Jose Rizo’s “Jazz on the Latin Side All Stars” is a 15-piece all-star ensemble made up of legendary figures, world-class studio musicians, great jazz artists, and popular bandleaders. This tight ensemble was formed a few months after a big jam session at B. B. Kings on the Universal City Walk in the Los Angeles area. … Read more
The Jazz Orchestra of the Concertgebouw (JOC) – the Netherlands’ best big band with the most swing, according to many – was founded in 1996 by Henk Meutgeert and others as the New Concert Big Band. Since 1999, on the initiative of then-Concertgebouw managing director Martijn Sanders, it has proudly borne the name of Het … Read more
The JAZZ PASSENGERS were founded in 1987 by Saxophonist Roy Nathanson and Trombonist Curtis Fowlkes. The two musicians met in the band of the Big Apple Circus and toured extensively together in John Lurie’s seminal band, The Lounge Lizards. They found strong affinity in their Brooklyn roots, their affection for hard bop, comedy and eccentric … Read more
Jazz at the Philharmonic, or JATP, (1944–1983) was the title of a series of jazz concerts, tours and recordings produced by Norman Granz. Over the years, Jazz at the Philharmonic featured many of the era’s preeminent musicians, including Louie Bellson, Ray Brown, Benny Carter, Nat “King” Cole, Sonny Criss, Buddy DeFranco, Harry “Sweets” Edison, Roy … Read more
For over 20 years now, JazzBaltica (Germany) has been representing a melting pot of known Jazz musicians and creative newcomers from all over the world. Thereby, the festival of Baltic Jazz has achieved to set standards for the international Jazz scene. JazzBaltica continuously promotes up-and-coming young artists. This includes artists from the local Schleswig-Holstein scene … Read more
Jazz Composer’s Orchestra was an American jazz group founded in 1965, to further avant-garde jazz in New York. Carla Bley and Michael Mantler were important in its organization and style. Its origins lay in the Jazz Composers Guild, an organization founded by Bill Dixon which grew out of the series of 1964 concerts in New … Read more
