Bobby Zankel, a Pew Fellow and saxophonist, founded the Warriors of the Wonderful Sound in 2001. This was a large band that performed Zankel’s arrangements and compositions. The ensemble has recorded with such greats as Odean Pope and Cecil Taylor, Steve Coleman, Johnny Coles (with Ravi Coltrane), Mike Brecker, Ravi Coltrane and Uri Caine. Center support enabled WWS to commission and premiere an evening-length composition called SoundPath by Muhal Richard Abrams (2010 NEA Jazz Master), co-founder of the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians. from www.pewcenterarts.org
