The height of the pandemic shut down the 2021 All Region Jazz Ensembles in person but, to keep it going, I directed and produced 2 All-State level ensembles. My first experience with video editing and rehearsing online!
The height of the pandemic shut down the 2021 All Region Jazz Ensembles in person but, to keep it going, I directed and produced 2 All-State level ensembles. My first experience with video editing and rehearsing online!
Featuring the great Joanna Pascale with the Earl Phillips Big Band.
2 combined recordings....1st part is from a Live Recording of the Earl Phillips Big Band at Chris's Jazz Cafe and the 2nd Half is from the studio recording from August 2014 at the University of the Arts in Philadelphia, PA.
EPBB Live at the International Trumpet Guild in 2014. Performing Earl's arrangement of Billy Strayhorn's composition, Upper Manhattan Medical Group. Featuring Randy Kapralick (Trombone) and Tim Brey (Piano).
Here's the EPBB performing a clip of the great Sammy Nestico's "Freckle Face" live at Chris's Jazz Cafe. Flugelhorn soloist is Joe Anderson!
Recorded at Rowan university July, 2011.
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Check out the band having some fun on Thad Jones's "Big Dipper." Solos by Vince Turnbull on Trumpet and Gerry DeLoach on Tenor Sax.
Recorded at the Kaplan Auditorium at the University of the Arts, August 26, 2014. Click here to order.
Featuring Ben Vinci on Tenor Sax and the Earl Phillips Big Band saxophone section - Skip Spratt, Brian Height, Gerry DeLoach, Ben Vinci, and Jason O'Mara.
Highlights of the Earl Phillips Big Band Recording session from August, 2014 at the University of the Arts in Philadelphia, PA.
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Check out Randy Kapralick go to town on my arrangement of Lover Man and you'll hear Jon Shaw play some high notes at the end too!
Composed for the great Randy Kapralick. Recorded at the University of the Arts in August 2014.
Performing an arrangement by the great Bill Zaccagni of Alone Together. Skip Spratt on Alto Sax and Vince Turnbull on trumpet are featured here.
Recorded Live at the Kimmel Center on June 18th, 2016. (Sorry for the poor quality...only recorded version out there!)
Featuring Joe Anderson (Trumpet) and Jason O'Mara (Bari Sax) on this John Swana composition.
Arranged for Pat Martino with the Jazz Orchestra of Philadelphia, Directed by Terell Stafford. Recorded on my phone (sorry poor quality) on June 18, 2016.
The EPBB plays Oliver Nelson's arrangement of In A Mello Tone, live at Chris's Jazz Cafe!
Arrangement of the beautiful John Coltrane tune for the Earl Phillips Big Band. Chris Mele, trombone, is featured here.