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The University of North Texas Three O'Clock Lab Band: Spring '99
by Jack Bowers
As many big–band enthusists know by now, the University of North Texas names its various Jazz ensembles according to their regular rehearsal times. The first to appear on records was the widely acclaimed One O’Clock Lab Band, followed a few years ago by the Two O’Clock Band and at last by the Three O’Clock Band, which ...
The George Roumanis Big Band: Swing! Here and Now -- The Music of Harry Warren
by Jack Bowers
Listening to the George Roumanis Big Band as it reinvigorates these spellbinding pages from the Great American Song Book, it’s hard to believe that their author has faded into an undeserved obscurity and is rarely given the sort of praise showered on Gershwin, Porter, Berlin, Rodgers and other icons of Tin Pan Alley. Yet Harry Warren, ...
The Columbus Jazz Orchestra: Band at Work (Twenty-Five Years)
by Jack Bowers
The Columbus (Ohio) Jazz Orchestra (formerly known as the Jazz Arts Group of Columbus), still spry and flourishing after 25 years — quite an accomplishment for a community–based Jazz ensemble — has produced marvelous recordings in the past with such eminent guest artists as clarinetist Eddie Daniels and saxophonist Benny Golson. On Band at Work, which ...
The San Diego Youth Swing Band: Bein' Green
by Jack Bowers
What will it take to ensure the future of big–band Jazz in this country? When all is said and done, the issue really boils down to those time–honored standbys, dedication and hard work (a little foresight doesn’t hurt either). First, of course, those who are in a position to do so must see to it that ...
The North Carolina Central University Jazz Ensemble: Central Visions / Beyond the Horizon
by Jack Bowers
While grabbing a quick bite to eat during the IAJE Conference in New Orleans in January, I struck up a conversation with the gentleman who was in line ahead of me. He introduced himself as Ira Wiggins, director of the Jazz ensemble at North Carolina Central University in Durham. After explaining briefly that I am a ...
Ensemble 9: Children of the Night
by Jack Bowers
Those who know about and appreciate my enduring love for big–band Jazz will apprehend the import when I say that listening to trumpeter Rob Parton’s Chicago–based nonet, Ensemble 9, is the next best thing. Indeed, there are times when Ensemble 9 (two trumpets, trombone, three saxophones and rhythm) sounds remarkably akin to a fully–stocked big band, ...
Buselli-Wallarab Jazz Orchestra: Happenstance
by Jack Bowers
Almost every year, it seems, a marvelous new big band comes out of nowhere to bowl me over and leave an irrepressible smile on my face. In '98, the mile--wide grin was occasioned by the high--flying Hawk--Richard Jazz Orchestra from Austin, TX, followed last year by trumpeter Kevin Seeley's dazzling Emerald City ensemble from Seattle, WA. ...
The Big Band of the Hochschule f: IASJ Gala Concert
by Jack Bowers
As the motivating force behind the establishment in 1989 of the International Association of Schools of Jazz and now its artistic director, it is appropriate that soprano saxophonist David Liebman should have been one of two guest soloists with the Big Band of the Hochschule für Musik Köln at the IASJ’s annual Gala Concert in April ...
The WDR Big Band Cologne: Prism -- The Music of Bill Dobbins and Peter Erskine
by Jack Bowers
On Prism, recorded in 1995 (one track) and ’98, the WDR (West German Radio) ensemble from Cologne, another of Germany’s growing phalanx of exemplary big bands, places its indelible mark on five dynamic compositions by music director Bill Dobbins and three colorful essays penned by drummer Peter Erskine and arranged by Dobbins. While these charts are ...
Paquito D'Rivera: Tropicana Nights
by Jack Bowers
With the nouveau swing revival grabbing so much headline space recently, some may not have noticed that the rhythmically dynamic music of Latin America is more widespread and assertive than ever within the confines of norteamericana. Those who remember fondly its earlier incarnations in this country, spearheaded by bands led by Xavier Cugat, Desi Arnaz, Perez ...
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