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Vince Mendoza

Born: November 17, 1961

8 Time Grammy award winning composer-arranger Vince Mendoza has been at the forefront of the jazz and contemporary music scene as a composer, conductor and recording artist for the last 30 years. He has written scores of compositions and arrangements for big band, chamber and symphonic settings while his jazz composing credits read like a “who's who” of the best modern instrumentalists and singers in the world today.  

Mendoza's arranging has appeared on many critically acclaimed projects that include dozens of albums with song writing legends and vocalists such as Björk, Gregory Porter, Chaka Khan, Elvis Costello, Alejandro Sanz, Al Jarreau, Diana Krall, Melody Gardot, Sting and Joni Mitchell.  He has 8 Grammy awards and 38 nominations.

Olympians

By Vince Mendoza

Label: Modern Recordings
Released: 2023
Track listing: Quixote; Esperanto; Miracle Child; Partido Alto; House of Reflections; Barcelona.

Henry Hey: Trio: Ri-Metos

by Dan McClenaghan
August 23, 2023

Henry Hey's name may be unfamiliar to some--he is more of a collaborator than a headline hog--but a good percentage of us have heard his music. He played piano for Rod Stewart during the singer's Great American Songbook phase, and he contributed to David Bowie's 2013 comeback album, The Next Day (Columbia Records), served as musical ...

'E's Got a Big Band, Landlord

by Patrick Burnette
July 13, 2023

After an all-female vocalist episode, let's shift gears at look at some big band albums, shall we? We look at a brand new release with material from the thirties, fresh from somebody's closet, a retro-style outfit having the most fun they can while the pandemic closes in, an Indiana ensemble celebrating an influential Indiana record label, ...

Sacred & Profane

by Michael Ambrosino
June 10, 2023

No sacred cows here. And the only profanity you'll hear is the jazz police complaining about so much music breaking their archaic rules. On this episode of Currents we feature Joe Chambers, Eric Reed, Bobby Sanabria, Matt Ulery, Lauren Henderson, Kendrick Scott, Joe Farnsworth, Snarky Puppy, Leon Foster Thomas, Vince Mendoza, Alvaro Rojas and Sanah Kadoura. ...

Magos Herrera: Aire

by Angelo Leonardi
May 30, 2023

Se amate l'universo musicale latino nelle sue varie espressioni--più o meno jazzisticamente orientate--verrete coinvolti profondamente da questo disco intenso e sorprendente. Magos Herrera è una cantante e compositrice messicana poco nota in Italia ma considerata tra le massime vocalist contemporanee. Magos risiede a New York dal 2008 e in due decenni ha pubblicato dischi ...

Quixote

April 17, 2023

Album: Olympians
By Vince Mendoza
Label: Modern Recordings
Released: 2023
Duration: 04:52

Chico Pinheiro, Andy Emler, Franco D'Andrea, Vince Mendoza & New Releases

by Ludovico Granvassu
April 15, 2023

Medium-sized and large-sized ensembles shine in all their nuances through the music included on today's playlist. At the end of the set Brazil, France and Norway add their own touch.Happy listening!Playlist Ben Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" 0:00 Anthony Branker “What Place Can Be for Us?" What ...

Vince Mendoza/Metropole Orkest: Olympians

by Jack Bowers
April 4, 2023

Eight-time Grammy-winning composer/arranger Vince Mendoza, born and raised in Norwalk, CT, has enjoyed great success overseas--in Europe, to be more precise--since releasing an album with Germany's WDR Big Band in 1994. The following year, Mendoza began collaborating with the Dutch Metropole Orkest and in 1998 was named its principal guest conductor. Olympians is Mendoza's third recording ...

Wayne Shorter, Vince Mendoza, Lonnie McFadden & Kristin Korb

by Joe Dimino
March 26, 2023

We kick off a new 795th Episode of Neon Jazz with a powerful Denmark-based, American-born bassist and singer in Kristin Korb with material created during the COVID era. From there we hear from vocalist Diane Schuur, who was one of the first real experiences Kristin had in live jazz. We also celebrate a handful of esteemed ...