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Sound Assembly

On the NYC scene since 2000, Sound Assembly is a 17-piece collective of New York's finest players featuring the original compositions of David Schumacher and JC Sanford. Schumacher and Sanford strive for organic structures, extended forms, and motivic development through a colorful palette of orchestration. They intertwine improvised and composed elements in their work to create a natural, seamless evolution of material. It is a combination full of excitement and intrigue that will fulfill the most critical and demanding jazz audience. Sound Assembly members, including drummer John Hollenbeck, pianist Deanna Witkowski, trumpeter John Bailey, trombonists Mark Patterson and Alan Ferber, and reedmen Chris Bacas, Ben Kono, and Dan Willis bring a vast range of experience to the group

Edge of the Mind

By Sound Assembly

Label: Beauport Jazz
Released: 2009

Sound Assembly: Edge of the Mind

by AAJ Italy Staff
October 13, 2009

Questa bigband di diciassette elementi contribuisce a tenere magicamente in vita la tradizione delle bigband americane (che sta purtroppo evaporando per ragioni di budget) e lo fa con un approccio fresco, originale e raffinato. Il linguaggio utilizzato è molto attento alle più recenti evoluzioni delle tecniche armoniche e ritmiche, ma sa superare gli inevitabili tecnicismi per ...

Large Ensembles: Is There a Place in This Large Music World?

by R.J. DeLuke
August 17, 2009

The big band in jazz has a long and glorious history. It was a prevalent form in jazz music in the '20s and '30s, comprising a substantial part of America's popular music heard on radio, spun on gramophones and record players, and enjoyed in dance halls. It gave rise to iconic band leaders like Fletcher Henderson, ...