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The Empire Jazz Orchestra

The Empire Jazz Orchestra: Out of the Mist

by Jack Bowers
February 15, 2016

Out of the Mist is the sixth album (and first in a studio) recorded by the Empire Jazz Orchestra, a professional repertory ensemble founded in 1992 and in residence since then at Schenectady County (NY) Community College. While there is no comprehensive theme underlining its latest enterprise, the EJO's stated purpose is to perform music from ...

Anniversary

By The Empire Jazz Orchestra

Label: EJO
Released: 2003
Track listing: Things to Come; Chant of the Weed; Baby Weezer; Cashmere Cutie; Arab Dance; Goodbye Porkpie Hat; Gumba Blue; Toads of the Short Forest; Who Are the Brain Police? / Holiday in Berlin; Like Someone in Love; I

The Empire Jazz Orchestra: Anniversary

by Jack Bowers
April 4, 2003

Any time a big band in this country marks its tenth anniversary (or even its first), it’s a cause for celebration -- which is exactly what the Empire Jazz Orchestra did last October, taping much of the music on its third album during a gala decade concert at its home base, Schenectady (NY) Community College.

Anniversary

By The Empire Jazz Orchestra

Label: EJO
Released: 2002

Live and Kickin' / The EJO Plays Ellington

By The Empire Jazz Orchestra

Label: EJO
Released: 2002
Track listing: Live and Kickin'

The Empire Jazz Orchestra: Live and Kickin' / The EJO Plays Ellington

by Jack Bowers
February 1, 2002

The Empire Jazz Orchestra, founded in 1992, is a professional Jazz repertory ensemble in residence at Schenectady County (NY) Community College. These high-powered albums, the first featuring guest artist Mark Vinci on alto saxophone, the second embracing appearances by tenor saxophonist Leo Russo and poll-winning baritone Nick Brignola, were recorded in 1999 during concerts spaced roughly ...