Results for "Alan Ferber"

Article: Interview

Alan Ferber: Enneadic Endeavors

by Dan Bilawsky
July 20, 2023

When Alan Ferber was first finding his way as a Californian-turned-New Yorker near the dawn of the new millennium, he didn't know many people on his adopted scene. So logically, he used composing--for nonet, among other configurations--as a means for networking and fostering connections. “I don't like cold calling people; I just like to put projects ...

Song of the Day

Mr. Weird

July 2, 2023

Album: Introspection
By Eunmi Lee
Label: You&Me Music
Released: 2023
Duration: 04:55

Article: Album Review

Eunmi Lee: Introspection

by Dan McClenaghan
June 19, 2023

Korean-born, New York-based pianist and composer Eunmi Lee opens her debut record, Introspection with her original composition, “Gimmick." And, if there is a gimmick, it sounds as if it might be her strong compositional voice and her way with an arrangement. The tune features Alan Ferber on trombone, saxophonist John Ellis, a guitar, bass and drums ...

Song of the Day

Narcissism

June 5, 2023

Album: Introspection
By Eunmi Lee
Label: You&Me Music
Released: 2023
Duration: 06:53

Article: Liner Notes

Jennifer Wharton: Not a Novelty

by Dan Bilawsky
March 3, 2023

The eponymous debut from Jennifer Wharton's Bonegasm broke the mold. There are no two ways about it. And while some may look at a statement like that and cry hyperbole, history begs to differ. With rare exception, the bass trombone—a horn forever typecast as an anchor—has been marginalized. So the idea of an ensemble featuring that ...

Album

In the Valley

By Todd Marcus

Label: Stricker Street Records
Released: 2022
Track listing: Horus (intro) (0:37) Horus (8:36) The Hive (9:47) Cairo Street Ride (8:00) Final Days (8:25) In the Valley (10:01)

Album

Three Stories

By Ines Velasco

Label: Self Produced
Released: 2022
Track listing: For Lene; Are You Going To Call It That?; Kid's Play.

Video

The Wedding

Featuring the music of Alan Ferber
Duration: 30:25
April 15, 2022

The Harborfields High School Jazz Band and Tornado News Team join forces to create a music video and 30-minute feature documentary detailing the art of collaboration and the full story behind a newly-commissioned arrangement of Abdullah Ibrahim’s 'The Wedding' from three-time GRAMMY nominee Alan Ferber

News: TV / Film

The Harborfields High School Jazz Band celebrates community in premiering Alan Ferber's arrangement of Abdullah Ibrahim's 'The Wedding'

April 14, 2022

In a time when isolation and distancing seemed to define school settings, the Harborfields High School Jazz Band sought to cut against the grain and promote the joys inherent in the communal nature of music and creative expression. In early 2021, the band’s director—veteran educator and noted jazz journalist Dan Bilawsky—decided to follow through on a ...

Article: Multiple Reviews

Jared Schonig's Two Takes

by Jerome Wilson
January 17, 2022

Drummer Jared Schonig has tried something different on his first recording as a leader. He has released two albums featuring the same eight original compositions played in two different settings, one with a quintet and one with a big band. The drive and muscular rhythmic pulse of his writing come through in both configurations.