Category: Big Band
Formal Planning
Years ago, I had the opportunity to ask John La Barbera for some big band arranging advice over a beer in Louisville, KY. John’s arrangements, as many of you will know, have been recorded and performed by Buddy Rich, Woody Herman, the Count Basie Orchestra, and many others. His advice…
Starting A New Big Band Chart
I was commissioned to write a big band chart for Martin Saunders‘ Jazz 1 ensemble at Marshall University and said I’d have it to him by the beginning of the spring semester. Now that Christmas has come and gone, I figure it’s time to roll up my sleeves and get this new piece of…
Hit The Road Jack
This week I have been feeling a bit like this character in the recent Geico commercial, who emerges from living under a rock. For the past couple of weeks I have been more or less “unplugged” and in seclusion, trying to complete a big band commission for the Westchester Jazz…
Formal Planning
Years ago, I had the opportunity to ask John La Barbera for some big band arranging advice over a beer in Louisville, KY. John’s arrangements, as many of you will know, have been recorded and performed by Buddy Rich, Woody Herman, the Count Basie Orchestra, and many others. His advice…
Starting A New Big Band Chart
I was commissioned to write a big band chart for Martin Saunders‘ Jazz 1 ensemble at Marshall University and said I’d have it to him by the beginning of the spring semester. Now that Christmas has come and gone, I figure it’s time to roll up my sleeves and get this new piece of…
Hit The Road Jack
This week I have been feeling a bit like this character in the recent Geico commercial, who emerges from living under a rock. For the past couple of weeks I have been more or less “unplugged” and in seclusion, trying to complete a big band commission for the Westchester Jazz…