Alumni Band / Bob Curnow / JazzMN Big Band -
Published: 2012-09-09
Big Band Caravan
Kris Berg & the Metroplexity Big Band / Michael Treni Big Band / Millennium Jazz Orchestra -
Published: 1999-11-01
Album Reviews
The Chris McDonald Orchestra: Big Band Hymns / Big Band Christmas -
Published: 2010-08-03Big Band Caravan
Allen Carter Big Band / Lucerne Jazz Orchestra / Joris Teepe Big Band -
Published: 2012-07-12
Big Band Caravan
James Morrison / Tall & Small / Millennium Jazz Orchestra -
Published: 2012-06-06
Big Band Caravan
Darmstadter Big Band / Alon Yavnai–NDR Big Band / Red Bank Jazz Orchestra -
Published: 2012-10-07
Big Band Caravan
Bob Mintzer Big Band / Bob Wilber and the Tuxedo Big Band / Joe Chambers Moving Pictures Orchestra -
Published: 2009-03-01
Big Band Caravan
Vaughn Wiester / Doncaster Jazz Orchestra / Kluvers Big Band / Mike Holober & the Gotham Jazz Orchestra -
Published: 2010-09-02Big Band Caravan
Dani Felber Big Band / Dan Gailey Jazz Orchestra / Jazz Composer's Workshop Orchestra -
Published: 2004-03-17
Extended Analysis
Multiple Artists: Stan Kenton: Horns of Plenty -
Published: 2005-12-09
Film Reviews
Buddy Rich: The Lost Tapes -
Published: 2007-10-29
Big Band Report
Ken Poston's Big Band Showcase: You Had to Be There -
Published: 2005-03-04
Big Band Report
Bill Potts: 555 Feet High -
Published: 2011-08-11
Big Band Caravan
Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band / Gerald Wilson Orchestra / Knoxville Jazz Orchestra -
Published: 2009-11-09Big Band Caravan
Gerald Wilson Orchestra / Dallas Original Jazz Orchestra / University of North Texas Two O'Clock Lab Band -
Published: 2017-06-05
Big Band Report
A Big Band Spectacular? You Bet Your Brass! -
Published: 2007-10-17
Big Band Caravan
Knoxville Jazz Orchestra, Thilo Wolf Big Band, and the Westchester Jazz Orchestra -
Published: 2010-02-02Big Band Caravan
Phil Kelly and the NW Prevailing Winds; Eric Essix and the Night Flight Big Band; University of North Texas Two O'Clock Lab Band -
Published: 2010-01-06Big Band Caravan
Glenn Cashman / UAB SuperJazz / Elliot Deutsch Big Band / Russ Spiegel Jazz Orchestra
Album Showcase
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East Of The Sun by Michael Kocour
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Jazz Story
I love jazz because it is musically complex, emotional, and challenges me. I was first exposed to jazz later in life, at around 29 years old. I met Barry Harris, Roy Hargrove, and Johnny O'Neal sitting in at jams in NYC
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