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The Gotham Jazz Orchestra

The Gotham Jazz Orchestra brings together a star-studded roster of New York City musicians. Featured soloists include saxophonists Jon Gordon, Jason Rigby, and Adam Kolker, trumpet players Marvin Stamm and Scott Wendholt, guitarists Steve Cardenas and Jesse Lewis, with Mike Holober on piano and Fender Rhodes electric piano. The group’s two previous recordings, “Thought Trains” (Sons of Sound 2005) and “Quake” (Sunnyside 2009), garnered 4 and 5-star reviews in the jazz press, establishing Mike’s reputation as one of leading jazz orchestra writers on the scene.
This Rock We're On: Imaginary Letters

By Mike Holober
Label: Palmetto Records
Released: 2024
Track listing: Lay of the Land; On This Rock; Dirt Lovers Almanac; Another Summer; Tides; Another Summer Epilogue; Virginia;
Dear Virginia; Domes; Refuge; Tower Pulse; Erosion; Three Words for Snow; Boundary Waters; Noetry; Skywoman Falling; This Rock We're On.
Lay of the Land

Album: This Rock We're On: Imaginary Letters
By Mike Holober
Label: Palmetto Records
Released: 2024
Duration: 10:09
The Gotham Jazz Orchestra: Thought Trains

by Jack Bowers
One assumes instinctively that a big–band album named Thought Trains isn’t likely to include such time–worn staples as “Moten Swing” or “One O’Clock Jump.” That’s definitely true of this one, even though it does receive a “jump start” from Mike Holober’s rhythmically vibrant composition, “Jump Down, Spin Around.” All of the compositions / arrangements are Holober’s, ...