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Vince Mendoza: Epiphany

Read "Epiphany" reviewed by Dave Hughes


Vince Mendoza is a highly creative and cerebral composer and arranger. This release represents perhaps his most ambitious work to date, a full symphonic program with jazz soloists. The program works the classical to jazz spectrum thoroughly, although most of the emphasis is on modern classical;  the suite never quite lets loose on a ...

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Epihpany

Label: Zebra Records
Released: 1999

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Epiphany

Label: Zebra Records
Released: 1999

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Vince Mendoza: Epihpany

Read "Epihpany" reviewed by Douglas Payne


Composer and arranger Vince Mendoza has explored differing varieties of orchestral music over some half dozen discs since 1988. But it's only for others (Clare Fischer's recent Latin Side and his Grammy nominated work on Blue Note's recent Brian Wilson tribute) that the talented 38-year old has worked with a string orchestra.With Epiphany, Mendoza ...

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Vince Mendoza: Epiphany

Read "Epiphany" reviewed by Glenn Astarita


This writer first became aware of composer/arranger Vince Mendoza back in the 1980’s. His Blue Note releases, “Start Here” and “Instructions Inside” both featured an assemblage of cutting edge modern day jazz musicians such as, Peter Erskine and John Scofield. Mendoza’s writing and arranging skills were much ballyhooed; hence, critical acclaim was at his doorstep. Since ...

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Vince Mendoza: Epiphany

Read "Epiphany" reviewed by Ed Kopp


Vince Mendoza is a 37-year-old American composer and arranger well regarded for his work in both classical and jazz fields. In the latter genre, Mendoza has composed and arranged for Peter Erskine ( Transition ), the Yellowjackets ( Greenhouse ), Kyle Eastwood ( From There To Here ), and dozens of other artists.Mendoza's two ...

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Vince Mendoza: Epiphany

Read "Epiphany" reviewed by Ed Kopp


Vince Mendoza is a 37-year-old American composer and arranger well regarded for his work in both classical and jazz fields. In the latter genre, Mendoza has composed and arranged for Peter Erskine ( Transition ), the Yellowjackets ( Greenhouse ), Kyle Eastwood ( From There To Here ), and dozens of other artists.Mendoza's two ...

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Sketches

Label: World Pacific
Released: 1994

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Jazzpaña

Label: ACT (4)
Released: 1993
Track listing: El Vito Cante; Tangos; Entre Tinieblas; Tanguillo; Soy Gitano; Buleria; Suite Fraternidad (First Movement Generalife); Suite Fraternidad (Second Movement Albacin); El Vito El Gran Tamaño;

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Arc

Label: GRP Records
Released: 1993
Track listing: Outland; Old Town; Niños; Leap; Orange Guitars; I Dreamt of You; Matha; Red Cloud; Market Street[ Hannah's House.


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