The New Standard Jazz Orchestra, founded in 2013, has been a major musical force in Chicago. It is a unique entity with its own voice. The band, which is co-led by Andy Baker and Ken Partyka, is composed of some of Chicago’s most talented musicians, composers, and arrangers. NSJO’s arrangers search the ensemble for subtle … Read more
The New Swing Sextet is a product of New York City, and the excitement and turbulence that characterized the sixties. It made its professional debut in 1965 performing in the Singer Bowl at New York Worlds Fair. Since its inception, the band has been a prominent and innovative performer of Latin jazz, salsa, and pop … Read more
New Trolls is one of the most difficult groups to compile their histories. Their story is filled with line-up changes and band name changes as well as struggles between members and great hits. New Trolls are one of Italy’s most loved bands. They have a long history that crosses many styles. In the mid-60’s, five … Read more
New Vocabulary, a new collaboration between Ornette Coleman (84), and free jazz legend, was released in the States by System Dialling Records. It received little fanfare or publicity. Jordan McLean, an Antibalas trumpeter, and Adam Holzman, ex-Miles keyboardist (Tutu and Live Around the World, etc.) performed with Coleman. New Vocabulary, Coleman’s first album since Sound … Read more
An LA-based guitarist group that includes Perry Smith, Will Brahm, and John Storie. Smith and Storie formed the band over a period of 10 years while still studying at USC’s Thornton School of Music. New West Guitar Group has been praised as “sharp, refined” by The Seattle Times. Their latest album Big City (’12), features … Read more
The band features the best of New York City’s jazz musicians. They faithfully recreate the sounds of the Swing Era using the repertoire of great bands such as Benny Goodman and Glenn Miller, Count Basie. Tommy Dorsey. Artie Shaw, Charlie Barnet, and many others. This band boasts exceptional talent, both new and established. It boasts … Read more
All-Stars? It’s actually a quartet, with two residents in New York, one from France, and one from Austria. It’s still a great combination, particularly Eric Alexander, tenor saxophonist, and Harold Mabern, pianist. They are unmatched for their sheer intensity and ingenuity, individually and together. From www.theguardian.com
The New York Art Quartet was an ensemble of jazz musicians that included John Tchicai (saxophonist), Roswell Rudd (trombone player), Milford Graves (succeeded Louis Moholo), and many other bass players such as Lewis Worrell, Reggie Workman, and Finn Von Eyben. After Tchicai left The New York Contemporary Five in 1964, they formed the New York … Read more
The New York City Artists’ Collective, also known as Eclectic Arts, Inc., is a non-profit presenting organisation that aims to increase understanding and appreciation for the visual and performing arts through a wide platform of exposure through performance and exhibition events. It encourages its members to be independent and creative, taking full responsibility for their … Read more
