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The Verve Jazz Ensemble

It takes a bold, knowledgeable, and inventive group to call itself The Verve Jazz Ensemble. The moniker Verve conjures the legendary jazz label Verve Records: once home to the greatest pioneering names in the artform – from Duke Ellington, Stan Getz and Ella Fitzgerald to Bill Evans, Count Basie, and Buddy Rich. It is in the spirit of the Verve label’s 1950s - ‘60s hard bop heyday that The Verve Jazz Ensemble composes, arranges, and performs jazz of a timeless quality. Across eight albums and counting – the latest entitled All In – the “VJE” has been satisfying the cravings of critics and audiences alike, consistently placing near or at the very top of the JazzWeek radio chart for the past decade. No less than Ellis Marsalis, the late, revered patriarch of the highly distinguished Marsalis Family that gave us Wynton, Branford, Jason and Delfeayo Marsalis, observed, “The VJE is the new MJQ,” referring to the fabled Modern Jazz Quartet.

Michael Blake, Ben Wendel, Bjork and Others

by Jerome Wilson
August 9, 2023

This eclectic show has music from saxophonists Michael Blake and Jeff Coffin, vocalists Hailey Brinnel and Bjork(!), and much more. Playlist Henry Threadgill Sextett “I Can't Wait Till I Get Home" from The Complete Novus & Columbia Recordings of Henry Threadgill & Air (Mosaic) 00:00 Wally Cirillo “Smog L.A." from Explorations (Fresh Sound) 1:04 ...

Connect the Dots

By The Verve Jazz Ensemble

Label: LightGroove Media
Released: 2018
Track listing: Bistro; Tangerine; Connect the Dots; Disk Jockey Jump; Autumn Left; Little Karin; On the Run; Ceora; Intermission Riff; Love for Sale; My Shining Hour; Jumping on the Couch; Lil Darlin'

Verve Jazz Ensemble Showcases Jubilant Group Sound On Its 5th Album, "Connect The Dots," Out July 20

June 15, 2018

Always highly polished, the Verve Jazz Ensemble’s timeless straight-ahead jazz reaches for exuberance as well on LightGroove Media’s July 20 release Connect the Dots. The fifth album by the VJE, a modular New York-based ensemble led by drummer Josh Feldstein, features upbeat performances of band originals, standards, and lesser-known works by classic jazz composers—each characterized by ...

Josh Feldstein

Verve Jazz Ensemble leader Josh Feldstein has been a jazz drummer for more than 30 years. The VJE's 5th album, "Connect The Dots," to be released in July 2018, features Josh Feldstein on drums supported by an expanded VJE septet and a front line of horns including trumpet, tenor, alto / flute, and trombone. A native New Yorker who grew up on the NYC jazz scene, Josh has studied with drum legends John Riley and Joe Morello. Josh formed the VJE in 2006 as a local jazz group in the Danbury, CT area. The straight-ahead jazz group – which paid homage to the legendary music of the famed Verve record label – soon took off with a large local following

East End Sojourn

By The Verve Jazz Ensemble

Label: Self Produced
Released: 2014
Track listing: Sister Sadie; Jitterbug Waltz; You And The Night And The Music; My One And Only Love; Flor De Lis; East End Avenue; Corner Pocket; Strollin' Meets Cute; Dill Dally Doodle.

The Verve Jazz Ensemble: East End Sojourn

by Edward Blanco
April 23, 2014

In April of 2013, the Verve Jazz Ensemble released their first album It's About Time (CD Baby, 2012) to rave reviews from critics and jazz lovers everywhere. Exactly one year later, the group follows up on their amazing debut by unveiling East End Sojourn, an exciting second effort featuring new creative arrangements, more reimagined standards, a ...

It's About Time

By The Verve Jazz Ensemble

Label: Self Produced
Released: 2013
Track listing: Lady Bird; Softly as in a Morning Sunrise; Big Swing Face; Boplicity; The Days of Wine and Roses; Jordu; Lady Bird (alternate take); Softly as in a Morning Sunrise (alternate take); Big Swing Face (alternate take).

Enter "The Verve Jazz Ensemble - It's About Time" Giveaway at All About Jazz!

June 10, 2013

All About Jazz members are invited to enter “The Verve Jazz Ensemble - It's About Time“ giveaway contest starting today. We'll select FIVE winners at the conclusion of the contest on July 8th. Click here to enter the contest (Becoming a fan of The Verve Jazz Ensemble at AAJ automatically enters you in the contest.) Good ...

Verve Jazz Ensemble Takes It International With Japanese Website

May 17, 2013

It's About Time may be the Verve Jazz Ensemble's debut album, but the reception that these five players have received since its March release is as impressive as that awarded to the most seasoned jazz groups. Within weeks of being released on radio, It’s About Time soared to the #5 position on the national JazzWeek chart, ...