Home » Search Center » Results: Aardvark Jazz Orchestra
Results for "Aardvark Jazz Orchestra"
Richard Nelson Large Ensemble: Pursuit
by Dave Wayne
Brooding, ECM-like soundscapes and thick, tense harmonies predominate on Pursuit, from Maine-based guitarist Richard Nelson. A student of avant-garde composers Donald Erb and Mario Davidovsky, and a core member of Mark Harvey's Boston- based Aardvark Jazz Orchestra, Nelson takes a few cues from these experiences, and adds more than a few of his own, to come ...
Aardvark Jazz Orchestra Celebrates Historic 40th Season; Composer-led Orchestra Launches 5th Decade With New CD On Leo Records
Boston, MA: The Aardvark Jazz Orchestra, one of the longest continuously operating large jazz ensembles in North America, announces its historic 40th season 2012-2013. The season will feature original works by founder/music director Mark Harvey, with Boston-area performances to include: a season opener/CD-release at Scullers Jazz Club on October 3, a post-election show of Satire & ...
Aardvark Jazz Orchestra Performs at Scullers Jazz Club on February 22
The Aardvark Jazz Orchestra is performing at Scullers Jazz Club in Boston on Wednesday, February 22, 2012 at 8:00 p.m. Tickets are $20 and can be purchased online. Their performance is entitled “Blues, Ballads and Beyond," and features music by Count Basie, John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Kenny Dorham and Duke Ellington, plus original music by Mark ...
"Big Bands Afire: Swing to Beyond" kicks off Jazz Week from JazzBoston
Large ensemble lovers have several options in as many locations for Jazz Week. The Jazz Composers Alliance Orchestra holds court at the Cambridge Family YMCA Theatre with an offer to pay the first 50 attendees to show up. The 19 piece JCA Orchestra will present a concert of new music by resident composers David Harris, Jim ...
Aardvark Jazz Orchestra Salutes Ellington at Emmanuel Church Boston, A Jazz Boston Kickoff Event
The Aardvark Jazz Orchestra (38th season, Mark Harvey Music Director) celebrates Duke Ellington at Emmanuel Church, 15 Newbury Street, Boston, MA 02116, on Saturday April 30, 2011 at 8:00 pm. Tickets: $15. Call 617 776 8778. The show is a Weekend Kickoff Event in Jazz Boston's Jazz Week. Expect an exhilarating mix of classics and rarities ...
Aardvark Jazz Orchestra: All Blues Show at Scullers Jazz Club on September 30th
Aardvark Jazz Orchestra: All Blues Wednesday, September 30, 2009 at 8:00 pm, one show only Scullers Jazz Club Doubletree Guest Suites 400 Soldiers Field Road, Boston, MA Admission: $18 Reservations and information: 617-562-4111 The celebrated Aardvark Jazz Orchestra will open its 37th season at ...
American Agonistes
Label: Leo Records
Released: 2008
Track listing: 01. Blood on the Sun;
02. New Moon Rising;
03. Fallen Truth: One Thing and Another;
04. Fallen Truth: Big Oil Tango;
05. Fallen Truth: The Prevaricator;
06. Fallen Truth: Theocracy in America;
07. Sounding Peace.
Aardvark Jazz Orchestra: American Agonistes
by AAJ Italy Staff
I primi due brani di questo disco, pubblicato a nome dell’ormai trentacinquenne Aardvark Jazz Orchestra, sono stati registrati dal vivo una settimana dopo la tragedia dell’ 11 settembre. Da qui l’impostazione di fondo e l’ispirazione di questo lavoro, che nasce sulla base di una forte critica alla politica degli States nell'era di Bush. Inevitabile dunque che ...
